Taking a look back at why this was so successful, I see vividly what Jeremy was saying when he talked about the most intense part of a shadow being the edge. The middle two fingers have a nuance and depth the index finger lacks.
This was an excellent opportunity to tackle drawing the spaces between the fingers, acknowledging the depth of the hand and not losing any elegance with foreshortened fingers. The problem to be solved is forever: how do I make a foreshortened finger not just look like a stubby, shorter finger? And I feel quite happy I’m creating planes and tones to indicate depth.
This was the ten minute sketch to be carried out while hands move. This was a fab challenge and I’m pleased that Dani committed to a good activity that needed her attention – I noticed some very inattentive or lazy movements that wouldn’t have been nearly as enriching to draw.
SEASIDE ILLUSTRATION