Gesture Drawing

What is a gesture drawing.

• Gesture drawings or Gestures are quick sketches of a subject.

• Gestures are used to capture the position or movement of a subject very quickly.

• An artist will often work back into a gesture or use it in an artwork later.

Rembrandt Gestures

Rembrandt Gestures

• What kinds of line does the artist use?

• What do you think this person is doing.

Michelangelo Gesture

Michelangelo Painting

• How did Michelangelo Plan for this painting?

• How can you use gesture to plan your artworks?

Pablo Picasso Gesture

• Not only are gesture drawings used for creating highly realistic images like the Rembrandt and Michelangelo works, but also for more recent artists.

Giacometti Gestures