Fashion Illustration: Gesture and Movement – Action Models (Lesson 2)
Drawing for Fashion – Style & Figure Focus
This engaging lesson helps students develop confidence in gesture drawing, capturing energy and movement in fashion figures.
Suitable for: KS3 & KS4 (adaptable for SEN learners and mixed-ability groups)
Format: PowerPoint + Worksheets + Printables
Lesson Includes:
- Warm-up challenge: Quick action sketches using simple lines and shapes.
- Clear teaching slides: Explaining gesture drawing and the “line of action.”
- Step-by-step tasks: Building poses from stick figures into full fashion action models.
- Movement focus: Students sketch poses that emphasise rhythm, flow, and clothing movement.
- Optional extension/homework: “Gesture Drawing Practice” task with real-life action poses (sports, dance, everyday movement).
Why teachers love it:
✔ Develops observation and quick-sketching skills.
✔ Builds confidence in drawing dynamic fashion figures.
✔ Adaptable – can be taught as a stand-alone lesson or part of a full fashion illustration unit.
✔ Scaffolded for SEN learners with clear, progressive steps.
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