Weekly Mind Sketch

Well, I'm almost at hand 30, it's been a fun yet hard time drawing hands almost every day (give and take a few days off).  I have 70 more to go to reach my #100DaysOfHands goal - that's pretty crazy.  Hope I don't get too sick of hands before then (I will keep trying different mediums to keep it fresh)...

I decided to try something different with a hand holding play dough - this was quite a challenge to draw, and I know there are some things not perfect, but I like the direction I've been going with hands holding or grasping things.

Here's a hand grasping a computer mouse...I thought it would be an interesting drawing to show a hand around a rounded object, so this came to mind.  I feel hands are still hard but getting somewhat easier to draw.  Hopefully by the end of this challenge hands will be a breeze to draw and I"ll be much better!

Here's a quick outline pen sketch of the female hand I've been drawing from the previous posts.  I didn't outline this in pencil first to make it more challenging. My technical skills are still not where I'd like them to be but maybe I am starting to feel a bit more confident in pen outline drawings!

Here's my hand again in watercolor - I still don't feel very confident using this medium, but will keep trying painting with it so I continue to get better... I like using bold colors with watercolor, and the black jacket contrasts nicely against my hand.  I am learning that I like drawing/painting hand-punching positions, hands coming towards you look so bold and confident.  I think I will keep drawing/painting hands in fisted-like positions for a little while longer to see where I can go with this!

Here's a drawing of my hand punching at you on day 24 of #100DaysOfHands!  I drew this in a bold and aggressive pencil style layering color upon color to achieve this strong image. 

H'ere's another drawing of the male hand I've been drawing in the previous posts – a hand punching at you...I think it's bold in color and lines.  I like the look of the huge fingers coming at you, and I think I'll try a similar hand tomorrow...

Here's the female hand from the previous posts draped over a couch arm rest.  This was a quick sketch (holiday business making it hard to fit in drawing time)!  Actually quick sketching is supposed to improve your drawing abilities so hope it is true!

Well here's my hand 21 of this #100DaysOfHands project I decided to take on.  I'm back to the original male hand I started with.  I really like the bold, masculine feeling of this hand and I think the gold/grey hues work nicely in this drawing.

Here's the same hand I've been doing for the last few posts in pastel.  This is an interesting look with the waxy bold colors.  I have one more day with this hand and then on to another one!

I'm using the same hand from 2 posts ago with the simple outline drawing style in pen (this is without sketching it in pencil first) so I am not able to erase anything.  Not erasing my mistakes is a good way to hone in on my weaknesses and I notice I tend to stay very focused as I'm drawing in pen. Drawing in this outline style, I am realizing how very expressive lines are. If I make the line thick it feels confident and loud. If I draw a line thin and wispy it feels soft and sort of unfinished.  I may do another pastel hand tomorrow, we'll see...

Today I did a sketch of my own hand on top of my pant leg.  I was sitting in the car waiting to pick up someone and this is how I was looking at my hand in the car.  I wanted to create a rugged sketch without using an eraser, so this is the outcome. It has an interesting feel when I keep it quick and sketchy.  Until tomorrow!

Well here's my hand 17 drawing...the same hand again from previous post in a simple pen outline. I drew this without tracing it in pencil first to make it more challenging. Drawing in this outline style is so far out of my comfort zone but I know it will be good for me to keep working on this type of line style to strengthen my technical drawing skills. I'm much more comfortable using a sketchy drawing style. But my goal during this #100DaysOfHands is to continue to do things that are hard. I know this will only get easier with practice and practice...we'll see what style I decide to draw tomorrow!

Today I took on a new approach to drawing the same hand from the previous post. This is a simple line drawing without shading or hatching.  Simple is not a good word to describe trying to draw a hand using lines only.  I knew this would be a difficult challenge but didn't think it would be as hard as it was.  I started out drawing an outlined hand in pencil, then I basically traced over it in pen.  I really didn't feel confident with pen. I think it's because I know you can't erase your errors...  Well, the only positive thing is that I can only get better as I continue on with this. I will try to do this technique again in the near future.