How To Draw A Hand

10 Amazing (and Easy!) Tutorials

Introduction

If you want to learn how to draw a hand, but don’t know where to start, don’t worry, I’ve got you covered. While the hand is a vital part of the human body, as well as a vital component of any human sketch or drawing, I understand that many of you face difficulties in drawing it properly. I’ve been there as well. Like many of you, I too would mess up the proportions, end up making the hand look artificial, and just make a mess out of the whole drawing. Luckily, I was able to improve my hand drawing skills by studying a few hand drawing tutorials. These videos have helped me develop my hand drawings, and I’m certain that they can help you out as well.

To draw the hand, you first divide the entire drawing into three parts, namely the fingers, the wrist, and the rest of the hand. The fingers are very tricky to draw, and this is where you’re likely to mess up the most. The proportions need to be perfect here. Next comes the wrist, which has to be structured and sized according to the proportions of your fingers. Finally, you draw the rest of the hand, which won’t take much effort in comparison to the fingers and the wrist.

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Hand Drawing Tutorial for Beginners

Hand Drawing Tutorial for Beginners

This video tutorial will show you how to draw a hand in three different poses, namely the hanging hand pose, the closed fist, and the open palm. Each drawing is to be approached differently, since they vary from one another in terms of their poses. The tutorial is ideal for beginners and intermediate learners. The drawings aren’t that detailed, but are still quite nice to look at.

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Detailed Guide on Drawing Different Hand Poses

Detailed Guide on Drawing Different Hand Poses

Like the first tutorial, this video too will show you how to draw different hand poses. But unlike the first tutorial, this one is much more detailed, and you can have a better understanding of how you can maintain the proportions, and make each hand look similar to one another, as if they were the same hand, but with different poses.

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Understanding Muscle Anatomy of Hand Drawings

Understanding Muscle Anatomy of Hand Drawings

In order to make your hand drawings look natural, you need to ensure you’re showing the proper stress and strains on the hand muscles. Each pose creates a unique impact on the way the muscles are strained, and that’s what you’ll learn in this video. The artist will share insights as to how you need to show these things in your drawing, and how they can make the overall artwork look natural.

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Realistic Hand Sketching Technique

Realistic Hand Sketching Technique

In this video tutorial, you’ll learn how to draw and sketch a realistic looking hand. Not only do you have to maintain proper proportions here, but you also need to ensure proper shading, and shadow effects. It’s an easy tutorial to follow, but the actual artwork will require some experience from your end if you want to do it accurately.

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Hand Drawing Basics by Anne

Hand Drawing Basics by Anne

This basic tutorial for drawing hands by Anne is the perfect place to start if you’re a beginner. Anne does a wonderful job in showing you how you can work your way around different poses and sizes of hands. Each drawing is explained in details so that you don’t face any trouble with your drawings. I highly recommend you watch this video first, and then move on to the others.

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Step by Step Hand Drawing Tutorial

Step by Step Hand Drawing Tutorial

This step by step hand drawing tutorial will walk you through a simple, yet effective hand drawing procedure. The pose, proper proportions, and the natural strains, everything is shown in this hand drawing. It even shows you how you can sketch a hand, and give it a natural look.

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Realistic Hand Drawing using Simple Shapes

Realistic Hand Drawing using Simple Shapes

This is another amazing hand drawing tutorial for beginners. It’s a step by step drawing process, and quite easy to follow. The artist here will show you how you can use basic shapes to your advantage for drawing the main structure of the hand. This also helps to maintain uniform proportions.

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2 Minute Hand Drawing Tutorial

2 Minute Hand Drawing Tutorial

While this drawing lacks details, and looks artificial, I still quite like it. It’s a simple drawing, the type you’d see in comics. The overall drawing procedure is quite easy to follow. As a beginner, you’ll face no trouble in understanding the process. If you want, you can complete this drawing, and play with the shades and shadows to see if you can add some depth, and make it look natural.

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Drawing of a Hand with a Cute Pose

Drawing of a Hand with a Cute Pose

Now that we’ve studied the basic, as well as the more advanced, hand drawing techniques, it’s time to put all that knowledge into use, and try out something creative. This tutorial will show you how to draw a hand doing the heart pose. It’s a very easy drawing to replicate, and doesn’t have much to offer in terms of details, making it perfect for beginners to work on.

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Beautiful Drawing of a Hand

Beautiful Drawing of a Hand

This hand drawing tutorial will show you how to draw a simple hand with a butterfly flying over it. The main focus for this drawing should be the wrist. The rest of the drawing is pretty straightforward. Observe how the artist starts the drawing, and which elements are drawn out first. If you can ensure the accuracy on the wrist part of your drawing, the rest of the artwork will automatically look amazing.

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By Jimena & Iñigo

The Navarro-Rubios

My husband and I are learning how to draw and paint. We wanted to share this learning process with the world and have fun! That's why we created this blog. We'll have drawing contests every week and you'll decide who won that week! Follow along and learn with us!

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Jimena & Iñigo

The Navarro-Rubios

My husband and I are learning how to draw and paint. We wanted to share this learning process with the world and have fun! That's why we created this blog. We'll have drawing contests every week and you'll decide who won that week! Follow along and learn with us!

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