Moving Action

Standing Up
Moving Action Drawing - 5 May 2011

Graphite Pencil on Paper
20.5cm x 25.5cm (8" x 10")

These are Moving Action drawings from the Natural Way to Draw.

The model performs an action in which part of the body (usually one or both of the legs) remains static, for example, in:

• Standing Up – Elaine is standing up from a chair
• Turn the Radio On – She is bending forward at the waist
• Kneeling to All Fours – She is sat on her heels and moves forward on to all fours

The model repeats the movement for three minutes at different speeds.

The objective is to draw the starting position and the end position and hopefully some of the movement in between. The drawings are made in the scribbling style of the gesture drawings from earlier posts.

The results are quite effective and repeating 8 poses for 3 minutes each provided Elaine with an aerobic workout. I think she is relieved it is another 5 weeks until the next set of Moving Action poses and that set is made up of 5 poses not 8.

Turn the Radio On
Moving Action Drawing - 5 May 2011

Graphite Pencil on Paper
18cm x 25.5cm (7" x 10")



Kneeling to All Fours
Moving Action Drawing - 5 May 2011

Graphite Pencil on Paper
33cm x 23cm (13" x 9")