Draw Anime Hands
This tutorial will show you how to draw anime hands in different poses.
Contents
Steps
Anime Hands Using 3D Shapes
- Study the hand's proportion and shapes.
- Sketch a box (this makes the hand's palm)
- Sketch 4 round circles for the fingers.
- Sketch the wedge and another circle for the thumb.
- Sketch the fingers
- Use the sketch to draw the hand's figure.
- Use the same technique to draw the opposite side of the hand. Use your hand as reference.
- Study how the thumb and fingers move using your hands as a reference.
- Practice drawing different finger poses using 3-D shapes as guides.
Anterior Angle of the Hand
- Draw the ball of the hand using pencil.
- Make five sticks attached to the ball of the hand; these will serve as the fingers. Don’t forget to make markers that help remind you where the joints of the fingers are.
- Make small cylindrical shapes over the lines you have drawn earlier to help you shape up the fingers.
- Draw part of the forearm.
- Draw some creases on the ball of the hand. Then Erase the wrist line.
- Darken the silhouette of the hand using a marker and erase unnecessary lines from the outline you made earlier.
- This is an example of how you can use a drawing of the hand on your anime character.
- Finished.
A Clenched Fist
- Draw the ball of the hand using pencil.
- Imagine the form of the fingers when clenched and make five sticks attached to the ball of the hand to represent the fingers. Don’t forget to make markers that help remind you where the joints of the fingers are.
- Make small cylindrical shapes over the lines you have drawn earlier to help you shape up the fingers.
- Darken the silhouette of the hand using a marker and erase unnecessary lines from the outline you made earlier.
- This is an example of how you can use a clenched fist on your anime character.
- Finished.
A Hand Holding a Sword
- Draw the handle of the sword.
- Draw a semi-circular shape attached to the handle to represent the hand.
- Draw five lines that will represent the fingers, place markers to remind you where the joints are.
- Make small cylindrical shapes over the lines you have drawn to help you shape up the fingers.
- Draw part of the forearm.
- Draw curved lines for the creases on the hand.
- Using a marker, draw the hand and erase unnecessary lines and curves.
- Here is an example of how this angle of the hand is used in an anime drawing.
- Finished.
A Clenched Fist, Anterior View
- Draw a shape with four angles, make the upper line slightly curved.
- Draw lines that represent the fingers, place marker to remind you where the joints are.
- Draw cylindrical shapes over the lines to make the fingers.
- Draw part of the forearm.
- Draw curved lines for the creases on the hand.
- Use a marker to outline the hand and erase unnecessary lines. Add details to make it more realistic.
- Here is an example of how to use this drawing on your anime character.
- Finished.
A Foreshortened Hand
- Draw a bean like shape to represent the ball of the hand.
- Draw five slanted lines to represent the fingers. Mark the location of the finger joints.
- Add cylindrical circles over your outline to make the shape of the fingers.
- Draw part of the forearm.
- Draw slanted lines on the ball of the hand to make the creases.
- Using a marker, draw the outline of the hand and erase all unnecessary lines for a clean finish.
- This is an example of how you can use this angle of the hand on your anime character.
- Finished.
Things You'll Need
- Paper
- Pencil
- Pencil sharpener
- Eraser gum
- Dark black pen
- Colored pencils, crayons, markers or watercolors
- Table or desk
