Palmar View of the Left Hand

Media: Procreate, Adobe Illustrator

Audience: Educated Lay Audience

2022

The objective of this painting was to show the anatomy of the hand in a non-conventional point of view.

To display the accurate anatomy of the hand, I researched through various atlases, looked at dissection of hands and a utilized 3D atlas to study the layers of the muscles and sheaths of the hand.

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Let's breakdown the thought process!

I started with different gestural hand sketches to choose from. Then, I researched and roughly laid out the locations of the muscles, bones and sheaths.

I showed each finger with a different layer. For example, one with just the bone, another with the sheath and more superficial layers. I referenced back to my rough outline as I started my final rendering.

By looking at 3D and 2D atlas, I had to accurately make sure I started with the most deep muscles of the hand. I used the conventional colour schemes seen in anatomy for this illustration.

Some muscles were not visible due to another muscle overlaying the other, thus I cut the muscle to show the deeper muscle. This was similarly done for sheaths.

The final drawing before revisions came together from the addition of the arteries, veins and nerves!

After revisions!

References

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