#hand tutorial

Hello! I got a request on how I learned anatomy so well! Outside of the very basic "Just keep drawing and you'll get better advice" I thought I'd offer some tips and tricks I used to help me understand anatomy better as an artist!

I also realize I do things a bit unconventionally. I'm mostly self taught and I still struggle with art and youtube tutorials are my best friends, but I can also acknowledge my skill and how far I've come from when I first started drawing people all the way back in 2011.

I know I'm also bad at explaining things, so I'm very sorry if some of this is just incomprehensible lol. If anyone wants clarification on something or a more in depth tutorial on how I do something, let me know and I can try and be more detailed about certain parts of my process! But this bad boy was getting long enough, so I decided to end it.

✨️Voilà✨️

As always, until you've memorized some hand positions, use a reference. I used my own hand for this one

1] Base shape

2] Block out fingers (More on this later)

3] Little thumb nub

4] Finish thumb (I can't explain this bit, thumbs make no sense to me. I just throw one on the page and hope it looks like a thumb lol)

5] Thin little bubbles inside the finger block so your brain knows where the fingers are supposed to be (these do not have to be perfect whatsoever) Depending on the pose, drawing lines rather than bubbles would be better

6] Wrist

7] A little bit of mining off-camera

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Here's some more doodles I did that hopefully explain something lol it's a mess

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For le fingers, I start with the top-of-the-finger line, go straight, down, up and out. I don't give fingers all their joints because it's easier for me

I should make it very clear that this is NOT how one should draw fingers, but this is how I do it 👍

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With all those techniques, here are some examples of how I would draw these hand positions

I didn't erase any of the guidelines so you can kinda see the process better (??)

Now, more on the fingers. I feel I must stress the importance of the finger block

I find that hands always ALWAYS look better when I don't draw every finger. I often alter hand positions slightly just so I can clump 2 or more fingers together. You can see that a bit in the above examples

Ideally, one would know anatomy better and draw each finger like they deserve, but I'm not there yet 😅😅

I looove drawing hands, but they're as fun to draw as they are difficult 👌👏

Usually when I draw, I don't go for perfect realism/anatomically correct, I mostly follow whatever makes the drawing look good, with exaggerated shapes, sharp angles, etc.

Drawing with references is the best advice I can give you!

When I struggle to draw hands I usually just look at my own hand and try to copy it (I have a small mirror next to my computer to make it easier), it works, but it's not always the best option. If you want to improve quickly, find some pictures and practice by drawing them!

A lot of websites have a built-in timer for studies, here is the one I used for this one for example:

I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL, AND I HAVE ALSO STOPPED USING GUIDELINES FOR HANDS BUT I'LL EXPLAIN IT IN THE BEST WAY I CAN

Forgot to post this x3

Made some drawing hands tips! I'm not good at teaching, just made it for my friends :З

anyway, here’s a quick lil guide i drew for beginners