I’m working from a life drawing that I did quite quickly and I didn’t have time to draw in a hand, so I need to construct one in the mixed-media piece I’m doing. I made a start by doing some technical exercises, working from anatomy books by Burne Hogarth and Sarah Simlett. I find hands very difficult and I don’t want to get the artwork muddy so I want to get the hand right first time. Nothing else for it but a day of practice. Took me hours and I still don’t feel confident enough to get stuck in. I’ll go back to it on Monday and try out a couple more hands. It’s really hard though, it’s much easier to draw from life.
I visited the El Prado art gallery in Madrid a couple of years ago and had a good look at their collection of paintings by Velazquez. I was well pleased that when I saw them close-up, there were all sorts of mistakes that he’d scrubbed out, but you could still see them, especially with horses hoofs. It makes me feel a bit better about all the mistakes I was making today 🙂
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Yeah…I find hands difficult too, but mainly because I don’t look at them close enough. Looks like you are, and those are drawn very nicely.
Thanks they took me hours. A couple more studies on Monday and then I’ll try and construct a hand on the mixed-media piece all this studying is for. Some people think that being an artist is a doddle!
Beautiful hands!
Thank you – the two books I’m working from are stylistically very good.
no 2 top right – like it a lot. but you can draw your left hand if thats easier. you can’t ever lose your left hand!
I’m fed up with my left hand though – it’s been drawn to death lol.
Looks like you’re off to a good start.
Thanks – got lots more concentrating to do….
I remember doing one life drawing where the model lay with both hands out of sight under his body. Great pose!
haha yes I know that one well 🙂
Wow, that is impressive. Tricky looking, all those bones! Always a pleasure to read your blogs! Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 21:45:50 +0000 To: debbiealame@live.co.uk
Thanks – it’s good to get back to some basic exercises sometimes.