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Economy vs Simplified

Economy vs Simplified

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Siobhan Twomey
Apr 24, 2025
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One of the most important aspects that gesture drawing develops in the artist is economy: not so much economy of line, but “economy of expression”. Because it’s so inextricably linked to observation, gesture drawing trains you to identify the single most compelling aspect of a pose; and, simultaneously, to find ways, marks and lines to describe that asp…

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