[Bishop_Six]

Is there some sort of way to draw realistic hands? Like some kind of set method for getting the perspective and proportion right. Such as the drawing the lines vertically and horizontally on the head method for correct proportions.

[solidtransient]

nope.

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[S4Sb]

Yeah... very interesting. I want to know too!

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[This message has been edited by S4Sb (edited February 06, 2001).]

[BarefootMatthew]

Hey Bishop Six!

First of all, great name! I worked on Amen for about 2 years prior to the layoffs at Cavedog, so its nice to see that people still remember!

Second, hands are not as complicated as they seem. Some great books are available (George Bridgman or Burne Hogarth I reccomend!) that show you how to break hands down into the basic groups of muscles and once you start seeing them as simple shapes hands become a lot easier to get right.

For me, drawing the box that represents the palm is the key to getting the hand in proper perspective, because the fingers all extend off of that main shape. I learned to draw great hands and feet both from those books and from life drawing my own.

Hope that helps, but if you want any more info, send me an email!

Barefoot Matthew

[quaternius]

There are a few basic proportions. I too would recommend the bridgeman book by Dover Press - "The book of a hundred hands". It's cheap and full of explanation and examples.

In the meantime, starting with the palm "box" or wedge is the right way to go. Here's examples from the Loomis figure drawing book with my annotations:


Most of all, unfortunately, it's practice that allows you to draw hands well. Practice drawing individual fingers too. When you can draw individual fingers in any position, the hand becomes much simpler.

Q