1. A study in realistic rendering
Hands:
A study in realistic rendering

2. “Drawing Hands”
M.C. Escher (1948)

3. “Hand with Reflecting Sphere”
M.C. Escher (1935)

4. Albrecht Durer (1506)

5. “Praying Hands”
Albrecht Durer (1508)

6. “Study of Hands”
Leonardo da Vinci (1485)

7. Michelangelo (1510)

8. Gesture Drawing
Essence of pose
One sweeping motion

9. Gesture drawing

10. Gesture drawing

11. Blind Contour
Look at subject 100% of time
Usually continuous line

12. Blind contour

13. Blind contour

14. Modified Contour
Often continuous line
Look at subject 90% of time

15. Modified contour

16. Modified contour

17. Modified contour

18. Modified contour

20. Value Study Drawn after pose is obtained from other studies Objectives
Understand how drawing the same pose with different techniques increases knowledge about subject.
Use gesture drawing, blind contour drawing and modified blind contour before creating final value drawings.
Blind and Modified
-draw wrist
-life sized
-line should be on a journey
-wrinkles should have an origin and not be isolated marks on the hand pose