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The Artist's Guide to Drawing People
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The Artist's Guide to Drawing People

by Jean-Pierre Lamérand
April 2022
Beginner
108 pages
2h 31m
English
Rocky Nook
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The Geometry of the Fingers

You may find it useful to simplify your subject by reducing it to some elementary forms. Here are a few pieces of information you should always keep in mind to draw hands coherently.

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On any given finger, the joints, the base of the fingernail, and the fingertip (shown here with little lines) are always parallel to each other, no matter what position the finger is in.

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On a given finger, the phalange joints, which function as hinges and do not allow side-to-side movements, remain parallel to each other while they ...

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ISBN: 9781681989136