Figure: Balance and Weight

The figures pose is more static because the curve that the spine and the stretched arms gives the impression that the figure is resting on a box and there is no sign of possible movement. The black & white shading is supposed to make the figure look 3 dementional while using the contrasting colours to show the how the light hits the figure. However the black shading on the legs do not have the same effect it tricks the eye.The proportion of the arms and the legs are correct due to the measurements of head. The weight of the figure is on the legs and along the back and the figures arms are hanging  and as the figure is standing up. The gesture is ok because the eye is able to tell that the hands are resting on something and there are no limbs in any painful unnatural position.

The main axis of the body is clear because of the quick stroke used for the spine which also has the indication of the shoulders. The external approach to drawing this figure was used so the lines are supposed to be long and flowing as they are the contour of the figure. The drawing could have been better if it was done with the internal approach as that would show the skeleton and the direction of the spine and limbs, which will also be used to indicate how the pelvis and the ribs which should be good enough to capture the pose. The balance & weight in the drawing is good because every muscle in the figure has been drawn so that the figure looks like it is not going to fall down. The gesture in this drawing is ok because the angle of the back shows that the figure is bending down while the shape of the hands and the bend in the knees all show that the figure is leaning on a object. This makes the drawing look more alive and less boring.