Think of gesture drawings not only as a warm up to get you going, but to also help you plan out a drawing or composition. This is especially useful for figure drawings and for drawings where you need to capture the essence of your subject.
Though gestures capture the essence of your subject, they don't necessarily have to be able to be viewed as a coherent piece--it's ok for them to be indiscernible scribbles, just as long as it captures the motion of your drawing.
You can also combine gesture drawing with outline drawing to get more detail, while still maintaining a loose drawing style. Below are preliminary sketches by Honore Daumier for his painting The Carnival Parade. See how using gesture drawings can help capture the movement and expression of your subject?
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| Study for the Parade by Honore Daumier |
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| Study for Parade 2 by Honore Daumier |
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| The Carnival Parade by Honore Daumier |
Below is another example from Daumier showing a more tightly controlled, but still loose gesture drawing.
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| Study of a Terrified Woman by Honore Daumier |
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