Quick Tip 371 - The Difference Between Gesture Drawing and Sketching

[@maudedufresne3324]

This is a gift that you do to us. I study (BFA) in painting and drawing and I cannot tell you how often I yell HELL YES while watching your videos. You are an awesome teacher. and your hair looks so silky. Adorable and skilled artist. We are so lucky that you share your knowledge with the public.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, Maude. Being a retired college professor myself, I know how sparce practical instruction is within college curricula. That's one reason I decided to do these tips.

[@rainazichterman2537]

You are a great teacher Diane. You know how to use the right words and actions to make things hit home. Thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, Raina.

[@maudedufresne3324]

She made me understand the jargon that I never understood fully in university.

[@maisie6904]

That’s just the best explanation I’ve ever heard. Thank you ❤

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks! Give it a try.

[@alicianaive2620]

You are so sweet Dianne!!... I love your way of explaining things!.. Thank you! Take care Dianne!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you so much!

[@henriquejanuario881]

Great class!!! Excelent explanation! thanks for sharing!!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You're very welcome!

[@hanswasgaming3547]

Thank you for these tips, I was approaching Gesture Drawing completely wrong, in a way I was expecting to capture the complete shape of an image but this taught me to capture the movement without worrying about being perfect.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Excellent! Have fun with it.

[@lynnfred7675]

Thank you so much for your teaching and inspiration. I love your quick tips.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@sunbee33]

wow, such a helpful video Dianne. I didn't understand this at all. Thank you so much for all your helpful videos, you are so generous with your training.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@tracyhindibiedatnadi]

Thank you Mame, for the tips.. all are veeeery helpfull . Blessings Dianne I can not offer painting classes with your tutoriales I am learning sooo much.😘😘❤❤

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Fantastic! Enjoy the journey,

[@AI_00]

Thank you! Im practicing krokis right now. This is so timely. When im doing it. It is really freeing that it feels like everything is easy to draw.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You got this!

[@AI_00]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction thank you so much,. You are really a blessing

[@lauraven1979]

Thank you so much for this tip So well explained and inspiring !!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure, Laura.

[@marycaciamasser3814]

Thank you Dianne for this explanation. I can see how gesture drawing would be very relaxing and help me become a better painter. I look forward to trying it. I do have a question: Is brown a color or is it like black or white? I ask because I know it’s typically made by combining color opposites, but it doesn’t appear on the color wheel. Can you explain or direct me to one of your quick tips?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Brown is a color, but not a hue. Words like brown, magenta, olive, teal, ochre etc, are generic names given to various combinations of hues and saturations of hues, so the word color applies to them. But the hue names are more specific, referring to yellow, orange, red, violet, blue and green. So brown would be a low saturation of the hue red-orange.

[@mrsnrub9780]

As a person who HATES drawing, this is a revelation. I have so much hyper-mobility in my hands that strict movements - like writing and marking out, are incredibly hard (if not painful) to do. My handwriting is abysmal and my drawing isn't much better, which has led to some otherwise very well painted landscapes of London look slightly awry, as my architecture can come off looking tight and lopsided. It's a shame, because my values will be on the money. Sooo... I may take a sketchbook out with me next time I'm in the city and practise this; I think it will be a real game changer, not just for cityscapes but also interiors and still-life (the latter being my preferred subject matter.) With the way the city is developing architecturally, straight lines are rarely a thing anyway.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

It can be a game changer in many ways. Frederick Franck wrote a little treasure called Zen Seeing, Zen Drawing that you might find reinforcing.

[@mrsnrub9780]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Ah! Thanks for the tip off. I'll definitely have a look.

[@grantfleming]

Wonderful explanation Dianne! Question: if you are establishing placement of shapes using thin paint and a brush during the initial no-tan phase of a painting, do you create or outline those shapes with gesture drawing using a brush, or do you "sketch" with the brush in laying out shapes?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Grant, I usually do a few gesture drawings of the subject on paper prior to plotting it on the canvas. But when I'm doing the preliminary drawing on the canvas I am sketching, though with gestural movement. With lots of practice doing gesture drawing, there comes a time when the movement becomes a part of the sketching process.

[@lorijo5536]

Thanks. Have a great week!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You too! Thanks for watching.

[@joanistotler8804]

Beautifully explained. I now have to get out my sketchbook and do some gesture drawings! Thanks for sharing. 😀

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Do it! Daily!

[@joanistotler8804]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Yes, I think I shall! It was fun and a way of getting aquatinted with a new reference.

[@Merelvlekkie]

Thank you once again ♡

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@chucknickerson9223]

I like the language you use to separate sketching from gesture work. A word which can help people understand simple gesture drawing is flow. For those of us who need more granularity we can do a 1-line gesture drawing, then a 2-line one, then a three, etc.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks for adding that suggestion, Chuck. I got that language from Kimon Nicolaides, the master gesture drawing teacher from the 1930's.

[@karolemoore88]

iT IS FREEING!!! Thank you.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Yes!!!

[@veronicadavila3180]

You are so good and you give good advice, especially to a novice like me

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, Veronica. Enjoy the journey.

[@jaimehernandelgadoquintero4539]

Gracias, desde bogota Colombia

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@jyotibhat3527]

Thank you for good tips

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@SillySyche]

Thank you so much! I know this may be a bit unrelated to the video, but what kind of paint do you normally use?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

For oil paint, my preferences require lightfastness, creamy consistency, and color preference. Currently, I prefer Gamblin, Rembrandt, Daniel Smith, Utrecht and Williamsburg, depending upon the color.

[@SillySyche]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Understood, thank you!

[@rebecamiunj4651]

thanks for tips

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Most welcome

[@daveallen9826]

Draw movement not shape. Perfection.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks.

[@pennyholden1128]

Please please zoom the camera into the image being explained. I love you Dianna but. I'd like to see more of what your expertly teaching us ! please Gratefully Penny

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Penny, perhaps watch these on a larger screen?