Draw Realistic Hands
Almost all artists agree that the hand is the most difficult to draw and to perfect. It is a very unique part of our human body. Let's begin!
Contents
Steps
A Realistic Hand
- Draw a rectangle on the right hand bottom corner.
- Drag a couple of straight lines from the right edge of the oval to the extreme end of the paper for the wrist.
- Create 5 straight lines as shown for the fingers.
- Create a horizontal oval each for the middle, ring and the smallest finger.
- Similarly draw another oval for the pointing finger as well.
- In the end make another oval for the thumb.
- Join straight lines from the ovals of the pointing finger and the thumb to the edge of the big palm-oval.
- Draw the pointing hand with details.
- Color the hand.
A Cartoon Hand
- Create a box at the base of the screen.
- Attach a shape similar to the one shown with curved lines.
- Make a larger curve similar to the curvature at a distance.
- Join the two curved lines with four straight lines.
- Join further straight lines to the earlier four lines at minimum angles and add a small line on the top right corner of the curve below to complete the guides of the fingers.
- On the axis of the lines draw rectangular boxes tapered at the tips.
- Draw every detail of the hand.
- Color the drawing.
A Lady’s Hand
- Draw a mediums-size circle for the framework of the back of the palm.
- Draw two circles of ascending sizes which share the same base point with the first.
- Draw using straight lines the framework for the fingers and the wrist.
- Draw the fingers using straight lines which border the framework. Draw also the back of the palm.
- Draw the fingers and the pal using curve lines to refine the drawing.
- Add the details for the fingernails and the back of the hand.
- Trace with a pen and erase unnecessary sketches.
- Color to your liking!
A Gentleman’s Hand
- Draw a vertical oblong to provide framework for the hand.
- Draw a vertical straight line at the midpoint of the oblong. Draw the wrist using straight lines.
- Draw the framework for the thumb using straight lines and a curve concave to the left.
- Draw the framework for the fingers using straight lines.
- Refine the drawing of the thumb and hand using curve lines and add details for the fingernail.
- Trace with a pen and erase unnecessary sketches. Add details for the fingers.
- Color to your liking!
Things You'll Need
- Paper
- Pencil
- Pencil sharpener
- Eraser gum
- Colored pencils, crayons, markers or watercolors