Life Figure Drawings / Inkblot Gestures
Donald Ion
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Life drawing classes are usually started with short warm up gesture drawings. The pose lasts from 1 to 3 minutes. In this short time we try to capture the gesture and feeling of the pose. I call these ink wash drawings my inkblots. Our mind fills in what's not there.