Figure Drawing: Rapid Gesture Drawings

In our figure drawing class we warmed up everyday with a series of timed gesture drawings.  Some of these were very rapid, 10 second, drawings.  The purpose of these drawings is to get the mind and body loose and synchronize the eye and hand.  Some of them turned out well.  They are all graphite on newsprint.  These are my favorite ones:

15 second drawing:

10 second drawing:

15 second drawing:

20 second drawing:

20 second drawing: