Hand drawings

Part of my Independent Illustration (that's right, hopefully I won't be a wannabe Illustrator forever) portfolio required my to draw two expressive gestures of my hand. These are the final results. I'm much happier with the first hand drawing because of the curves of the fingers as oppose to drawing just a smooth shape for each finer and the better shading. The second drawing, the gesture is bit more of a cliche, plus the shadows/highlights are not that great either. I was under a bit of pressure trying to meet the obligations of three portfolios for programs I thoroughly enjoy and I kind of regret drawing the second, in the pose it's in, just to fulfill my portfolio obligations. Will definitely keep practicing these drawings as portfolios seem to demand these hand drawings.