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Be Brave, Be Human


Vanessa Lemen

I shared recently a little bit about how I was struggling while making this piece, and how I was stunned and honored to find that it had been awarded grand prize in this year’s Infected By Art annual. I shared about the process, how I wrecked and found and wrecked and found many times over during the progress of this painting, and sharing that made me realize by reading some of the replies that it…

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YESTERDAY’S POST


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How to Design and Draw Hands


Ron Lemen

February 17, 2025 - This month is a quick and simple demonstration on how to draw the hands.  The first part of the video covers all the technical information you would need to know about the design of a hand, from the skin folds to the measurements and design language of the fingers.  The video ends with a quick demonstration studying a hand in Photoshop as a step by step process.   I hope you find the video useful for your studies. I was hoping to make a lengthier video on the illustration process covering different techniques but I have found myself short of time these days.  I plan on making a few videos elaborating on finishes very soon.  Thank you for watching and leave your comments below the video with questions of any kind art related and I will…

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