RE: Lesson in Gesture Drawings! - with examples
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Gestures will help integrate good proportions effortlessly through simple repetition but they will more importantly train the artist to go for the essence of a dynamic pose. As a life model, I can give you an arabesque (on one foot) for a minute but not for 10 which is part of the logic behind why they are foundational to understand movement. Another example is drawing a person sitting on a park bench, they may move and then hopefully come back to the pose. The idea is to have a wild line and avoiding lifting the pen or pencil helps with this.
Artist who shy away from gesture tend to make really stiff work which explains why it is an integral part of an industry like animation.
Great post!
@tipu curate
Thanks for your helpful comment. They are very foundational in drawing and can see why they're so important in animation especially since as you say life models can't hold a pose for too long. :)