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Description
Check out the Exercise and Download the Practice Sheet HERE .
Artist: Tim Von Rueden (vonn)
Hands down, this feature seems to be the toughest anatomical feature for artists to include in their work. I see hands hidden in a variety of ways but mostly hands are hidden behind backs, in pockets, or just not drawn all together. LET’S FIX THAT. I believe it’s a lack of confidence when it comes to drawing hands. They can be fun to create and add an impression to the viewer.
So let’s explore creating hand gestures. This takes a mix of solid understanding of proportions, anatomy, and realism. I urge you TO TAKE YOUR OWN REFERENCE! You have a physical resource to use at all times for reference and you are in control of the lighting, direction, literally everything. So take reference shots of your hands doing the 9 gestures in the exercise worksheet. It’s up to you to decide if you want a straight on shot, side, or back shot of the hands in each example. Even after you use them for this exercise you may find them handy for a future reference use.
– TIPS
Create your own References!
Push realism and focus on the details such as webbing, wrinkles, creasing, knuckles, etc.
Usually the width of the finger doesn’t vary as much as some artists believe. Analyze your reference to see what I mean!
Below is our Handy tip guide on working with drawing hands and fingers!

Description
Check out the Exercise and Download the Practice Sheet HERE .
Artist: Tim Von Rueden (vonn)
Hands down, this feature seems to be the toughest anatomical feature for artists to include in their work. I see hands hidden in a variety of ways but mostly hands are hidden behind backs, in pockets, or just not drawn all together. LET’S FIX THAT. I believe it’s a lack of confidence when it comes to drawing hands. They can be fun to create and add an impression to the viewer.
So let’s explore creating hand gestures. This takes a mix of solid understanding of proportions, anatomy, and realism. I urge you TO TAKE YOUR OWN REFERENCE! You have a physical resource to use at all times for reference and you are in control of the lighting, direction, literally everything. So take reference shots of your hands doing the 9 gestures in the exercise worksheet. It’s up to you to decide if you want a straight on shot, side, or back shot of the hands in each example. Even after you use them for this exercise you may find them handy for a future reference use.
– TIPS
Create your own References!
Push realism and focus on the details such as webbing, wrinkles, creasing, knuckles, etc.
Usually the width of the finger doesn’t vary as much as some artists believe. Analyze your reference to see what I mean!
Below is our Handy tip guide on working with drawing hands and fingers!