Hand at Rest, Hand in Stress / By: Justin Hawkes
While reading "Launching the Imagination" 4th edition, by Mary Stewart I became inspired by Eleanor Dickinson's, "Study of Hands" and Rico Lebrun's "Hand" and Michelangelo's "Head of Satyr".
I set my left hand on a white sheet of paper, at rest and then I clenched my hand into a fist and took a picture of both gestures. I put the photos up on my computer and began to sketch both my hands with a pen.
The thicker the line the darker and further away the line became.
A lighter line became less apparent but gave the illusion of that piece being closer
Cross hatching and Cross-Controur lines created shadows with attention to line depth, thickness and how close each line was to the next.
It was a quick and easy experiment but it taught me more about the complexities and benefits in line orientation, direction, continuity, implied lines, cross hatching and, cross-contours to create something beautiful.
I set my left hand on a white sheet of paper, at rest and then I clenched my hand into a fist and took a picture of both gestures. I put the photos up on my computer and began to sketch both my hands with a pen.
The thicker the line the darker and further away the line became.
A lighter line became less apparent but gave the illusion of that piece being closer
Cross hatching and Cross-Controur lines created shadows with attention to line depth, thickness and how close each line was to the next.
It was a quick and easy experiment but it taught me more about the complexities and benefits in line orientation, direction, continuity, implied lines, cross hatching and, cross-contours to create something beautiful.
Lovely, Justin. Keep up the good work. And strong connection to the Stewart text and the assigned readings.
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