Here's my 3rd Hand Assignment. This is a process of following Stan's process for imagination and looking at my own hand for fine tuning reference.

I found this assignment quite challenging. I couldn't bring myself to do a regular neat looking figure study so I focused on studying the placement of muscles. Sorry for messines. I'd really appreciate feedback/critique!

I'd say you're ready, but just wondering, was your reference a model photo or another drawing (which is ok)? Because if its the latter, it's important to understand why the artist made their decisions of: lighting, hard vs soft edges, contour lines and lack thereof, line quality and weight, shape language, stylization, and altogether what to leave in or out of reality. I suspect this because these poses look familiar (or maybe I'm crazy). Also take straight forward photos of your drawings because the angle makes them look elongated sometimes. Also use brighter yet diffused light. (or just add a digital filter with higher contrast and brightness) Also maybe learn basic portraiture, at least the perspective and proportion of a Loomis head. Also remember that no one is ever truly done with fundamentals, and it's always great to revisit them. Best of luck!

Hi David! Yes I recommend reviewing drawing and figurative basics before jumping into anatomy. learn gesture to add rhythm, force, fluidity and remove the scratch-iness, hesitation, and stiffness of your lines. Drawing with "C" and "S" curves and using your shoulder and not your wrist to draw has helped me. Dont worry about light/shading until you've learned basic line quality, perspective and form (making 2d look 3d). Don't be cookin on all 4 burners at once just yet. You seem to be focused on the superficial symbolic shapes of the muscles and their minute details. Draw the larger picture and the whole body's gesture and figure before doing the details. We all want to draw super-hero bodies, but we need the patience and humility to draw the sometimes-boring fundamentals; I am guilty of this too, but godspeed!