[Study] Hands, Week 1.

One week straight of drawing a hand a day. Uploaded this a few days late due to moving and such, but eh.

All hands were referenced from: www.elfwood.com/farp/hand/

My process for each of these hands was to sketch in a rough polygon representing the base of the hand first, then to draw circles to represent the knuckles, and working from there. This was to make sure I didn't draw things too out of proportion.

Some observations I made:

-It's very easy to psych yourself out and think your hand is misshapen when it's actually on-target. Shading makes a major difference, especially in foreshortened hands.

-Fingers have contour, especially at their tips. The way a fingertip is shaped can tell you a lot about the position of the finger and the hand in general.

-Drawing nails and shading in creases/knuckles helps a lot with getting a feel for the overall shape of a hand.

-The position of the arm matters. In several cases, the hand looked completely off until I adjusted the angle at which the arm was connected.

-The base of the hand also has contour and bone structure.

I dunno if I'll draw hands this week--been thinking about moving onto overall anatomy.