A comprehensive course on the techniques and anatomical understanding involved in drawing hands and feet.
An essential guide to what is regarded as a challenging subject, this book will simplify and inspire artists to approach drawing hands and feet with precision and confidence.
Eddie Armer presents a comprehensive course that will guide the artist through everything from which drawing materials to use, through to mastering proportion, perspective, light and shade. The result will be the accurate portrayal of hands and feet at rest, in motion and performing intricate tasks in a variety of different poses. With his experience, knowledge and love of the subject, Eddie will teach you how to understand the underlying anatomy of the subjects and the whole drawing process with helpful tips and advice, exercises and projects.
This is an exhaustive, must-have book, a true masterclass from a true master of the medium, that will inspire any artist who wants to create realistic and characterful drawings of hands and feet.
96 Page Paperback.
Contents
Introduction
Drawing Hands and Feet: a personal history
Materials
The structure of the hand
The structure of the foot
Starting to draw from life
Drawing from life: mastering proportion
How to draw a hand
How to draw a foot
Perspective and foreshortening
Gesture and movement52
drawing from memory & imagination
The expressive hand
The flexible foot
hands and feet in action
Drawing hands and feet together
Hands holding objects
Clothing and adornments
Hands and feet, adorned
Index
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