Tutorial Critique 2: Hands

The tutorial for this post will focus on hands. I chose to do a tutorial on hands because I myself have had trouble with drawing them in the past, and sometimes struggle with them today.

The particular tutorial I am following comes from a site called Rate My Drawing. The tutorial was created by KakeranoTsuki (screen name). A little on the artist—from what I could gather— she is 19 years old, and based on how long she’s been a member of the site (along with her deviantART account), she has quite a bit of experience in drawing. Given that, I trust that Tsuki has an idea of what she’s talking about in her tutorial.

Now, for my thoughts on the tutorial.

Pros

• Her steps are short and concise, so becoming confused shouldn’t be an issue even for a beginner.
  
• When she uses art jargon, like foreshortening, she explains the idea and gives examples.
  
• Each step has a visual.
  
• When discussing how to draw fingers, she explains how to draw for both male and female. This is good for the fact that men and women do have differently shaped fingers, so it’s essential she teach the people following her tutorial that for future use.
  
• She went into detail about fingernails. It’s just a nice add on for those who want more realistic hand drawings.
  

Cons

• There is no comment section, so users can’t suggest changes if any are needed. Though this is more of a site issue.
  

Since the tutorial has more pros than cons, I give my stamp of approval. The tutorial was effective in teaching someone how to draw hands.

For those who are interested, here is my effort from following the tutorial.



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Cited Works

coldsnapkiller. (2011). 1.gif picture by coldsnapkiller. Retrieved November 29, 2011 from http://s1098.photobucket.com/albums/g371/coldsnapkiller/?action=view¤t=hand.gif

KakeranoTsuki. (n.d.). Tips for drawing hands. Retrieved November 29, 2011 from http://www.ratemydrawings.com/tutorials/drawing/138-Tips_for_drawing_hands.html

KakeranoTsuki. (2011). KakeranoTsuki on deviantART. Retrieved November 29, 2011 from http://kakeranotsuki.deviantart.com/

Mixart New Media LLC. (2011). Rate My Drawing. Retrieved November 29, 2011 from http://www.ratemydrawings.com/index.php