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Old 11-22-2003, 02:16 PM   #6
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Gene,

I like the idea of the arm and hand being part of the composition but had some difficulty with the photo reference. The forearm appears to bend or break. In other words, the point where elbow should be does not appear to line up with the wrist. The elbow, it would seem to me, should be higher to satisfy and explain why the forearm does not continue on its upward alignment. I have attached another option, which would foreshorten the arm and allow the hand to be a more prominent feature.
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