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montie427

PostPosted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 12:31 am


these are the two things i have a real problem with any sugestions
PostPosted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:47 pm


Observation- lots of it.

drakkenmuerte


SpIrOcHeTe

PostPosted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:35 pm


don't see feet and hands, see the shapes within the form and draw the shapes and the form will come.
PostPosted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 10:54 pm


hmm, i see feet as triangles and hands as circular squares with sausages on the end =P does that help? drawing gloves are also kinda an effective way to make yourself look pro without actually being able to draw hands =P

spoon9987


Lierne

PostPosted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 12:57 pm


Go get a magazine or catalog, or go to an image hosting website and draw all the hands and feet you see. This won't get you to see the underlying structure but it will give you an idea of the way hands look and bend.

Here are a some pages from a old figure drawing book on the subject of hands:
http://www.fineart.sk/show.php?w=120
http://www.fineart.sk/show.php?w=121
http://www.fineart.sk/show.php?w=122
http://www.fineart.sk/show.php?w=123
http://www.fineart.sk/show.php?w=124

They come from here (warning! this site in general has images of nude people for anatomy reference):
http://www.fineart.sk/index.php?cat=14
PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:31 am


I've used this before, it's very effective:

Get a sketchbook or stack of papers- You'll need 100 pages.

33 hands
33 feet
33 faces
1..... whatever...

It makes you really practice, you should fill it up in a couple weeks.

drakkenmuerte


ElDot

PostPosted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 6:27 pm


im no expert at either. just remember that there are fine distinctions between female and male hands, so keep that in mind when drawing humans. reference pics help, and PRACTICE!
PostPosted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 2:39 pm


One way I've been practicing drawing hands is by using Virtual Hand Studio (you can download it for free), since it's hard to get my own hands in a position I may need for reference, and it offers a bunch of different poses for practice.

Reinfire

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