Beginning sketch

Coriolis · Post by **Coriolis** » 2007-04-17 08:34pm

I'm trying to pick up drawing, and my friend said the best way to begin is to learn how to draw your hand.

Here's my attempt:

I'll progress to other things, but I hope to become vaguely competent before school ends.

The Cooler King · Post by **The Cooler King** » 2007-04-17 10:38pm

Not too shabby! One thing that I found that helped was to draw my hand in different positions: clenched, open, 'metal horns', and the like.

LaserRifleofDoom · Post by **LaserRifleofDoom** » 2007-04-17 10:52pm

What I'm impressed about is that you drew your right hand.

Coriolis · Post by **Coriolis** » 2007-04-17 10:59pm

LaserRifleofDoom wrote:What I'm impressed about is that you drew your right hand.

I'm allowed to be a lefty aren't I?

sketerpot · Post by **sketerpot** » 2007-04-18 01:18am

The Cooler King wrote:Not too shabby! One thing that I found that helped was to draw my hand in different positions: clenched, open, 'metal horns', and the like.

I drew my hand exactly once. It was making the metal horms, and it was awesome. Sir, I cannot recommend this enough.

Coriolis · Post by **Coriolis** » 2007-04-19 04:54pm

sketerpot wrote:
The Cooler King wrote:Not too shabby! One thing that I found that helped was to draw my hand in different positions: clenched, open, 'metal horns', and the like.
I drew my hand exactly once. It was making the metal horms, and it was awesome. Sir, I cannot recommend this enough.

I took your advice, and frankly, I cannot express my gratitude in words. My metal horns are full of awesome (I think so anyways). The actual picture is a bit darker b/c the flash I used was a little bright.

*Ignore the scribble. My friend was trying to draw one too.

Feil · Post by **Feil** » 2007-04-19 05:20pm

Get some unlined paper! (Stealing from library printers is perfectly acceptable!

) These are good!

If you don't mind me asking, are you female? The proportions seem wrong for a male hand, but I'd say they are within the usual range of variation for a female hand (though still a bit unusual).

Coriolis · Post by **Coriolis** » 2007-04-19 05:40pm

Actually, I'm a guy. Don't draw specifically from my hand. I use my hand as more of a guideline.

sketerpot · Post by **sketerpot** » 2007-04-19 11:52pm

NICE! I love how you did the detail work on your fingernails. Are they really that regular-shaped?

I tend to use a 0.5mm mechanical pencil because it's what I always have available, but I have to admit, the shading and thicker lines from a regular pencil can be really pretty.

Plus, now your hand-badassery is forever recorded on paper.

Coriolis · Post by **Coriolis** » 2007-04-24 09:19pm

sketerpot wrote:NICE! I love how you did the detail work on your fingernails. Are they really that regular-shaped?

I tend to use a 0.5mm mechanical pencil because it's what I always have available, but I have to admit, the shading and thicker lines from a regular pencil can be really pretty.

Plus, now your hand-badassery is forever recorded on paper.

Thanks. My fingernails are actually that shaped (I believe in good grooming

)

Here's another work in progress, if anyone cares to comment on it:

Not quite done with it. It's an outstretched hand w/ relaxed, curled fingers.

The Cooler King · Post by **The Cooler King** » 2007-04-25 12:48pm

Nice work! The devil-horns are especially good, but the spread hand looks great, too. Good and simple, with just enough detail on both of them.

For some reason, I'm reminded of an exchange between an art teacher and Daria, in the first season of the show.

"Nice work on drawing your cube, Daria. You've really created the illusion of depth."

"Thanks. I'm thinking of going into politics."

Tasoth · Post by **Tasoth** » 2007-04-25 08:53pm

Damn, that's really good. I would actually, for you, start picking up random magazines and sketching things from them, specifically things you wish to learn how to draw rapidly. The best way to learn is to sketch things you see and once you have it, you can just go nuts without a model.

Coriolis · Post by **Coriolis** » 2007-04-25 10:45pm

Tasoth wrote:Damn, that's really good. I would actually, for you, start picking up random magazines and sketching things from them, specifically things you wish to learn how to draw rapidly. The best way to learn is to sketch things you see and once you have it, you can just go nuts without a model.

Thanks! I'm heading on a school trip tomorrow, so I'll have 3 hours to do whatever. I'll work on that.