Gesture drawing Kick-Off

Ever wondered what makes good drawing an amazing drawing? Is it Concept? Message? Or is there something deeper that underlies?

Gesture drawing is not drawing.

By focusing really hard you can make good drawings. But, there's a secret that makes the different between an Okay drawing/scultpture/whatever from an amazing piece of art. Working long hours on a piece of art or design is easily noticeable. But this doesn't necessarily makes your work interesting or moving. Without the "Gesture" , i.e the basic movement the underline your piece of art - most of what you'll be doing will render lifeless and frozen.

Gesture drawing is a state of mind.

And Gesture Drawing is more than just an useful tool for art. My personal opinion is that gesture is way of seeing life, a way to better communicate with reality. Anyway, it is called Gesture Drawing so some drawing must take place, right? Right you are! We'll be going back to basics, focusing on what's most important when taking first steps in a creative journey: Not judging your self , not losing to self-criticism. The key for this particular aspect is speed and repetition.

No scores. Not critic. Just a get-together for creative and non-creative people.

We'll sit and shoot some lines onto papers.There will be no live model involved (unless you really really want to pose the entire evening), but a lot of naked bodies on screen. This is actually better than a live model. Why? In pictures , contrary to real life - you can actually freeze motion. A model doing a "I'm running" pose will never have the correct balance and structure like picture of a real running person. It's an opportunity to get back basics, and make friends while doing so. Drawing skills are not required. Just come and have fun!