Tuesday 18 December 2007

My thumb

I couldn't decide what to draw and was totally lacking inspiration, and there it was - right under my nose and positioned actually on the sketch pad. Damn useful!

It was fascinating to draw because like everyone, I rarely look in great detail at my hands. My entire thumb is made of tiny wrinkles that criss-cross over each other, which I wasn't expecting. If I'd attempted to draw this from memory, I would have assumed straight lines vertically down the length of the thumb - of which there are none!