This is the book that the 100 hands started in, when I realized that they were all left hands I tried a few with my left hand drawing my right. Amazing how fast lefty wore out!
Thursday, June 12, 2008
EDM #10 Draw your hand or 100 hands
I thought it would be good practice to draw one hundred hands! Another thought was to buy a large book at a thrift store, gesso the pages to use as a sketchbook for acrylics or oil sketches. The pages were too thin to have the gessoed pages work. So I decided to go ahead and sketch the hands in the book! It has been good practice, I made my left hand draw my right a few time as well (its showing improvement) I'm not comfortable defacing the book-copyright issues with the author etc. Interesting where the images in the book take you. It has been fun!
This is the book that the 100 hands started in, when I realized that they were all left hands I tried a few with my left hand drawing my right. Amazing how fast lefty wore out!
This is the book that the 100 hands started in, when I realized that they were all left hands I tried a few with my left hand drawing my right. Amazing how fast lefty wore out!
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I think your hands drawings are super. Using a printed book adds some automatic background for you. I don't see any copyright problem unless you plan on selling your altered book. Who hasn't gotten a coffee or tea ring on a book at some point? I don't think the police showed up to cart anyone away. You are showing your hands not the print but maybe I'm wrong here.
Really great, Lyn, and truly inspiring, wow! I especially like that your hands interact with the images already in the book.
I struggle with drawing my hands these days ... think I should follow your example and draw in the book I've set aside for scribbling in, though it is a text-only novel.
Defacing? No. Such a BAD word! Simply having FUN, being FREE, colouring outside the lines (and over them)! :)
What a great idea! I was thinking about practicing body-parts as well. Have to look for a old book on my shelf.
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Truly unique...and very inspiring...what a fabulous practice tool! I may have to give it a go as well at some point...:)
A really super idea to use an old book for this. Cool with drawings in the images of the book.
Very creative! Great work.
Beautiful sketches - I think drawing in books is just fine.
Your hands look wonderful among all the images and I love the way you have interacted them.
love the idea & the sketches the green pepper page is one of my favorites --my library cleans their shelves regularly and sells the books for a quarter - I think I know where I will get my next sketch book
your drawings look fabulous!
I love the idea of drawing in a book, some drawings and paintings inspire our images that we wouldn't be able to achieve on a plane paper.
I will give it a go soon:)
Interesting approach. I like the pages with the ladies strolling along. Thanks for sharing.
Wonderful! Great creative idea. I can't wait to see more.
Beautifully drawn hands Lyn, and all with an instant background! Great stuff. Thankyou for visiting our Moly_x_25 blog. You were our first visitor comment, WoW!
This is a great idea and would would possibly help me get pass my problems with drawing hands. I really liked your lamp too - now that's very intriguing.
what a great job and a terrific idea...bytw you can do anything you want to a book that you own including defacing it...selling it at a profit...its okay to tear up a book...
this is freakin' sweet
I noticed I had not added 100 hands to the labels. Thought I would count and I've not completed the 100! I'm at about 60! 40 more hands and 30 more dogs! I know I can use the hands practice!
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