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JohnYume β€” Hands Tutorial

Published: 2011-06-29 07:46:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 110027; Favourites: 7851; Downloads: 2854
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Description I hope this is helpful.

It's hard to write a tutorial like this since some of my knowledge is purely observation based. By making this tutorial, I think i actually learn more about hands and how to avoid some of my own lazy habits/mistakes

...that said, in no way am I perfect with drawing hands, and there's a chance I've made some mistakes. So while you may learn some techniques from this tutorial, always look to real life for accuracy and correction

Also in NO WAY is this tutorial a complete or exhausted study of hands. If I was prepping for a class or book it would be a different story, but It's not reasonable for me to spend that kind of time on a net tutorial

As some of you have pointed out: Not ALL hands will conform to generic proportions. Real hands, just like bodies, won't always have the same proportions, have variations, and quirks. I in fact have crooked fingers but all the variations are kinda beyond the scope of this tutorial, but do know they are out there!

The Golden Ratio is based off the Fibonacci numbers. It's an fascinating thing, found through-out nature living and non-living. It's also linked to aesthetics (proof that math is beautiful).

All the hands above belong to me and many are from my own art pieces. So please do Not use them as Stock, as this is just for educational purposes.

This tutorial took a LOT of time. So please be respectful and let me know if you want to use it for something Chances are I'm totally cool with it! If there is something I didn't cover and you really want to know more about it... you can inquire about it.


Tutorial Β©2011 JohnYume
This is for educational purposes only, and is cool for non-profit, classroom use. If you post this elsewhere online, give a link back to this page. In no way should this be used for profit or commercial use.

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<-- For those who love hands

Edit: I corrected some typographical errors. If you see any I missed feel free to point them out.

EDIT:
Whoa... o3o I am honored for the DD! *deeply bows* Thank you for all the favs before and after the DD! And thank you for all the comments, I'll try to get to every one
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Comments: 594

ZeronixTheArtist [2019-04-20 02:00:49 +0000 UTC]

thnx i needed that make my hand drawings better

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Pixel-Coyote [2016-01-27 22:14:29 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the hand!

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JeantineHobbit [2015-04-29 15:06:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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darktra [2015-03-11 12:39:14 +0000 UTC]

I hope u can help me, can u do a tutorial on drawing from the ground level looking up at a character plz it has been bothering me that I can't get it

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JohnYume In reply to darktra [2015-03-11 20:33:06 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the request. I actually really struggle with perspective when it comes to the human body, so I don't really have enough tips/advice to make a tutorial. I would recommend using photographs as a reference, because looking up at someone/something often skews anatomy. You can take photos of figures and dolls (I have used my sister's KH figures for reference) or pics of yourself or others. There is also stock images on DA or elsewhere online of looking up at someone from below. Using references is what I do when I have no idea how to draw a character from a certain angle. I'm sorry I can't be of much more help. Best of luck to you <3

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CCNaru [2015-02-23 19:49:15 +0000 UTC]

I've also started studying and feet is no problem at all but hands are devastating... this helped out so much!!! thanks!!!

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InsaneMollum [2015-02-16 21:28:57 +0000 UTC]

how very handy

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Multiverse1991 [2015-01-25 02:40:37 +0000 UTC]

Just what I needed! THANK YOU!

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FishingJB [2015-01-12 08:38:13 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Hannigrahm [2015-01-08 20:48:55 +0000 UTC]

Very helpful, thank you!

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Noviazi [2015-01-05 07:36:07 +0000 UTC]

I suck at hands, so this really, REALLY helps. You deserved the DD!

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Maxwell1203 [2015-01-03 00:21:41 +0000 UTC]

THANK YOU !!!

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Pas6fisX [2014-11-26 02:25:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks this is gonna help me

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eyedocjr [2014-09-02 18:43:49 +0000 UTC]

Oh my gosh you won't believe how helpful this is! Thank you so much for creating this, I really needed some help with breaking down the hands for practicing and this is the perfect tool! Thank you again!

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hikaridemon [2014-08-16 21:09:41 +0000 UTC]

I've been looking at different hand tutorials and whenever I tried doing different hand gestures it never looked right. Trying this method sure made things a lot easier! ^.^

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MelThorn [2014-07-18 22:27:44 +0000 UTC]

Inspires me to practice the things I suck at!
Thanks

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anonymous1310 [2014-06-25 13:02:27 +0000 UTC]

Brilliant! Very 'handy'!

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sotobarrios [2014-05-08 21:24:08 +0000 UTC]

Muy bien...!!! Genial..!!!

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Tsukasa57 [2014-01-30 18:38:15 +0000 UTC]

awesome

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puddingninjaMAO [2014-01-13 03:02:14 +0000 UTC]

very helpful! thanks much from a person in training

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Icantdrawhands [2014-01-09 14:02:40 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! XD

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lausa38 [2013-11-20 05:56:13 +0000 UTC]

Ohmygosh I am soooo glad that you made this.. hands have always been my weakness but this tutorial will really help!! thank you so much!

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JohnYume In reply to lausa38 [2013-11-30 07:40:06 +0000 UTC]

I'm so glad it will be helpful for you ;u; practice much and travel far my friend!

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mikeyluvr4 [2013-11-03 22:17:35 +0000 UTC]

omg i need this!

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JohnYume In reply to mikeyluvr4 [2013-11-30 07:38:42 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome (awesome avatar btw I love Mikey!!)

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mikeyluvr4 In reply to JohnYume [2013-11-30 14:13:11 +0000 UTC]

Who doesn't?

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PHD-Dinagoesrawr [2013-08-04 00:33:43 +0000 UTC]

I have long Β twisted crooked fingers so I know the feels

i always cover the hands with something so seeing this gave me confidence to tryΒ 

THANK YOU !!!!

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JohnYume In reply to PHD-Dinagoesrawr [2013-08-09 23:28:04 +0000 UTC]

No matter your disadvantage, you can always turn it into something that can help or strengthen you :3

Long crooked fingers have a lot of story and character to them, so in a way you got an advantage when drawing interesting and fanciful hands

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PHD-Dinagoesrawr In reply to JohnYume [2013-08-13 00:40:23 +0000 UTC]

Β you are very wise ,with you and your words of wisdomΒ 

so therefore i thank you.......WITHΒ 

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dragoom123 [2013-07-07 14:16:46 +0000 UTC]

it's so useful!!

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dracostarhome [2013-06-09 21:07:09 +0000 UTC]

fantastic tutorial!

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ChrisXLee [2013-05-31 01:17:21 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! This must be an old post, cause i was looking through my faves and found this AT THE RIGHT MOMENT. I was just thinking to myself, i wanna get a whole lot better artistically, and hands always gave me the most trouble, then BOOM! here you are to save the day like batman Thanks buddy. (dont even know if you're still are on DA anymore lol )

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iloveyourtattoos [2013-05-07 04:55:01 +0000 UTC]

so great! thanks!

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TitaniumFerrous [2013-05-01 04:14:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for taking the time and effort to do this tutorial!

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DannyDMan [2013-04-18 13:57:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much. I was having a hard time with the hands until I saw this.

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Samorrin [2013-04-12 15:47:11 +0000 UTC]

thanks!! it's really useful

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Anxious-Chimera [2013-04-09 15:37:40 +0000 UTC]

wow this is a really good tutorial! 0w0

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ace1729 [2013-03-06 12:08:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for this really helpful article!

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geekygamergirl121 [2013-02-17 18:10:25 +0000 UTC]

Oh, where do you find your photo references?

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JohnYume In reply to geekygamergirl121 [2013-02-17 21:05:49 +0000 UTC]

I actually make nearly all of my photo references (included the ones shown above) because I'll want very specific poses for my art

But if you don't want to use yourself as the model or you want to "see" other hand types, you can search for "stock" & "hands" on DA. Or look up "hands" on: www.sxc.hu
Just be sure to give credit to your sources if you do

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geekygamergirl121 In reply to JohnYume [2013-02-17 21:58:39 +0000 UTC]

That makes sense, I was just wondering if there was a website or something. I'm working on making more complex poses too so I need references more often. Thanks.

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geekygamergirl121 [2013-02-17 18:02:17 +0000 UTC]

This was so helpful! Thanks!

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JohnYume In reply to geekygamergirl121 [2013-02-17 20:57:41 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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Samichii [2013-02-17 01:38:24 +0000 UTC]

Helpful!

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JohnYume In reply to Samichii [2013-02-17 20:57:55 +0000 UTC]

I'd glad to hear it

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astridm66 [2013-01-23 17:23:44 +0000 UTC]

The best tut !!

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JohnYume In reply to astridm66 [2013-01-27 07:19:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Valentine345 [2013-01-21 02:08:14 +0000 UTC]

wow.

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JohnYume In reply to Valentine345 [2013-01-27 07:20:25 +0000 UTC]

I hope that's a good wow

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Valentine345 In reply to JohnYume [2013-01-27 17:21:55 +0000 UTC]

of course.

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