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That pesky part of the drawing that we put off to the end, those appendages that dangle at the arm and taunt the most talented of artists... the hands. Considered the most expressive part of the figure the hands can tell a story of hope, loss, despair, longing or reaching for something. Intricate and detailed, they often present a challenge to new artists and accomplished artists alike. Like many artists, I have devoted pages and pages of drawing paper to the study and understanding of the hand and sometimes I feel no closer to mastering the hands then I did as a first year art student.
Many spiritual beliefs hold that our hands hold the key to our lives, that the lines etched there can foretell our future. But it is precisely those lines that give depth to the hands, a sense of realism and an indication of age. It can be tricky to capture the texture, wrinkles and folds of the hand and balance that with the graceful gesture and length of the fingers.
Here are some examples of the study of the hand to inspire you to tackle drawing your own hand, after all you dont need access to a model for this exercise in observation. You can thank Lockstock lockstock.deviantart.com/ for suggesting this feature!
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Many spiritual beliefs hold that our hands hold the key to our lives, that the lines etched there can foretell our future. But it is precisely those lines that give depth to the hands, a sense of realism and an indication of age. It can be tricky to capture the texture, wrinkles and folds of the hand and balance that with the graceful gesture and length of the fingers.
Here are some examples of the study of the hand to inspire you to tackle drawing your own hand, after all you dont need access to a model for this exercise in observation. You can thank Lockstock lockstock.deviantart.com/ for suggesting this feature!
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New studio!
Last Saturday I finished moving into my new house. One of the bedrooms I had converted into a studio and will soon be painting again. Its been a long five months without a studio and I am looking forward to getting back at it. The creative void in my life has been hard to fill although I have managed to fill it with digital art and teaching. I also have lots of wall space to hang all those wonderful paintings I have done over the years and really make my new house an artistic space. When it is all done it will finally be MY space and reflect my personality. All I need now is to pick up my easel and paintings from the ex boyfriend.
I also hav
Things change
Well I survived the holiday season but in all the craziness I have lost my studio. I know many artists face this disruption periodically to their work and hopefully it is just a temporary set back. I am now in a small apartment with no room for art supplies. I was finally making some great progress on working through my critical blocks and I am trying to see this as just a detour for now. The choice to not return to the studio was mine after a break up with my boyfriend who had unselfishly shared it with me, but for now it just seems we cant work this into a friendship. So for now I am studio-less at the same time I have a strong desire to pa
Art class 101 - Gradient mesh demo
Gradient mesh demo
One of the trickiest tools to master in Illustrator is the gradient mesh tool but when used correctly it can produce stunning results. There are some tricks to using the gradient mesh with reference photos that will allow you to use the existing color in the photo directly onto the mesh. The technique is simple to use once you understand it. The real issue here is that it soon becomes monotonous so I usually work on a gradient mesh illustration while Im watching a good movie to relieve the boredom!
This tutorial is assuming that you know how to handle the pen tool in illustrator to draw simple shapes. We will be using the
Art class 101 -Digital painting beginning exercise
Sphere demo
This is a great way to try digital painting and to get used to two very different methods of digital painting, I will refer to them as glazing and direct painting. I find when teaching this to my students that it is about a 50/50 split as to which method the students prefer. Either method will produce beautiful results.
The reason I start with the sphere is so that students master the techniques on a simple object, but dont let that fool you. A sphere is a very complex shape when you are first starting out. If you can mater shading a sphere smoothly then you will be well on your way to mastering digital painting. I often s
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cool hand sketches - i love to draw hands