In an effort to keep the threads interesting lets make this a challenge. we can run it for a month and see if anyone is interested..it is an interesting way to practice your hand drawing skills and to be creative at the same time.

i guess the only rules are the image must be drawn; in any medium and your original work and we
must portray the hand as a prominent, totally unusual & unexpected ‘character’ in its environment. Show hands interacting w/that environment… passively, or actively.



here is a quick link for those who would like to learn to draw hands but there are lots more out there, just do a search and you will find them

draw hands


and here is a neat art lesson site i thought was interesting for pros and beginners alike..also some examples of handscape art is here as well
hope you enjoy

handscapes

different lesson

tribal self portrait

i think i may try this tribal one today...it looks like great fun!

elena thanks for the suggestion, we are lucky to have you here on drawspace

the tribal does seam like fun!!! I can´t wait to see what you do to yourself

Thanks Kay, all these links are always apreciated

Hi, Kay. After visiting your link handscapes an idea came to me and I will make here my suggestion. Why don't you host a creativity challenge on the theme of handscapes in which all participants are invited to draw a scene from imagination departing from the drawing of a hand. All you have to do is to keep this thread but changing the title into: creativity challenge ...date....date. Subtitle handscapes theme. And in the first post to set the rules. I wouldn't do this kind of drawing on my own but I already thought of possible scenes with a hand and i guess it would be fun such a challenge. It is also very good reason to practice hand drawing. Optional you can provide some images of hands to help the beginners. All they have to do is to add and create a unique original drawing on that theme.What do you say?
What do you folks say about this idea?

great. I will start working on my idea. Thanks, Kay.

a quick one to get started...i should not have used these pencils for this for it has made it far too dramatic and i lost my original feel for the drawing..i will have to get my colored pencils back out for this challenge


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very very well done, the hand, fingers, nails, moon, siren everything.I need to work on mine. I guess i have ideas for more than one drawing.

Hmmmmm...........................thinking cap on now!

awesome!! the more the merrier..i am working on my second one now..i have no idea where my drawing came from, it appeared on the paper and is not my usual kind of thing..finish it in the morning..

Kay, I completely adore your drawing, it is very effective.
Kudos to both you and Elena for such a great idea.
It's been rolling around in my head since this afternoon.
Looking forward to seeing your drawing Elena.
Also looking forward to seeing your color work Kay.

here is my first; i had great pleasure in doing this starting from my hand. Thank you for hosting this challenge, kay.

OMG !!! what a wonderful and original and cool idea...i love it so much.it came out AWESOME!

my second quick sketch

elena, you are on a creative roll..i love this very much too...a lovely idea and well done sketch

thanks, kay.You started me

Kay, love your rising moon!

Elena! I see you've brought your masters over here too and I have to name the 2nd one "Tiny Dancer" - they are great!!!

I have no idea what this is doing on my paper..it is not ME...but now that it is there perhaps i can get on with my life now.. i have tried to change this a dozen times but this is what the lines want..and after a struggle i decided to just give the lines what they want and maybe they will go away..

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kay, this one is very good, very suggestive, a casino atmosphere well rendered.

Many hands - I have so many drawings of hands. We have an assignment in our art classes that covers hands in both blind contour and detail. They are great fun to draw and it is so nice to have your subject with you at all times!

Here are just a few of my hands sketches and one drawing I started as an example at school.

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wow I'm impressed, what great creativity going on here.

Kay thank for this challenge I hope to find some time to try something
I've been a little busy, with some portraits I have to finish, and preparing Snoopy 101 challenge, witch is already done now
I love all your handscapes, and that casino, hummmm I think you want to go on holidays and have a wild time

Elena I just love the hand holding the Dvinci drawing, brilliant idea

Barbara, wonderful hands you have drawn, hands can be really tricky, and yours are so nice

thanks elena, ...today has been wifely duty day.. mopping, shopping, dishes, babysitting, lawn mowing, laundry...ya know the works...perhaps you are right clara..maybe my subconcious is telling me to go have a wild time i hope you get a chance to participate with us..

barb i thank you for your post..those are wonderfully rendered, excellent work and sue i hope to see you too

this one i want to do in Cp but meanwhile here is a pencil sketch

that is wonderfullly creative and will be very pretty in cp..

My handscape.
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wow barb..that is very creative..well done..

Thanks, Kay.

this one is called faith and represents the blessing gesture in the eastern orthodox church iconography. The miniature church is a sketch of the Curtea de Arges Monastery in Romania.
I plan to do a version of this in oil pastels.

Another handscape.
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Wow Barbara your hands are fabulous!!! Love the desert scene, but those trees are fantastic!

Elena, that tree that you want to do in CP is great & I can just see it coloured like one of those medieval tapestry trees - I have this picture of it in my mind so that I can already see the colours plus a little gilding!

Thank you, Kay and Sue.

WOW! I am quite hesitant to post my drawing.
You all are so talented and creative.
Since I could not get the word landscape out of my head, my simplified (in comparison) take on this was - hands create beautiful landscapes and gardens.
And this is what came out on the paper.

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Elena, i cant get over the inspiration and the creativity you are rolling out at the moment..keep it up this latest one is really cool

Barb..that is unbelievable...what a great scene..so imaginative and and of course excellently drawn...you girls are doing awesome..

Tam please dont feel that way..this is all about ideas and learning while being creative..your work is very nicely done and matting it makes it even nicer..thanks for participating

yay...baby has finally been picked up...teething so a lil cranky..not bad but just a little...but got all my chores and etc done now to try to get down to the right side of the brain..lol..

And another one.
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Guess I had fun with this challenge.

that is sooo nutz barb..wonderful..

i have to finish up the popeye one i am working on at the moment, then a quick shower, and maybe some imagination will start to come forth..once all is quiet

OMG what wonderfull drawings have apeared here while I was doing mine!!!

Elena love all your drawings ...I think I love your Faith the most

Barbara, wow what creativity!! love the desert one and the trees and the flowers... well all of them

Tammy yours looks wonderful too!!

Kay can´t wait to see that popeye


I finished one of the portraits I was working on so I took some time for trying this challenge

here is my attent, I know its not very creative but that is what come out.
PS. Its my hand!

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beautiful clara, wonderful job and quite contrar my dear it is very creative

the other girls are waaay ahead of me here and have produced some fantastic pieces of work..busy, busy today but i will get back with it

Great job here, girls.
Here is one more.

ohhh...that is precious..really nice idea..very well drawn too...i am tickled at each new post..

Can you tell my little granddaughter is here with me tonight? She likes my little made up creature. She made a "carrot" creature for me! I haven't put him into a composition yet but. . ..

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well i am sure she loved this cute lil guy..the kids do wonders to help keep our imagination alive dont they?

Clara that is very nice.
Elena another great addition.

There is so much great work here girls!

I love your gloved gardening hands Tammy .....and Clara that cliff is terrific ..........but Barbara & Elena you take the imagination prize WOW!!

no doubt hunh Sue..those ladies are rocking...brimming with creativity...

everyone is doing awesome

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ok...you girls have really inspired me..i decided to go under the sea with my handscape and here is my wip..i wanted to sketch it out quickly before i lost the image i had in my head and i hope it comes out as nicely as i would like ..i am going to do it in aquarelle on canson watercolor paper..

Thank you Kay, Tammy and Sue
wow Kay, your creativity vain popped out strongly with this challenge I love your water handscape, I think it will look awsome in colour, can't wait to wee it

Here's a few of my own tries at the 'Handscapes challenge.'

Enjoy!

thanks for posting them philosopher king, they are all very creative indeed..i think i like the one with the eyes the best

Very cute, Kay!

great inspiration everybody, and the first boy joined us.
here is my rodent and i have another one on the way...

that is toooo cute...i am working on mine right now while baby sleeps..it has changed a little from the wip i posted earlier but i am so far (knock on wood) happy with it

Philosepher King, Thanks for posting your drawings here, they are lovely!

Elena that is one cute mouse