Our first huge project has included the process of gesturing and contouring. It was a new technique for me, for I've been using the sketching method of drawing; a slightly faster way of drawing something, but not as accurate. On the other hand, gesturing and contouring is a much slower process allowing for more detail. Gesturing isn't a slow technique, it's the opposite. It helps create an accurate outline of said object. Contouring is the slower part, adding in detail bit by bit until its finished. The one huge problem I found in drawing up my show sketch was figuring out what was the outline of the show. After finding out the outline, the rest was quite easy besides the fact of getting the proportions correct. Drawing faster has always been my biggest problem in art. I focus on the smaller details first and look at the bigger picture later, it should be the other way around. However, I've seen a huge improvement in the time it takes me to draw objects due to gesturing and contouring. In the end, I'll hopefully overcome this weakness of mine in the final project.
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It sounds like you are learning the techniques and you are very self aware of how you are using them. Speed and time is always a tricky topic, you can imagine how hard it is to gauge with 30 kids in one class working at such different paces. Which part is slow for you? Is it slow when you are actively drawing and reworking areas, or is it slow when you are thinking about what you want to do? Pay attention to times when you aren't being as productive and I think if you become aware of when and why, you'll be able to utilize that time better.
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