this post was submitted on 09 Oct 2026
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Traditional Art

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[–] nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Damn. This is like the Wuthering Heights of hand sketches.

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

The Book? The 1939 film? The 2012 film? The 2026 film?

[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 hour ago

..the song?

[–] wieson@feddit.org 6 points 9 hours ago

Dang...
You didn't have to go that hard

[–] FrowingFostek@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

This is excellent work. I just hide mine in the stick figure pockets.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

First from the thumbnail I thought that it was two bald-heads tango dancing.
But seriously: I like the skin folds and the natural bent of the fingers. Can't tell what I would improve at the shadow below (if I could draw as good as you), maybe a bit more contrast to the fingers.