More Hands Sketch

A challenge on Scavenger Hunt 662 is to sketch a hand every day.  I didn't include my hand in the first sketch.  We have sketched hands many times on the Hunts.  It is very good practice.

 Number 7 tool, Number 8 pliers, Number 9 used to cut

You can see that my thumb if flattened out when I put a little pressure on it.  That is one of the reasons I couldn't play the ukulele.  I can't push down without flattening out my fingers so they cover two strings instead of one.  I had advice to practice enough to get callouses on my fingers so I won't have the problem.  I'm just not that dedicated.  :-)

Practice.  Hmmm. Art needs practice as well.  Sometimes I apply the practice and learning and have very nice sketches.  Sometimes I just make marks to say I did a sketch, not a very successful way to practice. 

When drawing like my sketch today my plan is to look and then put my line.  I started at the top of the chisel and drew down to where the pliers cross over the handle.  Then I worked on the pliers, down to my hand on the left and the cutter on the right.  I looked at where the tip of the pliers was in relation to the chisel and my thumb to start the pliers.  I got the angle on the cutter a bit wrong, it was a bit more upright.  That made my fingers under my thumb wrong.  I should have left them out.  Maybe I moved my hand and didn't notice.  If I had done a pencil sketch of my arrangement first, I could have fixed that.  I'm not for do overs.  It is what it is.  

Sketching practice would include more views of the same items.  I try not to do that in the coffee table book.  Maybe I should now that I'm getting closer to the end.

How do you work/sketch?  I imagine some might do the whole outline first?  Start with the thumb and work back?  I was working back to front.    I don't think there is a wrong way.  You should use the plan that works best for you.  Today I will work front to back and see what happens.  Practice should help either plan.

Sketching helps in painting.  You use the process of looking/seeing and then putting down a stroke.  As you progress you work with memory and the strokes get easier.  Daily painting is very important.  I'm forgetting my process by not painting.  I haven't lost all my skills yet, but it is harder to paint when you have to relearn the process.  I need some painting rehab.

I need to paint for the Southwest Forum Monthly Challenge.  I will paint instead of sketch and start the rehab program.  Here goes......