Gesture drawing

For gesture drawing I would want the class to have a sketch book to practice during and at home. Assign per homework 5 gesture studies with atleast a sentence documenting the time used to make the drawing. Example. Here is a gesture of my coke can, I used a pencil and sketched a 30 second study.

7 L's of Gesture drawing. Provide by Grad School professor. Draw in a way that captures ACTION.

1. Draw Loosely
2. Draw Lightly
3. Draw Lines of Action (like something tight or being tugged)
4. Draw Lines of Rhythm (like folds in cloth and leg movement)
5. Draw Long
6. Draw Large
7. Draw Lively

Sketch book images to aspire to. 



Gesture examples from Grad class

Gesture using a yard stick and sharpie

How to Draw Gesture - YouTube

Depending on the class maturity level like what my teacher said in college. Have a nudity figure drawing cd rom or and dressed one. Still choose a figure that covers certain areas all though they are nude.

This lesson plan should also begin with newspaper paper and work the students up to a nicer set of paper.

To begin the lesson I could volunteer to be sketched and then after a couple of rounds have each student get up and pose. To make it fun, possibly have them on the desks if its safe.
Day 2 of gesture drawing could be an option of detailing a piece of the image to their liking.

A final project will an exceptional completion of a gesture using chalk or conte crayons. Large image. Make a crazy gestural face or a shot of the whole body. For the students that do not want to do a self portrait or draw a class member I will also have a still life set up in the room.