Open Figure Drawing Workshop - HANDS - 023

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 [b]OFDW 023: April 12, 2008 - May 12[/b][b], 2008[/b]
 
                   Welcome to the TWENTY-THIRD thread of the Open Figure Drawing Workshop!

This workshop is open to any medium and any style - traditional or digital 2D or 3D. Some informal moderation will be gladly provided - however, the purpose of the Workshop is for Artists to interact with and informally critique one another’s work.

     [color=Orange] The goal of this Workshop is to [b]COMPLETE[/b] [b]25 HAND STUDIES IN ONE MONTH![/b] [/color][b](For 3D modelers, your goal may be to complete 2 hands  studies in one month). [/b][color=Orange]You may also choose to do one (or more) complete figure studies from the reference provided.

If you are working on completing 25 hands, you are welcome to use reference from other sources, so long as you provide a link to your reference for others to use in the Workshop. You are additionally welcome to work from life!

    As always, the OFDWs are open to [b]both 2D and 3D artists.[/b]
                
               [b] Reference Source: [/b]
               [www.artrenewal.org](http://www.artrenewal.org/)[/color]
  
  [img]http://anatomy.cgnetworks.com/OFDW%20023/OFDW-023-thumbs_A.jpg[/img]
    [img]http://anatomy.cgnetworks.com/OFDW%20023/OFDW-023-thumbs-template_B.jpg[/img]
    
    
    [b]Provided Reference of Hands:

[/b][color=Orange]Please note: If you are working on completing 25 hands, you are welcome to use reference from other sources, so long as you provide a link to your reference for others to use in the Workshop. You are additionally welcome to work from life![/color]

Click on Image Number below to access images that correspond to the thumbnail images above:

                                       [1.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=1560)
                                       Michelangelo (1475-1564)
                                       David [detail]
                                       Marble, 1504
                                       Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence
                                      
                                      [2.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=12865)
                                      Michelangelo (1475-1564)
                                      Madonna and Child
                                      Marble, 1501-1505
                                      Vrouwekerk, Bruges
                                     
                                     [3.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=12868)
                                     Michelangelo (1475-1564)
                                     Madonna and Child [detail: 3]
                                     Marble, 1501-1505
                                     Vrouwekerk, Bruges
                                     
                                     [4.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=1637)
                                     Michelangelo (1475-1564)
                                     The Conversion of Saul [detail]
                                     Fresco, 1545
                                     Cappella Paolina, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican
                                    
                                    [5.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=12896)
                                    Michelangelo (1475-1564)
                                    Tomb of Lorenzo de' Medici: Dawn [detail: 1]
                                    Marble, 1524-1531
                                    Sagrestia Nuova, San Lorenzo, Florence
                                    
                                    [6.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=12894)
                                    Michelangelo (1475-1564)
                                    Tomb of Lorenzo de' Medici: Lorenzo de' Medici [detail: 1]
                                    Marble, 1524-1531
                                    Sagrestia Nuova, San Lorenzo, Florence
                                    
                                    [7.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=12927) (alt) [7A.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=15545)
                                    Michelangelo (1475-1564)
                                    Tomb of Pope Julius II: Moses
                                    Marble, 1545
                                    S. Pietro in Vincoli, Rome
                                    
                                    [8.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=1642)
                                    Michelangelo (1475-1564)
                                    The Holy Family with the Infant John the Baptist
                                    Tempera on panel, c.1503
                                    Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
                                    
                                    [9.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=12873)
                                    Michelangelo (1475-1564)
                                    Christ Carrying the Cross [detail: 1]
                                    Marble, c.1521
                                    Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome    
                                    
                                    [10.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=12899)
                                    Michelangelo (1475-1564)
                                    Medici Madonna [detail: 2]
                                    Marble, 1521-1531
                                    Sagrestia Nuova, San Lorenzo, Florence
                                    
                                    [11.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=12886)
                                    Michelangelo (1475-1564)
                                    Slave (dying)
                                    Marble, c.1513
                                    Musée du Louvre, Paris
                                    
                                    [12.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=1881)
                                  Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)
                                  Rape of Proserpine [detail: 1]
                                  Marble, 1621-1622
                                  Galleria Borghese, Rome
                                  
                                  [13.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=13140)
                                  Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)
                                  The Rape of Proserpine [detail: 4]
                                  Marble, 1621-1622
                                  Galleria Borghese, Rome
                                    
                                    [14.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=7645)
                                  Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)
                                  Memorial Bust of Gabriele Fonseca
                                  Marble, c.1665
                                  San Lorenzo in Lucina, Rome
                                 
                                 [15.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=9446)
                                 Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867)
                                 Vicomtess Othenin d'Haussonville, née Louise-Albertine de Broglie [detail]
                                 Oil on canvas, 1845
                                 51 7/8 x 36 1/8 inches (131.8 x 92 cm)
                                 Frick Collection, New York    
                                 [16.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=9431&hires=1)                            
                                 Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867)
                                 Baronne James de Rothschild, née Betty von Rothschild
                                 Oil on canvas, 1848
                                 55 3/4 x 39 3/4 inches (141.9 x 101 cm)
                                 Private collection
                                 
                                 [17.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=9300)
                                 Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867)
                                 Louis-François Bertin
                                 Oil on canvas, 1832
                                 45 5/8 x 37 3/8 inches (116 x 95 cm)
                                 Musée du Louvre, Paris
                                 
                                 [18.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=9289)
                                 Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867)
                                 Amédée-David, Comte de Pastoret
                                 Oil on canvas, 1826
                                 40 1/2 x 32 3/4 inches (103 x 83.5 cm)
                                 The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
                                    
                                     [19.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=5696)
                                Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867)
                                Madame Henri Gonse
                                Oil on canvas, 1845-1852
                                28 5/8 x 24 3/8 inches (73 x 62 cm)
                                Musée Ingres, Montauban
                                
                                [20.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=9306&hires=1)
                                Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867)
                                Madame Paul-Sigisbert Moitessier, née Marie-Clotilde-Inès de Foucauld, Seated [detail]
                                Oil on canvas, 1856
                                47 1/8 x 36 1/4 inches (120 x 92.1 cm)
                                National Gallery, London
                                    
                                [21.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=9299&hires=1)
          Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867)
                              Lorenzo Bartolini
                              Oil on canvas, 1820
                              41 5/8 x 33 1/2 inches (106 x 85.1 cm)
                              Musée du Louvre, Paris
                              
                              [22.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=9301&hires=1)
                              Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867)
                              Madame de Senonnes, née Marie-Geneviève-Marguerite Marcoz, later Vicomtess de Senonnes
                              Oil on canvas, 1814
                              41 5/8 x 33 inches (106 x 84 cm)
                              Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nantes
                             
                             [23.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=7126&hires=1)
                             Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867)
                             Study of Hands and Feet for The Golden Age
                             Oil on canvas, 1862
                             Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge    
                            
                            [24.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=7211)
                            Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867)
                            Delphine Ramel, Madame Ingres
                            Oil on canvas, 1859
                            Oskar Reinhart Foundation, Winterthur
                            
                            [25.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=7124&hires=1)
                            Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867)
                            Study for The Martyrdom of St. Symphorien
                            Oil on canvas, 1824-1834
                            Musée Ingres, Montauban
                            
                            [26.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=17&hires=1)
                            William Bouguereau (1825-1905)
                            Petites Maraudeuses [Little Thieves]
                            Oil on canvas, 1872
                            78 7/8 x 42 7/8 inches (200.5 x 109 cm)
                            Private collection
                            
                            [27.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=18&hires=1)
                            William Bouguereau (1825-1905)
                            La Charité [Charity]
                            Oil on canvas, 1878
                            77 1/8 x 46 inches (196 x 117 cm)
                            Private collection
                           
                           [28.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=56&hires=1)
                           William Bouguereau (1825-1905)
                           Au Bord du Ruisseau [At the Edge of the Brook]
                           Oil on canvas, 1875
                           Collection of Fred and Sherry Ross
                           
                           [29.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=23&hires=1)
                           William Bouguereau (1825-1905)
                           Le Ravissement de Psyche [The Rapture of Psyche]
                           Oil on canvas, 1895
                           82 1/4 x 47 1/8 inches (209 x 120 cm)
                           Private collection
                          
                          [30.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=52&hires=1)
                          William Bouguereau (1825-1905)
                          Flagellation de Notre Seigneur Jésus Christ [The Flagellation of Our Lord Jesus Christ]
                          Oil on canvas, 1880
                          121 5/8 x 83 3/8 inches (309 x 212 cm)
                          Cathedral of La Rochelle, La Rochelle
                          
                          [31.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=26&hires=1)
                          William Bouguereau (1825-1905)
                          Pietà
                          Oil on canvas, 1876
                          90 1/2 x 58 1/4 inches (230 x 148 cm)
                          Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas
                          
                          [32.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=28&hires=1)
                          William Bouguereau (1825-1905)
                          Le Repos [Rest]
                          Oil on canvas, 1879
                          64 1/2 x 42 1/8 inches (164 x 107 cm)
                          Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
                          
                          [33.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=64&hires=1)
                          William Bouguereau (1825-1905)
                          Petite boudeuse [The little sulk]
                          Oil on canvas, 1888
                          48 3/8 x 33 3/4 inches (123 x 86 cm)
                          Rahr-West Museum, Manitowoc
                                
                         [34.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=1343&hires=1)
                         William Bouguereau (1825-1905)
                         Le Gué [The Ford]
                         Oil on canvas, 1895
                         61 x 27 7/8 inches (155 x 71 cm)
                         Collection of Fred and Sherry Ross
                         
                         [35.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=58&hires=1)
                         William Bouguereau (1825-1905)
                         Douleur d'amour [Elegy]
                         Oil on canvas, 1899
                         Private collection
                         
                         [36.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=69&hires=1)
                         William Bouguereau (1825-1905)
                         Jeune Bergere [Young Shepherdess]
                         Oil on canvas laid down on board, 1885
                         62 x 28 1/2 inches (157.5 x 72.5 cm)
                         San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego
                         
                         [37.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=1695&hires=1)
                         William Bouguereau (1825-1905)
                         Jeune Fille Allant à la Fontaine [Young Girl Going to the Fountain]
                         Oil on canvas, 1885
                         63 1/8 x 28 7/8 inches (160.5 x 73.5 cm)
                         Dahesh Museum, New York City
                        
                        [38.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=1332&hires=1)
                        William Bouguereau (1825-1905)

La Vierge, L’Enfant Jesus et Saint Jean Baptiste [The Virgin, the Baby Jesus and Saint John the Baptist]
Oil on canvas, 1875
78 7/8 x 48 inches (200.5 x 122 cm)
Private collection

                        [39.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=1697&hires=1)
                        William Bouguereau (1825-1905)
                        L'art et la Litterature [Art and Literature]
                        Oil on canvas, 1867
                        78 5/8 x 42 1/2 inches (200 x 108 cm)
                        Arnot Art Museum Elmira, New York City
                        
           [40.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=1413&hires=1)
                        William Bouguereau (1825-1905)
                        Les Noisettes [Hazelnuts]
                        Oil on canvas, 1882
                        34 3/8 x 52 3/4 inches (87.5 x 134 cm)
                        Detroit Institute of Art
                        
                        [41.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=1414&hires=1)
                        William Bouguereau (1825-1905)
                        L'Orage [The Storm]
                        Oil on canvas, 1874
                        Private collection
                        
                        [42.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=1058&hires=1)
                        William Bouguereau (1825-1905)
                        Jeune Fille se Defendant Contre L'amour [Young Girl Defending herself against Cupid]
                        Oil on canvas, 1880
                        North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
                       
                       [43.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=9541)
                       Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652)
                       St Christopher
                       Oil on canvas, 1637
                       50 x 39 1/4 inches (127 x 100 cm)
                       Museo del Prado, Madrid
                      
                      [44.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=9643&hires=1)
                      John William Waterhouse (1849-1917)
                      Destiny
                      Oil on canvas, 1900
                      26 7/8 x 21 5/8 inches (68.5 x 55 cm)
                      Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museums, Burnley
                      
                      [45.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=841)
                      John William Waterhouse (1849-1917)
                      Jason and Medea
                      Oil on canvas, 1907
                      Private collection
                     
                     [46.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=12621)
                     Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)
                     Altarpiece of St Ildefonso (right panel)
                     Oil on wood, c.1639
                     138 1/2 x 42 7/8 inches (352 x 109 cm)
                     Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
                     
                     [47.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=12638)
                     Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)
                     Venus in Fur-Coat
                     Oil on wood, c.1630-1640
                     69 1/4 x 32 5/8 inches (176 x 83 cm)
                     Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
                     
                     [48.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=12657)
                     Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)
                     Portrait of a Young Woman
                     Black chalk, 1628-1635
                     Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam
                     [49.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=12634)
                     Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)
                     The Straw Hat
                     Oil on wood, c.1625
                     31 x 21 5/8 inches (79 x 55 cm)
                     National Gallery, London
                     
                     [50.](http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=13010)
       Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
       Study of hands
       Silverpoint and white highlights on pink prepared paper, c.1474
       8 3/8 x 5 7/8 inches (21.4 x 15 cm)
       Royal Library, Windsor Castle, London
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[color=LemonChiffon][color=Orange]RULES FOR THE THREADS[/color][/color]

                                                                                                 [left]1. Photographs are the property of [www.artrenewal.org](http://www.artrenewal.org/).
                                 
                                  2. The work created from the photo reference provided here MUST be TASTEFUL, SINCERE, RESPECTFUL, and for the purpose of serious study of the human figure. Those who post silly, disrespectful, or tasteless work will have their posts deleted immediately and will no longer be allowed to post on this thread. 
                                 
                                  3. This Workshop will run from [b]April 12, 2008 - May 12, 2008[/b][b].[/b]
                                 
                                  4. There is NO LIMIT to the NUMBER of posts an artist may make. However, we ask that you post only your BEST WORK, even if it is considered unfinished. [color=Orange][b]PLEASE LIMIT YOUR WIP IMAGES PER HAND SINCE THE WORKSHOP CALLS FOR 25 HANDS / PERSON![/b]
                                 
                                 [/color] 5. Artists who post comments and critiques of other artists' work on this thread must be RESPECTFUL, POLITE, and offer CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM. Flaming will be NOT be tolerated, and constitutes dismissal from this and other threads.
                                 
                                  6. I will be offering the occasional comments / critique - however, the main focus of the Open Figure Drawing Workshop threads should be on Group Critique and interaction. :)
                                 
                                          7. ANY MEDIUM or STYLE may be used: Traditional or Digital Drawing or Painting, Gestural, Sketch, Finished Render, etc.
                                 
                                  8. 3D Artists who wish to use the reference for 3D models are free to do so. 
                                 
                                          9. Please limit the SIZE of your POSTS to 800 pixels WIDTH x Appropriate pixel LENGTH. No huge posts, please!
         
         10. [b]Please post your (limited / within reason) WIP and finished work to this thread.[/b] However, you are welcome (though not required) to also post your work to your Personal Sketchbook Thread if you already have one, or to create one if you do not, here:
         [](http://forums.cgsociety.org/forumdisplay.php?f=200)[[b]Personal Anatomy & Sketchbook Threads[/b]](http://forums.cgsociety.org/forumdisplay.php?f=200)
                                 
                                                                        11. Have fun, enjoy, and create great art! :) 
                                  [/left]
                                                                                                    
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                                               [size=3]PLEASE NOTE: WIP (Work In Progress) images are an important part of the OFDWs and are encouraged. [color=LemonChiffon][b]Please DO post WIP[/b] images as you work on your pieces. However given that the Workshop calls for 25 hands / person, [b]please limit the amount of WIP per hand!!![/b]                                      
                                       [/color][/size][i][size=2]    
PLEASE NOTE[/i] THAT ANY USE OF PAINTINGS WHICH ARE RELIGIOUS IN NATURE IS IN NO WAY AN ENDORSEMENT OF RELIGION OF ANY KIND.
                      
                      [b][size=3][color=Orange]PLEASE NOTE THAT TRACING IS NOT ALLOWED! 
                     Tracing constitutes cheating on CGTalk, and traced work is not accepted into CGTalk's Galleries. Please freehand draw and paint. Use of a Grid is accepted. :)
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       If you would like to see the finished work from previous OFDWs, look here:
       
       [[b]Links to all OFDW SPOTLIGHT Threads[/b]](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=3462029&postcount=1)[](http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=3462029&postcount=1)
#3

Please Note:

At the end of each OFDW, I create a SPOTLIGHT thread highlighting the best work from the Workshop.

For this Workshop, I will only be plugging (including in the SPOTLIGHT thread) final images that are accompanied by WIP images - which artists can include as a set in a single post along with their final images (to avoid having multiple posts for a single image). Please also feel free to post a gif of the process for your best pieces.

This will especially be the case in instances where the work matches the reference image rather exactly.

You need not provide WIPs for images where it is obvious that no tracing has been involved, or for simple sketches. The purpose of providing WIP images for your work is to demonstrate transparency of your work process. An accompanying explanation of your work flow can also be helpful.

#4

Great :slight_smile:

this looks like a fun workshop, - thanks alot for putting it up!

cheers
a. :slight_smile:

#5

I’ve just started doing hand studies again, so this is perfect timing. :buttrock:

#6

Frejasphere and erilaz, I’m going to hold you to your promises. :slight_smile: I’m likely going to be doing a lot of mine traditionally since that will tie in nicely with my classes. Looking forward to seeing everyone’s amazing contributions.

#7

Timing is perfect!
Count me in as well this time :slight_smile:

#8

Handy timing… (sorry, couldn’t resist). I’ll do trad studies and scan them in.

See you around. :slight_smile:

#9

Heya Rebecca!

I’m back, and in for this one! Havn’t participated since the 50 heads and 50 torsos workshops waaaay. Moved my attendance over to CA after that as my tastes shifted to more 2D mediums. But have been subscribed to updates on this thread the whole time :stuck_out_tongue: Tis a shame I missed that bargue drawing one though - I’ve been wanting a good reason to do one of those :frowning:

I’ll definitely be back in on this one, and will try and get my flatmate doing it too!

Thanks for organising these things :slight_smile: Great motivation :slight_smile:

Matty

#10

woot, finally! I will start working on it as soon as I wake.

#11

exactly what the doctor ordered. Working on my design thesis now, but final submission is due this Monday, so as son as hat and final exams have cleared up I’ll be sure to start drawing and giving a hand to others by means of critique.

#12

this is so exciting! I am studying anatomy and this is just perfect!!
thank you so much rebecca! we love you :smiley:

#13

wow, the workshop sounds good, i might do it…if i have time…:slight_smile:

#14

I will definitely be watching everyone’s progress - no time to participate, alas :sad: Sounds like it’s going to be a fruitful workshop - have fun all!

#15

this is an awesome contest, hands, feet, elbows, knees are probably some of the hardest and most confusing parts of the body to make.

#16

This time i will try my best to participate as i have been waiting for this workshop.

#17

Sounds really cool, never participated in a workshop so i will tro to participate this time :slight_smile: I’m not good at drawing at all at the moment, but I have been busy trying to improve my skills so hopefully I will learn a lot from it (even though my entries will probably be crappy :D, but I’ll try my best).

#18

I can’t miss this one! 25 hands, terrifying XD

#19

Sweet! I’m quite bussy this month, but i’ll try to draw something :smiley:

#20

Oooh, nice topic! I SO need to work on my hands drawing… hands are quite difficult I think! I really need this practice, so count me in! Yeah! :slight_smile: