sketching myself sketching...

It is a completely different experience when you watch things in front of you and try to sketch/paint them and this one was amazing. I enjoyed noticing and sketching the shapes of my hands, the folds of the fingers, the shape of nails, the shadow and, of course, the depth. I feel, fingers are the most difficult part of human body to sketch for they need so much detailed attention. Hence, this was an attempt to improve upon that aspect.

As I said, I was amazed at myself when I did it. It was a winter evening... I didn't have anything to do...so I started practising different pictures of hands from a picture book. When I was done with them, I thought I should, now, start sketching a real hand. But I didn't have anyone around me at that time...and that is when this idea came into my mind and I started sketching my hands the way they were, keeping the sheet on my lap....Only difference is that on the drawing sheet, I have put a face rather than putting my hands again (that would have been so tedious... :P I'm lazy again :P)...