Continuation of Gesture Figure Drawing

After last weeks critique I have decided to continue to gesture draw the figure because I feel that the drawings could be pushed more and I want to finish working life size. This time I want to start from the inside of the figure and work out. I think looking at some gesture drawings of the figure will also help. Im thinking of also maybe varying the thickness of the lines and hopefully that will show more movement and weight. Lastly shortening the time to 30 seconds or less so it will force me not to get stuck in doing contour lines.

I plan on another fifth teen gesture figure drawings on newsprint paper just to get warmed up and back into the swing of things. Then move on to color paper with ink and cante crayons. I have scraps of canvases and Im thinking of also trying that with ink. Then Lastly I want to work life size with using ink and a sponge and then changing it up and switching to house paint.

Round Two of Gesture Drawing

I continued to work from Muybridge videos. After doing a variety of different sizes last time. I decided to continue with doing the smaller gesture drawing because they came out more gestural for me last time. I also tried doing a life size one as well and that came out pretty well. I wished I did a second one of those. With the life size one I felt like I was my whole arm and was varying the brush strokes.

Figure Gesture Drawings

I had a lot of fun doing these figure gesture drawings. I ended up watching Muybridge videos and drawing from the models. I feel like I was really able to let go this time. I could not even think even if I wanted to. The more I did the easier it got. I only had enough time to react. I feel like some of the gesture drawings came out better then others. The smaller the paper was I feel like the more gestural the figures were.

Methods of Investigation

The material I chose to work with that I have never worked with is ink. When I was first learning how to use ink I found it be challenging and frustrating. If I was not careful enough the ink would not only ruin down my paper but also into other shades. I like not having that much control of over the ink because it allowed me not to think. However it allowed me to react quickly. It also allowed me no room for mistakes which can be a good thing because it allows you not only

to go with it but to work with it.

I wanted to show an experience or something personal that I have gone through. The problem is I don't know how to express it but I decided to give a shot anyways. I feel like I dint really stop thinking and dint really let go. I feel STUCK.