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.

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. 

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.

 

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.

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

 

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.

 

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.