Se the original here
Although the original has a lot of contrast, it doesn’t have a lot of shadows – it could have been nicer with another lightsource..
And by the way – cheers! (for me, a sparkling water)
Se the original here
Although the original has a lot of contrast, it doesn’t have a lot of shadows – it could have been nicer with another lightsource..
And by the way – cheers! (for me, a sparkling water)
The hand series are quite nice. You’re getting really good at them.
Thanks! I like to draw them too. It’s relaxing in a way – contrary to my perspective drawings where i can’t focus on the drawing for more tha 5 minutes at a time!
I think your hands are definitely getting better! #199 was also really good.
I’m always hearing that drawing from life is very helpful, but I’ve noticed that you do a bunch of drawing from photos as well & it seems to be working for you. Do you see any difference yourself – I guess in your learning/improvement – when you work from photos vs. models/life?
I tend to be more precise when drawing from a photo. The subject doesn’t move, and usually the lighting is good, so there are shadowns to make it more lively on the drawing. I think that perhaps photo’s are ok for recognizing shape, perspective, tone and so on, but to understand anatomy and movement, i get more out of drawing from real life, because you’re “freezing” the motif in the middle of whatever it’s doing. When the camera does that for you, you loose a lot of information that may not end up visible in your drawing, but will help you understand the “thing” and then maybe draw it in another manner.. In reality it’s just much easier to find something on google and sip a coffee while drawing it, than getting out in the snowstorm ;).
I really like this. You show the flexibility of the hand and the reflection on the glass is great.
Thanks!
Yes, the glass is particularly great! About how long do you spend on each drawing?
A drawing like this probably takes 20-45 minutes. They’re really small – 10×14 cm (4X6″)