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MSPD8888

PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 1:46 pm


Hey! No matter what I do, no matter how many tutorials I look at or see, I just CAN'T get the hang of drawing hands!!! I only do manga, and whenever I draw hands, they come out either too small or too big. I usually come out just drawing andgled triangles for hands..... What I really need is a step by step tutorial on how to draw them. I need a step-by-step though, because I can't look at pictures and copy them perfectly.


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:23 pm


It's really hard to give you a step-by-step hand tutorial on every single hand position out there. On deviantArt, if you search for "hand tutorial" there are a bunch out there with really simple step-by-step anime-styled hands, but only for a few select positions.

What you should do is just use your own hands or photos for references. Don't try to copy them line for line, think about how the hands are constructed and try to draw through them. Break them down to simple shapes, like tear-drop shapes and circles.

As for making them the right size, I always draw a very light, simple soft shape to represent the hands. If it turned out too big in comparison to the rest of the body, I erase and re-draw them (same goes with making them too small). It's just a matter of trial and error.

Also, practice them constantly!

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