Creating Your Own

China will show you how to learn the basics, and how you can apply the theory into any drawing afterwards. A reference picture is attached to this class for your to download along with some step-by-step geometric sketches for you to study.

What You'll Do

Follow the video tutorials to learn how to create a hand using simple shapes, and develop into an accurate structure of a hand using pencil. Don't forget to share you artwork with your classmates in the project gallery so we can see how you got on!

Basic Shapes. In this lesson you will be learn the 3 basic shapes that you will be using whenever you draw a hand. You will first learn how to draw them in 2D, and then you will make them into 3D shapes in just a few simple lines!

Geometric Construct. Now that you know how to draw our basic shapes, you can now apply them to your drawing and see how they fit into the hand to give it movement and depth. This is a really cool stage in drawing hands as China shows you how to break it down into moving piece by moving piece.

Contour. After you have got the proportions and the movement, your next step is to strip the drawing of its boxiness and begin with the organic curves of the skin! Now is the time to make any amendments needed but really, the hardest part was done just one class ago. China will show you how to use that geometric shape as a guide for easy contour drawing.

Shading. Because our shapes are drawn in 3D, adding a simple shade to the edges can really start to bring your drawing to life so now is a good opportunity to do so. After this, China will show you how to push the shading in more detail and start to work on the whole finger. China will take you through the average shade stage, followed by the finer shading.

Knuckle. The knuckle looks delicate, there are lots of wrinkles and sometimes that look impossible. Here you will learn how to look at the details and how you can use your tools to help you through it.

Alexa LaCour

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