Lee Hammond delivers...

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	• Draw Real Hands! (Discover Drawing Series) Lee Hammond North Light Books, 1997 - 80 pages average customer review:based on 6 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Excellent Work

I have found books by Lee Hammond to be second only to Betty Edwards. I have learned many techniques to take my work from rough outline to photo quality. This book has covered my most troublesome area of drawing and improved my results substantially. More power to Lee. I recommend it as essential reading for all budding artists. I wish I had it twelve months ago.

Lee Hammond delivers...

Lee Hammond delivers! I get a kick out of this, because I've been able to give two FIVE STAR ratings today, and this is one of them. "DRAW REAL HANDS" is a humbly presented work of the draftman's realm.

Hammond is straight-forward, accomplished instruction, and genuinely provides a valuable service to those looking for good book instruction. I take such a delight in instructors like Hammond, who doesn't combine coy wording or psycho-babble in the title. He's offering basic art instruction, and that's exactly what he delivers, with a thorough coverage of the specific subject and at a reasonable price.

And Hammond doesn't drone on with wordy text or promise "complete guide to" ..."complete course in drawing"... or use words like "ultimate" or "drawing on the right side of everyone's wallet" etc. He's an OKAY drawing author by me. Lee Hammond promises HANDS; Lee Hammond delivers HANDS.

Maybe good art instruction is just that simple. Throw in a little love and encouragement, and watch'em grow.
Congratulations Mr. Hammond, on a good book.

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didn't dissapoint

I just got this book and I'm very glad I did. I think it's perfect that she covers shading, because that's what makes the hands look "real". You add shading to a circle and it becomes a sphere, an object that has substance. I used to draw hands and they looked like crap. After reading and studying this book, I've gone back to my old crappy drawings of hands and apply the correct shading and they actually look pretty good now.

Very good book

If anyone has trouble drawing hands, I definitely would suggest this book. My older sister, (a very good artist, by the way) purchased it at amazon.com used. While she thinks a very few of the hand's positions look unnatural, she is impressed with the book.I've had trouble with hands, so I'm eager to dive into this book. Her other books have always helped me. By the way, on reason some people have trouble with Lee Hammond's techniques are simply because they don't buy the supplies she lists! These supplies are very important towards improving your work. The money will be worth it. In fact, I would suggest ALL of Lee Hammond's books. I've seen most of them. If you interested in drawing people, I would suggest How to Draw Life-like Portraits from Photographs the most of all her people books. It covers more than her other book, has everything. The results are amazing. And the techniques you learn here will help you in all future drawing!!!

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