Gesture Drawing


Minnesota K-3 Visual Art Standards Used in This Lesson:

  • 1. Identify the elements of visual art including Color, line, shape, Form, Value, texture and space.

  • 2. Identify the tools, materials and techniques from a variety of two- and three-dimensional media such as drawing, printmaking, ceramics or sculpture.

  • 3. Identify the characteristics of visual artworks from a variety of cultures including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities.

  • 4. Create original two- and three- dimensional artworks to express ideas, experiences or stories.

  • 5. Share and describe a personal artwork and reflect on a presentation based on the feedback of others.

  • 6. Compare and contrast the characteristics of a variety of works of visual art.

    • Additional Tie-ins

  • Science: Persistence of Vision
  • Animation processes
  • Historical artist, Jackson Pollock

    • As an introduction, the word Gesture is explained by the teacher acting out a wide gesture.

    Students are shown images of gesture drawings done for animation as well as some rough animation examples.

    Next students practice scribbling. Different types of scribbles are practiced. (zig zag, circles, random shapes) Then the teacher uses Gestrue drawings to draw students who poses in front of the class so students can see how the scribbles or Gestures relate to the actual person.

    New paper is handed out and students get to try their hand at gesture drawing as the teacher poses in front of the class.