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Letter: Sketching hands is a test for human artists too

Published 26 April 2023

From John Davies, Lancaster, UK

It isn’t just AIs that have difficulty drawing hands. My great-grandfather, as an aspiring sculptor, was only admitted to classes in drawing at the Royal Academy in the UK after he had submitted his drawings of hands. This subject was considered to be a test of talent(15 April, p 16).

Issue no. 3436 published 29 April 2023

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