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Drawing boxes can get repetitive, so let's try to make this one engaging and practical. In this project you'll be drawing mannequin hands. Hands are an excellent subject for practicing drawing boxes because fingers can bend in various directions, allowing for up to 16 different boxes in a single drawing.
Level 1
- Download Photos: Download the 3 photos in the downloads tab.
- Gesture: Before drawing the boxes, identify the big shapes and the gesture of the hand. Lightly sketch in the simple shapes to ensure the boxes are in the correct location and proportion. Avoid drawing any anatomy, skin details or nails.
- Construct Boxes: Constructing boxes in three-point perspective to represent the segments of the hand and fingers.
The aim is to practice drawing boxes in perspective using hands as a subject. Don't get distracted by trying to draw a perfect hand with anatomical detail.
Level 2
- After drawing each hand from the photo, draw the same pose from a different angle. This will require you to imagine the pose and draw from imagination.
- Don't Strive for Perfection. It's okay if the pose isn't exactly the same from the new angle. The objective is to practice drawing boxes in various configurations.
Extra Credit: Drawing hands from imagination is pretty hard. If you want to do some extra homework, you can review these free hand lessons from my Anatomy course:
How to Draw Hand Bones – Anatomy for Artists
How to Draw Hands – Muscle Anatomy of the Hand
How to Draw HANDS – Details for Realistic Hands!
How to Draw Hands from IMAGINATION – Step-by-Step
Deadline: Submit by 02/22/2024 for a chance to be in the critique video!
all critiques are more then welcome they are mandatory i am late on the deadline anyway like a year later hahah , but mostly if possible can i get a critique on the perspective aspect
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These are excellent! The only thing I would point out is on this one, the pointer and middle fingers feel off -- it helps me to visualize the connections between the boxes to keep them in line. Hope that's helpful :)
I tried creating mannequin hands with a simple image of my own hand then I tried one of the reference hands. I'd love feedback on how to improve. Thanks.
First attempt tried with a pen which is unforgiving. This really makes you think of which sides of planes you're looking at while trying to maintain some of the gesture.
I’m really struggling to go from the gesture to the boxes. I keep erasing and making a mess. I think I see the boxes in my head but they just won’t get onto the paper. I even watched the drawing hands videos. I tried the first one multiple times. I will try the second and third after watching the demos.
Last 2. I’m about to watch the demos for these. I need to do a lot more warm ups for 3 point perspective.
I watched the demo for this hand and then stopped. I need to learn to be neater.
This...was certainly an attempt. Constructive criticism is highly invited.
I had to take full advantage of layering in this project. And a trick I have learned is to loosely sketch a cylinder to map out the position and direction of each box.
My second round after a… very long break… drawn most of it from reference. The one I DID do from imagination is the bottom one. The one that looks terrible. Level 2 people are on another level, literally. You wouldn’t think drawing a hand from imagination would be that difficult but… well here we are. Pls tell me how drawing from imagination would sound so simple yet so difficult. Anyways I’m ranting. Thanx for reading and have a good day… or night. 😊☺️😊
I drew the first three before watching the demo. I redrew the last one after watching it.
Here's my submission. Among the challenges I found it tricky sometimes to determine the shape of a box segment when the segment of the finger might have a tapered appearance but, if it's coming toward the viewer, the box should get bigger.
An excellent exercise in drawing boxes for sure while identifying the planes of an organic form. I was humbled over and over as I attempted to draw straight lines and clean boxes. I became a bit discouraged and had to leave it for a spell. I might enjoy such an exercise once I have more confident eye / pencil coordination and can draw lines that are straight and crisp. I am grateful for the eraser.
Stan was taking no prisoners with this one. Feel like I was cooking with the rotated 2 but the rest seem mid at best and one was terrible lol second opinion would be sick! Ty :)
These were definitely a challenge! This is my submission for the assignment. I'd appreciate any feedback! Thank you!
I found these boxed hands hard to remain consistent in what I was mannequinizing. The volume that contains each finger segment? The bone underneath? Somewhere in between? I also found it difficult to ignore the organic form and restrict myself to boxes… after many iterations, I’ve had to trade perfect for done and move on to the next assignment. I’ll continue practicing perspective boxes. I have been humbled. Haha
I need more practice, but I could feel this assignment dragging my brain towards seeing the perspective boxes.
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Using your descriptions, I think 'the volume that contains each finger segment' would be the most accurate way to describe how I go about this assignment -- thinking about the orientation of the bone underneath as well to guide the placement of the box. It's hard to pinpoint I think because the orientation is more important than the physical size of the box, to an extent, if that makes sense :)
You've done well here! Learning perspective is difficult but well worth the effort. Keep it up!
