/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>2025630
Did the same exercise and felt the same way but part of it is understanding that as an artist you will never be satisfied with your work and thus you have to keep practicing.

But you could benefit from understanding a few things. The first being that prior to this exercise you are instructed to trace your hand on the picture plane. This is very important because it helps you "see" your hand in a flat plane so you can draw it with out being confused with what you think you know about drawing your hand(symbol drawing). It seems like you either skipped that because the viewfinder and picture plane require some effort in making or you didn't transfer from the picture plane-to-paper accurately. Get the viewfinder and picture plane and or try it again and try your best to follow the instructions precisely. You can only get better the more times you attempt.

You should also know that the hands shown in the book are not done by her students but rather her and her teaching staff, they are easily going to produce better quality work. I thought they were student drawings as well but she points out they are by her and her staff. I don't think mine looks good either, mainly the thumb I am discontent with because i made it too short. This was my second attempt by the way. With this exercise you would benefit from doing it more than once.