Anatomy of the Human Body
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Peter Tinkler
9mo
This is my second hand study, which is Conte on newsprint. Another tricky, but enjoyable drawing.
@younchen
2yr
2022/11/10 . my assignments.
Sandra Süsser
2yr
Hand muscle test and study #2. still struggling a lot with finding the right texture / brush settings for digital shading.
JASON WILLIAMS
2yr
I found this angle surprisingly tricky. It seems simple but the shape of the knuckles is more flat than I anticipated.
Archie chrisanthou
2yr
I was a bit unsure of the thumb on this hand and the index finger is too long i think, The shading is poor because of the pencil I used and i have solved that now. If you notice anything else wrong please tell me, thanks.
Sita Rabeling
2yr
Hand assignment 2. The drawing up to the wrist is 14/7cm.This time the pose is more calm, I think it is of influence on the drawing process.
Marco Sordi
3yr
2021/11/27. Good morning everybody. Here's my second attempt of this section assignment. This time I tried to soften the core shadows and make the planes changes more gradual. Sine I couldn't design the halftones of the carpal area correctly I imitate Stan's solution. The only thing I’m not really convinced about, is the area between the first dorsal interosseous and thumb below. It looks like the muscle shape doesn't pop out correctly. I'd like to hear @Jesper Axelsson's opinion. What do you think Sir? Of course it's not a masterpiece but I think that compared to the first attempt this one represents a dramatic improvement. Thanks to anyone would contribute with suggestions or advices. Have a good day.
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3yr
Really nice!
I think the main difference from Stan's is that you are drawing a dark, sharp line under the egg form of the 1st dorsal interosseous. Stan often uses a dark sharp line when drawing a cast shadow. The egg form isn't casting a shadow on the 1st metacarpal in this example, only on the 2nd (You can see that Stan has a dark sharp line there). I think it will "pop out correctly" if you replace that dark sharp line with a gradual transition from dark to light.
Until last autumn I hardly new anything about, values, edges or the observational painting approach taught in Alla Prima II, where you think of the things you see as a puzzle of shapes, with different colors, values and edges. If you transfer that exact puzzle to the canvas, your painting will look like the object in front of you.
I remember once trying to draw water, the way I had learned to draw a figure; analyze the form, then add the core shadows etc. It felt impossible. When I learned about the "puzzle approach", drawing water got pretty easy; it's just a bunch of shapes.
When drawing this hand with the "puzzle approach" I can just compare my drawing to the photo and tell that I have indicated a dark shape instead of a lighter. I erase and adjust. End of discussion :)
Maybe learning more about observational drawing and values, could be helpful for your anatomy studies. Dorian Iten's shading course https://www.theshadingcourse.com is a great place to start.
Hope this helps :)
squeen
3yr
Perhaps if you seprarted the values between your half-tones and shadows a bit more, the shapes would emerge?
Also, the webbing near the thumb and first finger strikes me as off.
Don't mean to sound too negative. It is good progress.
Marco Sordi
3yr
2021/10/27. Ehm… nope😅
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3yr
Nice! I can feel the roundness of the forms in this one!
Though the shading is a little hard to read. I think it might be because of the values. If you squint at the photo you'll notice 3 major value masses: A light one on the index finger, a midtone one at the wrist, and then a dark encapsualating these
Cheers!
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4yr
I´m very happy with this one :) I found it difficult to design the wrinkles of the thumb´s knuckle. If you have any tips, feel free to share.
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4yr
This is really good. Very successful study. The only part that bugs me a little is the area to the right of the thumbnail. There are several little lines there that are not clear.
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4yr
Awesome job, @Jesper Axelsson! Love the angles and shape design! Felt kind of "Bridgman-y" to me.
As for the wrinkles, that's something I often find pretty challenging myself, but I'll share some thoughts anyway... I think, since the thumb is stretched and slightly pressuring the object, perhaps simplifying the contour to a straighter line could work fine. And, with that, I'd add a few extra wrinkles with a very subtle suggestion of volume shaping the inner edge of the contour line. I dared to try it - honestly, I'm not 100% satisfied, but that's my best take for today. :) And hey, please let me know what you think!
Matthew Kioki
4yr
I think studying things like fabrics will help with wrinkles. It's all really the same thing.
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