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Goal: Capture movement and build figures with believable relationships between body parts.

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Key ideas

A gesture drawing captures the action, weight, and flow of a pose. Proportion describes the size relationship between parts.

Start with:

• The line of action
• The tilt of the shoulders and hips
• The direction of the head and limbs
• The body's centre of gravity
• Simple forms before details

Creative challenge

1. Find five safe pose references.
2. Draw each pose for 30–60 seconds.
3. Begin with one line of action.
4. Add simple forms for the head, rib cage, pelvis, and limbs.
5. Choose one pose and redraw it with more careful proportions.

Reflect

• Does the pose feel balanced?
• Can you understand the action without details?
• Which proportion needs the most revision?