How to Draw Realistic Hands
from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can EditMany people draw hands in different poses. This is one way you can do it, if you like. However, it takes gradual building of tone to draw a realistic hand.
Steps
- Try to picture the hand, or lightly sketch it, before drawing it. Use a model, or even your own hand. Make sure it is facing the right way (is the thumb facing inwards or outwards? Does the viewer see the back or palm?).
- Ensure your hand is the right size, especially if you are drawing a full figure. Outstretched, the whole hand SHOULD be the same size as the face.
- Draw the outline of the hands. You should pick a unique hand posture to make the final result interesting.
- Add tone. Gradually build up the tone.
- Add crosshatching lines to give the hand texture.
- At this point, you should have a fairly realistic hand; however, you still need to add minor details. Start dotting to add smaller textures.
- Add the outlines of the nails now.
- Add tone to the nails.
- Add the cast shadows of the hand and the midtones.
Video
Speed drawing of a realistic hand.Tips
- Observe hands- the way they are jointed, and positioned.
- You can get a model hand. They range in material, size and some are even articulated. They usually come in right hands though.
Warnings
- You should use a kneaded eraser to erase tone away, which is good for making bright highlights.
- Always use pencil as a medium to start out, just in case you make a mistake.
- It's important that you not only use a kneaded eraser, but also a plastic one because you may have to lift larger areas of tone.
Things You'll Need
- pencil
- kneaded eraser
- ruler
- graphite pencils
- charcoal
- plastic eraser