Soiled Hands

"Soiled Hands"

Colored pencil on paper

Sketch study

I wanted the profile of the knuckles to look like the profile of a face.

Progress shot

You can see I had initially added pants and pockets. I ended up not liking that part so I just cut the paper short.

Reference photo

I used an old photo of my hands behind my back. If you're wondering if me and my best friend were digging up a buried treasure that we planted 10 years earlier, the answer is yes.