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drewevans [2011-04-08 06:48:38 +0000 UTC]

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The colour of the image is great but I understand this may be from the scanner.

Given this is for a class i can't really comment on the meaning other than the hand looks relaxed. I say this because of the finger positions, yet the tendons on the back of the hand are quite tense. This might be an exaggeration of light or the fingers haven't been drawn as intense as they should have - I can't answer that without seeing the original photo.

There seems to be a number of different styles used in the drawing. I remember my teacher used to say 'if you're going to cross hatch, do the same pattern, don't go 70 degrees, then 60 degrees, or overlap'...'or scribble to fill in an area.'
' You can see in the shadow portion near the thumb that the pencil strokes have left long lines, lines that don't follow the contour of the hand. This is probably because you just wanted it dark. It's a lot easier to build up the shadow gradually than to go 100% pressure. You end up dinting the paper and you get that sheen from the pencil under certain light.

The overall depth is quite good. One thing I always notice when people draw with pencil is that they are so afraid to use black. I'm sure you have done gradient scales before but it always amazes me how little people understand the power of contrast. This depends on the original lighting and the effect you are going for however I would suggest increasing the darkness in some areas - the underside of the thumb area and fingers just to increase the overall roundess of these areas. Negative space and reflections are also important.

There is light reflecting off the fingers but you have then outlined the entire finger. Anything which is white or shiny doesn't have a black line around it, it blends into the background and fades out. If the hand was on a desk then perhaps you could have shaded in a part of the desk in a subtle grey but still left the edge of the finger white. That way you use the background to give the figner shape rather than outlining. Also important to remember that if something does have a dark edge - ask yourself whether it is sharp or whether it fades to dark (but within a small distance)... Draw the line by shading rather than actually 'drawing a line'... It wll give it a softer and more realistic quality.

Here is a good example

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As previously mentioned, even though that image looks like a photo there is definately black present, in small quantities but it gives such great depth. Look at images like this and really study what makes them real.

The veins and tendons are great. They stick out and you can see easily how they overlap and it gives a sense of the texture of the skin. The thumb and fingers are a little wonky in places . The wrist bone also seems far too prominent. The outline that you drew at the very beginning probably put you off which is why the wrist seems almost offset, drops down a level. The tendons meet at this point and then hit a darker section, if this were lighter it would give a flatter more realistic appearance (i hope that makes sense).


I get the impression you used a technical pencil (pacer)... a click pencil rather than one that you sharpen. On the forearm there are dark dints in the paper. You might find that pacer leads give a better smoother finish but they can scratch your work. Cheap pencils will often leave dark marks when the lead is relatively light. Quality of pencils do make a difference. For myself, I find pencils that make less noise are of higher quality, as if they have oil in them which gives a smoother appearance. Any that sound scratchy will most likely produce scratchy work.

Don't be afraid to use the eraser to highlight parts that should be white, or better yet don't shade it to begin with. Try to use the lightest pencil possible when drawing the outline. Sketch the outline softly, almost invisibly before you pick up a darker pencil and shade areas. A lot of people will grab a dark pencil and do a big thick heavy outline and then proceed to shade. This isn't draw by numbers, there is no process you should take, outlines don't exist in the real world so certainly don't make them obvious. They can always be added if they need to.

When shading by using your finger (if you do that?) it can and will pick up the oil from your fingers. No doubt when one finger is all black with lead you move onto the next one, constantly putting oil on the paper. I have found a tissue works well. It picks up the dust and provides a clean surface. When you do this do it methodically, don't just rub and rub, actually blend it in. On the wrist section there looks like parts which have been rubbed in circles and then straight lines.

If i have forgotten anything i'll add it. Overall I quite like it, the fingers give it a warn feel and add expression. The lumpyness in areas suggest it's an older hand perhaps. Good job but room for improvement next time.

Draw under a lamp if you don't already or somewhere where the paper looks white.

I've scored vision as 5 because it's not really relevant given it's a hand study.

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tld7 [2013-09-06 00:21:32 +0000 UTC]

Great shading!  I love hands!  You should check out my carving that I have up that has a decaying hand carved from a cedar wood log.  It's not finished yet tho. =/

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FFairyy [2012-05-14 21:30:58 +0000 UTC]

Your art has been featured in my journal. ♥
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SanpaSazzaro [2012-02-29 20:35:33 +0000 UTC]

Holy shat that's awesome ._. -cannot say words otherwise- xD

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drewevans [2011-04-08 06:56:18 +0000 UTC]

you've inspired me to draw a hand...

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KasheekOfSparta [2011-03-06 15:04:22 +0000 UTC]

That's a really nice hand. I really think you were made to draw realistically. This is better than any hand I could produce. I looove the fine details, it does give off that rough, hard working type of feel. Superb.

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peace-love-edward [2011-03-05 22:43:35 +0000 UTC]

Holy snoob, Swim! This is so freaking! OMG! This is so epic, dude! Nicely done!

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Sita93 [2011-03-05 22:39:05 +0000 UTC]

Nice drawing! ^^

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Stitchy-Face [2011-03-05 22:32:12 +0000 UTC]

BLDBRDBRCLHHLDGRHJ
HOLY CRAP
THIS
omgthisisintense
FANTASTIC JOB
thisisreallyawesome....

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