Spent 4 hours trying to draw a simple hand pose today

I was working on a quick sketch of someone pointing, and I just couldn't get the thumb placement right. It looked like a mutant claw no matter how many times I erased it. Finally used my own hand as a reference and held up my phone camera to check it against my drawing. Took 4 whole hours for something I thought would take 20 minutes, has anyone else ever gotten stuck on one dumb body part way too long?

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dakota_patel987d ago

Hold up your own hand in the mirror next time, that's the trick that finally clicked for me too.

emery1994d ago

Hold up your own hand in the mirror, really? I mean okay, I get that it works for some people. But it's not some kind of life-changing revelation, right? It's just a way to remember which side is which. Seems like people make a bigger deal out of it than it needs to be.

king.aaron7d ago

Yeah that really is the one that makes it click in your head.