Assignment #5: Hands and Feet

Due next Week

Read pp 44-53 in Goldstein about the concept of planes and masses relating to each other.  In observing complicated forms like hands and feet, it is critical to be aware of their architecture; their major planes and how those major masses can be divided up to find detail.  If you draw the hand the way most people think of it you will end up drawing five sausages sticking out of a wrist!

You are to make 3 drawings of single hands, and 3 drawings of single feet.  All must be in a unique position.  Each drawing should be close to life size, filling a sketchbook page. 

Note that the quiz will be covering all the vocabulary words we’ve had so far that are associated with hands, wrists, feet, and ankles.

The Rules

·       All of your drawings must describe light and shadow

·       Be as detailed and descriptive as possible, but do not lose the overall space and structure

·       Every drawing must be done from life

·       Every drawing must be done in a different position than all the others

·       Make each drawing interesting by picking an unusual position

·       Seek out other artists to see how they did it

·       Strong, dramatic light WILL make your life easier!

Helpful Hints

·       Body parts are architectural.  They have mass and are made up of planes!

·       Keep it simple.  Only find detail in the light, not the shadow.

·       Don’t draw just your own. Instead, get others to pose for you!