#hands from memory method

[drawingexercises]

Hands from memory exercise!

A way to randomise hand prompts so you can practise drawing them without a reference. Bear in mind this exercise is hard--it’s probably one of the hardest you can do, and it’s designed to be done after already drawing hundred of hands from reference. 

Step one: visit this website (https://www.textfixer.com/tools/random-choice.php)

we’ll be using this to generate our random list. 

Step two: Copy the list of hand prompts into the randomiser

Here is my list of prompts. Feel free to add or subtract as needed:

holding a cup normal holding a cup backwards holding a cup by the bottom holding a cup by the top middle finger first two fingers in a V high-five high-five from the back holding a water bottle holding a water bottle from the back unscrewing the lid on a waterbottle holding a hammer holding a hairbrush writing with a pen writing with a chalk OK hand sign pinch holding a spoon holding three fingers up fingers steepled making a pyramid with both hands holding a tube holding a book open all fingertips together first two fingertips together thumbs joined pinky swear relaxed hands from front relaxed hands from back holding a spoon lightly holding a glass holding a cigarette

Step three: press the “Random Choice” button and draw what is suggested without looking at references. 

Repeat this step as much as you want. 

Again, this exercise is really hard, so be disheartened if the hands don’t turn out as expected. Even though I have drawn... literally hundreds and hundreds of hands, these still turned out not as nice as I’d hoped. The most important thing is pushing yourself out of your comfort zone.