Comment on The Artist's Toolbox - Working with References by FionaCreates
Wow this is fantastic and so helpful! For the life of me, I cannot draw hands well at all! I've stared at pictures of hands for hours and even had a friend sit for me several times, but my hand drawings always come out awkward at best. maybe with enough problem solving from your tips and more practice, I can and will draw realistic hands!
It does take practice, even with reference, of course. When I'm on bus journeys or train journeys or sitting in a waiting room where I'm alone and nothing is happening I often find myself "playing" with my hands. Moving them about, posing, watching how they catch the light, basically learning to understand them without the need to draw them right at that moment. I often watch other people's hands (as discreetly as possible, I already look nuts observing my own in public XD) so I can see how they differ to mine and how they're the same...
Observing can be as useful as just drawing.
Observing can be as useful as just drawing.
Thank you so much! That's great advice and I can't wait to start applying it right away! 