Figure Drawing: Sustained Gesture Drawings

A sustained gesture drawing is one in which the model holds the pose for a longer period of time and students are to draw as in a rapid gesture drawing.  The extra time allows students to provide more detail.  For this sustained gesture drawing students drew for five minutes then two things happened.  The professor asked students to use a hand and smear all the charcoal in the drawing they had finished.  Second, the model was asked to change his pose.  Students were given five more minutes to finish the drawing on the same piece of paper.  I think this one came out particularly well.  It is charcoal on newsprint.

10 minute drawing with smearing and double pose: