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Learn to Draw Hands with 50 Models
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09 September 2025

Drawing hands realistically can be challenging for beginners due to their complex structure and numerous joints, which change shape with every movement. This book offers 50 models, organized by difficulty, with step-by-step instructions from initial sketches to shading and detailing. Each page includes a dedicated space for practice: observe the model, note its unique features, draw, erase and try again, all the while refining your technique. Remember: Practice makes perfect!
Introduction 4
The functions of the hand 4
Hand anatomy 5
Go further 8
Some technical tips 10
Back of flat hand 12
Vulcan salute 13
Flat palm 14
Palm of child's hand 15
Relaxed hand 16
Three-quarter open hand 17
Clenched hand 18
Back of hand three-quarter view 19
Palm down 20
Palm up 21
Child's hand in profile 22
Right hand with pointing index finger 23
Hand with index finger pointing down 24
Hand with two fingers pointing 25
Hand with raised index finger 26
Fingers pinched up 27
Sign of horns 28
V-sign 29
Front hand with stepped fingers 30
Left hand with pointing index finger 31
Three-quarter hand with contracted fingers 32
Palm of hand with clenched fingers 33
Three-quarter hand with relaxed fingers 34
Three-quarter hand with bent fingers 35
Back of hand with fingers contracted 36
Hand in profile with fingers contracted 37
Hand contracted 38
Outstretched hand with fingers in staircase 39
Thumbs up 40
Clenched fist 41
Hand pointing towards viewer 42
Hand pointing to the sky 43
Child's hand 44
Child's hand holding a spoon 45
Hand hanging a vertical bar 46
Hand hanging
a horizontal bar 47
Hand holding out a brochure 48
Hand holding a microphone 49
Hand holding up a 50 card
Child's hand holding
an adult's hand 51
Hand holding a feather 52
Fingers holding a vertical bar 53
Fingers holding a horizontal bar 54
Hand holding up a ball 55
Hand holding a glass 56
Hand holding a stemware 57
Hand holding a small glass 58
Hand moving a pawn 59
Hand holding a ball 60
Hand writing 61
In conclusion 63