Foundations, ages 13 and up, people
Gesture
Catch action and rhythm fast: the line of action, weight and balance, timed poses.
- Level
- Easy to intermediate
- Lessons
- 6 in 4 units
- Time
- 47 min of lessons
- Pace
- About three weeks, then one session a week
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The goal
What you’ll be able to draw
Capture action and rhythm quickly: the line of action, C, S and I curves, weight and balance, timed poses from 30 seconds to 5 minutes, and gesture before structure.
How you’ll see the progress
A gesture check (line-of-action angle and curve against the reference), before and after.
Skills
- Gesture
- Observation
Pictures you’ll make
- Thirty Days of Gesture Project
4 units, 6 lessons
The syllabus
Unit 1 is free for everyone, so you can see how it feels first.
- 3 checkpoint
- 1 drill
- 1 concept
- 1 project
- Free
Unit 1
What gesture is
One line for the whole pose, and the curves that give it rhythm.
- 01 C, S and I Curves Drill, 8 min Drill 8 min
- 02 Checkpoint: What gesture is Checkpoint, 4 min Checkpoint 4 min
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Unit 2
Timed sessions
The classic session, weight over the standing foot, and animals in motion.
- 01 Weight and Balance Concept, 5 min Concept 5 min
- 02 Checkpoint: Timed sessions Checkpoint, 15 min Checkpoint 15 min
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Unit 3
Beyond the pose
Poses from memory, poses pushed further, and gesture turned into structure.
Lessons for this unit are on their way.
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Unit 4
Habit
Ten minutes a day for a month, then the check.
- 01 Thirty Days of Gesture Project, 10 min Project 10 min
- 02 Gesture Check Checkpoint, 5 min Checkpoint 5 min
When you finish
A certificate for the fridge
Finish every lesson and Lapis makes a certificate to print or download, with the nickname, the course, the date and a drawing from it. Children get one too.
Lapis certificate
Gesture
finished by
your nickname
and the date you finish
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