| 1. Drawing hands are one of the
most difficult things to draw. Before I show you the ropes, take
a look at your hand. *Ahem* I mean, really look at it. Your
hands are not shaped randomly. They are structured a certain way.
Take a look at the picture on the right. This is how the average
hand is shaped. Yeah, I know it's kinda ugly but this will help you draw
some awesome hands later. |
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| 2. The first step is to draw the
shape of the hand using geometric shapes. Notice that the earlier
picture consists of ovals and a kind of rounded-out pentagon. The
trick is to look at your hands and figure out what shape lies in there.
Ignore the details. You needn't worry about it when you're
starting out. Another way to shape the hand is by this other technique.
I like to use circles instead of pentagons for the palm. The thing is,
though, it may be harder for you to position the fingers. I call this the
"paw" method for reasons apparent. Yes, it is kinda ugly right now, but
it'll look much better in a minute. The finger-ovals prevent "spaghetti"
or "worm-like" fingers. |
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| 3. Now that we got the general figure
of the hand down, let's focus on the fingers. Look at the thumb.
Notice that it is not aligned with the fingers but instead is lower and
located more on the side of the palm. That's where it's supposed to be.
I used an arch to determine the length of the fingers. The middle finger
should be the highest finger. The pointer finger is second highest. Also
remember that the length of the fingers are approximately a little less
than the length of the palm. All I did here was round out the fingertips
and fingers themselves. |
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Now shape up the palm. The palm is not going to be a circle. If you
take a look at your own hand, you'll notice that thumb-side of the palm
is a bit angular. I think the picture on the left kinda speaks for itself.
:P Final product on the left: erase all the extra lines. Make a wrist....
And yadda yadda yadda. Once you master drawing the hand flat-faced, you
can approach more difficult positions like the ones on the right here. |
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Okay, now moving on to the FEET. Feet aren't that hard to
draw. It's just a matter of looking at the shapes. A side view of the feet
shows you a scalene triangle. Use the redline to guide you into making
a foot. Think before you draw. What side of the foot do you want to draw?
In what position is the foot in? Remember this saying over and over again:
"draw what you see, not what you know". The
picture on the right is "what you know". That foot on the right is a Flintstone's
foot. This is NOT what you wanna draw. |
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Anywhoo, I'm drawing the inside of the right foot so I know that the big
toe should show. Notice the slight curve on the underside of the foot.
Feet have those. Two other toes are showing because of the angle that the
foot is in. You don't need to draw all the toes there. I'm too lazy to
go into detail, but hopefully, the picture helps you some. Once you
got this done, you can draw different positions of the feet. |
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