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How to Paint Hands in Oil: Tips for Realistic Anatomy and Lighting

By Michael Turner

Type
Article
Level
Intermediate
Price
Free
Published
2024
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About this lesson

Breaks hands into cylinders and blocks before painting, builds a warm underlying skin tone with cool purples/blues/greens worked into the shadows, favors soft light-to-shadow transitions, and adds veins and creases last via thin glazes.