This tutorial will show you how to draw anime style hands in different positions.
Steps
Method 1 of 5: Front View of the Hand
Step 1. Draw a ball for the palm of your hand with the pencil
Step 2. Make five toothpicks attached to the ball, which will serve for the fingers
Don't forget to make signs to remind yourself where the joints are.
Step 3. Make small cylindrical shapes on the finger guidelines you just traced
Step 4. Draw part of the forearm
Step 5. Draw lines on the palm of your hand
Step 6. Darken the contours of the hand with a marker and erase unnecessary guidelines
Step 7. Here is an example of how you can use a hand in this position on a character
Method 2 of 5: A Closed Fist
Step 1. Draw the sketched shape of the hand in pencil
Step 2. Try to imagine what the fingers look like when the hand is clenched into a fist and make five toothpicks
Don't forget to make signs to remind yourself where the joints are.
Step 3. Make small cylindrical shapes on the finger guidelines you just traced
Step 4. Draw part of the forearm
Step 5. Draw lines on the palm of your hand
Step 6. Darken the contours of the hand with a marker and erase unnecessary guidelines
Step 7. Here is an example of how you can use a fisted hand on a character
Method 3 of 5: A Hand Holding a Sword
Step 1. Draw the sword hilt
Step 2. Draw a semicircular shape attached to the handle to represent the hand
Step 3. Draw five lines that will be the fingers, marking the points corresponding to the joints
Step 4. Make small cylindrical shapes on the finger guidelines you just traced
Step 5. Draw part of the forearm
Step 6. Draw curved lines for the palm lines
Step 7. Go over your hand with a marker and erase unnecessary lines
Step 8. Here is an example of how you can use one hand in this position in an anime style drawing
Method 4 of 5: A Closed Fist, Front View
Step 1. Draw a shape with four corners that has a slightly curved top line
Step 2. Draw the lines representing the fingers, marking the points corresponding to the joints
Step 3. Make small cylindrical shapes on the finger guidelines you just traced
Step 4. Go over the contours of the hand with a marker and erase unnecessary guidelines
Add details to make the drawing more realistic.
Step 5. Here is an example of how to use a hand in this position on a character
Method 5 of 5: A Hand in Perspective
Step 1. Draw a bean shape for the palm of your hand
Step 2. Draw five slanted lines for the fingers
Mark the points of the joints.
Step 3. Add cylindrical shapes on the lines to give volume to the fingers
Step 4. Draw a part of the forearm
