Assignment: Draw the human hand
Some ideas for your anatomical study:
- Use your own hand for a model
- Read and draw from an anatomy book about the bones, muscles, and structure of the hand
- Try simplifying the hand into blocks of mass in a drawing before painting
- Look at Bouguereau, Sargent, Rubens, etc for examples of color studies of hands
A hand study by Ginger Dean, oil on linen 8 x 10 in
Further References:
- Contructive Anatomy by George Bridgeman, Dover Press
Ginger Dean Art 