1. Feature Artist-Alberto Giacometti
Gesture Drawing
Feature Artist-Alberto Giacometti

2. Albert Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draughtsman, and printmaker. Alberto Giacometti was born in the canton Graubünden's southerly alpine valley Val Bregaglia and came from an artistic ... Wikipedia
Born: October 10, 1901, Borgonovo, Switzerland
Died: January 11, 1966, Chur, Switzerland
Parents: Giovanni Giacometti
Periods: Expressionism, Surrealism, Cubism, Modern art

9. 1) draw the items you brought with you today (or your neighbor’s)
Now after looking at Giacometti’s work, you will need to do the following: Using newsprint and your drawing tool of your choice......
without leaving your table, but get out of out of your seat and STAND-UP, draw 4 gesture drawings (spending seconds on each). Draw the items listed below:
1) draw the items you brought with you today (or your neighbor’s)
2) draw your shoe (you might need to take it off!)
3) draw your hand (no tracing!)
4) draw your neighbor

10. After your 4 warm-up gesture drawings....
pull out a large newsprint sheet and start a large 12” x 18” composition using the WHOLE SPACE. Draw a gesture drawing of the art room from your view from your chair. Once you have practiced one on newsprint, do your final gesture on large 12” x 18” white paper.
NO ERASING! Put your name on the back.
Put this in your folder.

11. KEEP ALL YOUR WORK! (throw nothing away)
you should be putting your name on all drawings and keep putting them into your portfolio at the end of each drawing day.
Remember to work quickly and draw the big shapes first. Then move to the small details. Keep your lines loose and flowing.

12. By the end of class.... neatly organize all your drawings in one pile
put your name on all drawings
place your drawings in your folder
turn your folder in to the teacher before leaving.