This semester at Nossi my dreams have come true and I’m actually teaching anatomy and figure drawing! To college level students!! I feel so accomplished :)
…not to even mention that because our class is so small, I actually have time to draw from the life model as well!! Score!
As we started out the semester we discussed proportions of the face, body, and (my all-time fave) the hand. Last week I had my students practice drawing hands from images as well as their own from life, and they did such a phenomenal job I can’t help but share a few of the best.
These ones are examples of master copies from their homework practice from the traditional Bargue Drawing Course, which has been used for anatomy practice since the late 19th century.
By the end of the semester they will have done about a quarter of the book, which is such a great way to start mentally working out shapes and shadows on 3D forms. And so beautiful to boot!
How are you at drawing hands?
Maybe could use a little more instruction..?
Don’t forget I released this extensive ‘How to Draw Hands’ workshop which you can attend on Skillshare or download from my website to learn all the skills I’ve been sharing with my class. It’s perfect for beginner to intermediate artists who really want to tackle and succeed in rendering the most difficult subject out there - hands - which will make everything else you ever try to draw less daunting in comparison (I promise!). You even have the option of getting personal feedback from me along the way.
Here are a few of the hand drawings we recreate together during the workshop, from simple cylinder shapes all the way to fully fleshed out renderings.
2.9.2022