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<\/p>\nThis week we warmed up with quick sketches of feet, and then drew our non-dominant hand. \u00a0Then we made paintings of hands. Hands aren’t really terribly attractive,\u00a0so we did our best to make them beautiful and interesting.<\/p>\n
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