Tips on drawing hands 😎

[BellaTheCow]

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Y'all, seriously, thank you so much for all of this info, its helping so much fr. Peace to all ️

[NGChloe]

What I've been told is to draw them like fries. Personally, I make them triangular because its easier for me

[annuskabriar]

The advice that helped me the most was that hands are diamonds(?) or hexagons, not squares. When sketching out hands i draw the "body" of it first, not the fingers, and make it like... well, somewhat like a hexagon. Then when I sketch out the fingers, their positioning is more correct. Also - just draw them a lot! Draw draw draw. Don't feel afraid to trace hands in practice, including over and over again, just to start to understand the shapes and how they work. Study hands from references! You can use your own hand for this too. These are what ultimately helped me learn how to draw hands, though I'm still not fantastic : P

[ryoko]

There's also a free 3-d model on CSP that you can download to help with drawing hands. Here's the link:

Trial hand model [3D] - CLIP STUDIO ASSETS

I find it pretty...handy...

[skullforceagents]

My pleasure! Always remember that art is about growth. There may be some painful thorns to learn from, but don’t forget to also appreciate the roses that stem from your practice and hard work.

[BellaTheCow]

@NGChloe I see, I’ll try that method out as well. Thanks for the tip!

@annuskabriar huh, never tried a diamond shape before, I’ll try to combine it with the hexagons I’ve been doing. Other than that I’ll keep practicing finger attachment THANK YOU

@ryoko I’ll look into that! Sounds like a very solid approach as well. Especially for any specific or unique hand poses I come across. Thanks so much!!!

And remember everyone, posting on this thread does not only help me, it’s helping everyone who looks at this thread here learn more about drawing hands so to those posting, looking to post or having posted, a huge THANK YOU TO YOU! ️

[miuthecat]