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Draw Real Hands! [Paperback]

Lee Hammond (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Hands can be one of the expressive elements of your portrait - if you know the right way to draw them. By following Lee Hammond's easy, step-by-step approach, you can render hands that hold and hands that wave. Old hands and young hands. Hands that look real, not cartoony.





The secret is seeing and drawing hands as simple shapes that fit together like puzzle. The, create gradual, smooth shadings to replicate the subtle contours of skin. Before you knot it, you'll be drawing realistic hands!





You'll find tips on making hands look distinctly young, old, feminine and masculine; drawing hands in action, in any pose or position; and using hands to "tell stories" in your drawings. Plus, you'll learn graphing tricks that make drawing from photos easy! And you'll see the difference in your drawings right away!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lee Hammond delivers..., Jun 28 2004
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Bruce Bain "Romans 9:33/Remember Jackie Robinson" (Englewood, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Draw Real Hands! (Paperback)
Lee Hammond delivers! I get a kick out of this, because I've been able to give two FIVE STAR ratings today, and this is one of them. "DRAW REAL HANDS" is a humbly presented work of the draftman's craft.

Hammond is straight-forward, accomplished instruction, and genuinely provides a valuable service to those looking for good book instruction. I take such a delight in instructors like Hammond, who doesn't combine coy wording or psycho-babble in the title. He's offering basic art instruction, and that's exactly what he delivers, with a thorough coverage of the specific subject and at a reasonable price.

And Hammond doesn't drone on with wordy text or promise "complete guide to" ..."complete course in drawing"... or use words like "ultimate" or "drawing on the right side of everyone's wallet" etc. He's an OKAY drawing author by me. Lee Hammond promises HANDS; Lee Hammond delivers HANDS.

Maybe good art instruction is just that simple. Throw in a little love and encouragement, and watch'em grow.
Congratulations Mr. Hammond, on a good book.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very good book, Jan 6 2002
This review is from: Draw Real Hands! (Paperback)
If anyone has trouble drawing hands, I definitely would suggest this book. My older sister, (a very good artist, by the way) purchased it at amazon.com used. While she thinks a very few of the hand's positions look unnatural, she is impressed with the book.I've had trouble with hands, so I'm eager to dive into this book. Her other books have always helped me. By the way, on reason some people have trouble with Lee Hammond's techniques are simply because they don't buy the supplies she lists! These supplies are very important towards improving your work. The money will be worth it. In fact, I would suggest ALL of Lee Hammond's books. I've seen most of them. If you interested in drawing people, I would suggest How to Draw Life-like Portraits from Photographs the most of all her people books. It covers more than her other book, has everything. The results are amazing. And the techniques you learn here will help you in all future drawing!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Work, Dec 27 2001
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Gerardus Haegens (Oakden, S.A. Australia) - See all my reviews
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I have found books by Lee Hammond to be second only to Betty Edwards. I have learned many techniques to take my work from rough outline to photo quality. This book has covered my most troublesome area of drawing and improved my results substantially. More power to Lee. I recommend it as essential reading for all budding artists. I wish I had it twelve months ago.
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