To capture gesture, don’t draw what the thing looks like,
or even what it feels like… Instead draw what it’s doing. For example (when
drawing a figure): if the figure bends down to pick up an object - record the
twist of the torso, the reaching of the arm.
As the model takes the pose, or as the people you watch move, you are to draw, letting your pencil swing around the paper almost at will, being impelled by the sense of action you feel. Draw rapidly and continuously in a ceaseless line, from top to bottom, around and around, without taking your pencil off the paper. Let the pencil roam, reporting the gesture. (taken from Nicolaides, The Natural Way To Draw)
As the model takes the pose, or as the people you watch move, you are to draw, letting your pencil swing around the paper almost at will, being impelled by the sense of action you feel. Draw rapidly and continuously in a ceaseless line, from top to bottom, around and around, without taking your pencil off the paper. Let the pencil roam, reporting the gesture. (taken from Nicolaides, The Natural Way To Draw)
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