Below are some moderately developed gesture drawings I did at the state fair. I was really out of practice so most of my attempts were quickly scrapped - aside of course for the challenges of finding someone who would remain reasonably stationary and visible amid a constantly moving crowd. The coloring technique was something I learned from a peer in my Senior Seminar class in college - sketching in a less visible color and then adding progressive layers of detail in more visible colors. I thought the black paper might make for an interesting result, though it proved rather difficult to photograph so I cannot share any of the sketches which did not receive highlights.