A few days ago I remembered video by Antonio Stappaerts(Artwod) on Youtube. And I thought to myself I want to be really good at drawing hands.
In the video he explains something that, in my opinion, applies when learning just about anything.
If you’ve heard of the Dunning-Kruger effect then you know the first part.
If you haven’t, one begins learning something and on top of the first peak thinks oneself to be almost a master. And then one learns a little bit more and realizes how little skill one actually has.
Now, what is really interesting is this. He points out that the second slope is made up of many smaller Dunning-Kruger effects. For example the effect will apply when learning: the basic shape of the figure, how to pose the figure, how draw the hands, the hair etc.
So the way to climb the second hill is to understand and practice these smaller skills. And not just once or twice. You want to reach close to the second peak of each of the smaller skills.
And with that in mind I search for a good tutorial about drawing hands and got down to it(for the third time).
Step one was to learn pose and gesture using a grid shape.
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Step two. Practice the basic forms for the palm and fingers.
I got carried away and drew some hands.
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Step three. learn the measurements.
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Step four. Understand the fingers.
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Step five. Learn about the thumb and put it all together. Drawing from reference and imagination.
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