Day 3 - Hands - 12 Days of Proko
1yr
Hands down, the second most expressive part of the body after the face, is the hands! They hold a remarkable range of emotions and gestures. Challenge yourself with 5-20 minute poses using our timer tool to practice the gesture, structure, or anatomy of the provided hand photos.
If you need a hand ;) with this challenge, I have a whole series of video lessons (several are free) about drawing hands in my anatomy course. Here’s the first lesson, and the others are in the playlist on this same page:
How to Draw Hands – Muscle Anatomy of the Hand
All of the images in today’s reference sample are glorious photos of Marshall Vandruff’s hands, featured in the Proko Hands pack - Poses for Artists - Hands
INSTRUCTIONS:
Go to https://proko.com/timer, select the Day 3 reference pack, choose the quantity and duration in the right sidebar, and start the session!
When you’re done, share your hands here in this thread for a chance to win some prizes.
PRIZES:
3 Anatomy for Artists (Arms) Course Parts
5 Proko Hand Reference Packs
1 Small Wacom Intuos Wireless Tablet
12 DAYS OF PROKO:
The 12 Days of Proko is a holiday event from December 11th to 22nd, featuring daily sketch challenges with prizes for participants using the Proko Timer tool and themed reference packs. Each day brings a new theme, and artists can submit their sketches in the Proko community for a chance to win items like courses, model packs, and tablets. Additionally, pro artists will host livestreams on YouTube, showcasing this new Timer. Check https://proko.com/12days daily for details and updates on each day’s challenge.
We’ve also got a sale going on! Use code 12DAYS for 15% off anything in the Proko store.
Asked for help
10 mins timer for each.
I had a lot of trouble with the one I'm pointing at (top left was 4th attempt). Not sure what's the main issue, I think the length/perspective of the palm facing up?? Did I overly shorten it?
Day #3: Hands ~ This is the second round I’m doing on Day#3 as I wanted to practice more hands. 15 and 10 mins.
5 min hands, i tried to use crosshatching for the shadows but i had too little time
20 min hands, been a while since I’ve done any hands. It’s always a fun challenge balancing structure and gesture.
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1yr
Really nice! I think you struck a terriffic balance between structure and gesture!
Hello! Loving these daily challenges and the timer. I'll try to stick to them as much as possible. Started over with the hands, alllocating 20 min for each of the poses.
10 minutes poses and 20 minutes poses i like the drawings, but does someone have an advise for taking better pictures they aren't very good.
First one in charcoal on news print (not so good), second one concentrated more on getting the shapes better.
Decided to switch to ballpoint pens today. 10 min sketches. Should probably work on my perspective first before even thinking of studying hands lol! I almost gave up on the second one (in the middle).
