Recently I gave you several hints on how to draw hands. Looks like numerous of my readers devoured these hints and call now for additional material. Especially they called me to go into the details of drawing hands. So let us look at it.
Whilst drawing hands, the biggest obstruction are the dimensions of all the digits and little details. In this article I'll demonstrate you the most important details you ought to pay attention to for perfect drawings.
When drawing a relaxed hand, you can imagine the palm as a square and then sketch the digits. In this case the middle digit is approximately as long as the palm (with few deviances dependent on the single digit's proportions and its position - just remember the "magic trick" in my last article on drawing hands).
As longest digit the middle digit is a good reference for measuring the dimensions of all other digits:
The little digit is about two thirds to three-fourths of the middle digit
The ring digit and the index finger are always taller than the small digit and shorter than the middle digit.
But the exact lengths deviate - some people's ring digits and index digits are equally long, some have longer ring digits, others have longer index digits. I've even learned of people making jokes by deducing physical or mental abilities from the length ratio of index digit and ring digit. Luckily my are both equally long so I am on the safe side ;-)
Thanks to the different sizes of the digits the fingertips form a c-shaped curve when lying next to each other.
Somethingwn akin is true for the digits' roots: the index digit's and the middle digit's root are topmost, the other digits' roots are a little bit lower so the digit roots form a arch that bows downwards, too. And the knuckles build a comparable curve, naturally.
Now that we've sketched all digits, let us have a look at the thumb. Different than the other digits it is connected to the side of the palm. Its root inhabits the lower fraction of the hands side. Having only two joints it contains also more muscular tissue, mass and strength.
Using these tips you're able to draft the primary structure of any hand you like to sketch. But once completing this first outline, please keep in mind: altho I wrote about squares and lengths etc., the hand's shape actually isn't exactly geometrical.
There should be no firm edges or direct lines in your picture. The muscles and flesh on the hand's bones shape round and voluminous contours. Heighten these shapes by applying strong shading. Look where shadows form on your hand and add these shadows.
Crucial: The thinner a hand is, the less mass the sketching should convey. So adapt the level and darkness of shadings accordingly. Also you need to adjust the shading if the hand is very muscular (e.g. hands of bodybuilders or sportsmen) and for very fleshy hands that have only few lines and crinkles in the skin.
Hope these guidelines help you to draw better hands from now on.
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