This was my first gesture drawing. It was really helpful to use straight lines to construct form in simplicity. I never knew of this technique, but I will use it as a tool for creating drawings.

Elliptical Gesture Drawing - image 1 - student project

For part two of the lesson, I was struggling with drawing the right arm, but I was satisfied with the rest of the drawing that I made in the 8 minutes. The second figure showed me exactly how the construction lines are supposed to work.

Elliptical Gesture Drawing - image 2 - student project

For the elliptical lesson, I didn’t know how to draw the form of the body with the circles. I was guessing which direction to begin drawing the limbs, but overall, I’m satisfied with all the drawings in this exercise. This exercise was fun.

Elliptical Gesture Drawing - image 3 - student project

Elliptical Gesture Drawing - image 4 - student project

For the Dynamic Exaggeration, the first drawing shocked me. I didn’t know how to begin, so I started with a convex line for the front of the upper body. I didn’t have space to draw the foot, but I really like the outcome. I exaggerated the bend of the neck and the proportion of the right arm. I can see how exaggeration works now.

Elliptical Gesture Drawing - image 5 - student project

In the second drawing, I applied the same exaggeration and began with a convex line shown in the lesson.

Elliptical Gesture Drawing - image 6 - student project

I took more time to video the drawing below because I got caught up in the flow of the lines and shading. But I can see my line work improving; it's not as scratchy.

Elliptical Gesture Drawing - image 7 - student project

After looking over each drawing, I realize my problem is in my foreshortening. The legs in the foreground from exercises 1 and 3 aren’t in perspective. This class was very eye-opening, and it was good to see what I can improve on next! This was a really insightful class, Brent. Thank you.

E.J. Minter

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