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Gesture Drawing Page:

Complete a reference section in your sketchbook that illustrates basic Gesture Drawing to be used in Studio Art. Follow the basic step-by-step directions below to add the "Gesture Drawing " section to your sketchbook.

Mounting the Gesture Drawings into your sketchbook:

(Always save a space at the top or along the side for a page title.)

  1. Open your sketchbook to the next blank page.
  2. If necessary, paint or prepare the page for new information.
  3. Carefully tear or creatively cut out your Gestrue Drawings limiting the amount of negative space in each sketch (crop the drawings).
  4. Creatively arrange your Gesture Drawings on the page you intend to mount them allowing some room for annotations next to each one (see expectations below).
  5. Glue in the samples of Gesture Drawing making sure the samples are well glued down so that they do not become dislodged from the repeated turning of pages.

Authoring the Gesture Drawing Page

  1. Label the pages of your sketchbook at the top or along the side neatly with the title, “Gesture Drawing Comparison .”
  2. Using colored pencils, gel pens, or felt-tipped pens, annotate the drawings with the following:
    1. Major line of action or movements (usually the longest line through the figure).
    2. Major body parts such as the head, hands, feet, etc.
  3. Research and discuss the main reasons for Gesture Drawing. Cite your source listing the web address (URL) and date retrieved or Author and page number you used as a resource.
    • Look for figure drawing or fashion drawing online.
  4. Compare and contrast your drawings with examples from the masters. Cite your source listing the web address (URL) and date retrieved or Author and page number you used as a resource.
  5. Add additional information as necessary to improve page density and balance illustrations to text (about a 50/50 mix).

The Learning Goals:

(This is what the addition will be graded on at the end)

  1. Completion- Follow all of the directions and ensure the project is complete with titles, sub headings, all visual and written information.
  2. Density- Pages should be PACKED with information. So much so that a person should not be able to place a quarter on the page without it touching either written or visual information.
  3. Design- Carefully plan out your pages and specifically place items like titles, subheadings, pictures, and written information.