How to Draw Hand Bones - Drawing Anatomy for Artists

The best way to draw hands is to understand them from the inside-out. This anatomy lesson will give you a “hand-start” on your best art yet! Full lesson at proko.com/anatomy
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Hands are hard to draw. Understanding the inner anatomy makes it a lot easier. I’ll teach you about the carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges in this free anatomy for artists tutorial. Soon you’ll know the proportions, forms, fingers, and thumbs like the back of your hand! I’ll also teach you a quick sketch shortcut method so you can do gesture drawings of hands with confidence.
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This free drawing lesson is a sample of the Anatomy for Artists course offered on Proko.com. The premium section has more demonstrations and extended lessons on the forms of the human body. It also has ebooks for each lesson that you can print out for review and has 3d models of bones and muscles that you can spin around, study, and draw from any angle. The premium section for this hand bones lesson includes extra information on the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanx bones plus an extra mini-lesson on drawing dynamic hands. Get the course at proko.com/anatomy
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CREDITS:
Artist | Instructor | Producer - Stan Prokopenko (www.stanprokopenko.com)
Script - Jesse Martel (jessemartel.com), Stan Prokopenko
Production Assistance - Sean Ramsey (www.peoplewhodrawstuff.com), James O’Shea (jfoshea.blogspot.com)
Editing - Dzmitry Tsydzik (white-agency.com), Sean Ramsey, Stan Prokopenko
3D Animation - Jijo Sujathan, Essam Kotb,Stan Prokopenko, Sean Ramsey
3D Modeling - Marc Felico Camacho
3D Rigging - Alexander Lee (www.alexanderleeart.com), Ibai Fernandez
Actors - Melissa Prokopenko, Stan Prokopenko, Eva Prokopenko, Wall-E Prokopenko, Skelly, Handy
Voice Actors - Sean Ramsey
Models - Stan Prokopenko, Laura Dasi, Mallory Ownbey, Ryan Moore, Sekaa
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4:02 that mischievous gaze and smile 😂😂😂

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Helo

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Skelly looked so sad when you said no, let bro have some fun bruh

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Hands down best tutorial so far.

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these puns

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I see what you did there...

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2 years late, but I get it!

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that comment was a handful

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*Slap* "No!" He's a firm but fair disciplinarian. You are a spectacular teacher. These continue to get better and better.

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Report abuse

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Hope he's not abusive like how he is to skelly in real life to real people. - If he is and did that to real people, anyone with a similar abusive mindset to him will slap him or do even worse, for him slapping real people - 'No hitting, Proko.' But smarter people know being rude to people doesn't teach them to be polite, it just teaches them to be rude when there's no one to stop them. Bullies and abusers are all built that way.

[@a.n.6131]

Brother Fullmer And it's anything other than 'fair' to hurt someone to get what you want.

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@@a.n.6131 Dude, stop. It's an animaTion. What you gonna do report skeleton abuse? stop taking things seriously and just have a good laugh . people like you always find the most silliest things in a video and try to relate it to a real issue. Like come on man, its just a fucking animation mate. 😂

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@@ilikejazz3004 Sarcasm is the most difficult language to understand in all seriousness. He meant that as a joke.

[@TheMrKelloggs]

i gotta hand it to you proko, this tutorial came in real handy for me because i have a tough time with hands.

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;)

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jax teller there's something about the word choice in this comment, But i just can't put my finger on it

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Make sure to keep it on hand.

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This is getting out of hand

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Hands down best comment

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An artist saying "thank you Science" and a cheeky, disembodied voice saying "yoooou're welcome~" is why I watch this channel.

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OriLOK2 it's actually "no problem" but yeah

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I actually watch it to learn drawing

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Am I the only one who replayed the slap part like 256 times ?

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I only came for slap

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No

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Bro we took 7 years of replaying what are you talking about 😂😅💀

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you accidentaly punched the puppy when you picked the skelly hand lmao

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I watched that in slow motion

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minute

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4:05 for the slap

[@a.n.6131]

Hope he's not abusive like how he is to skelly in real life to real people. - If he is and did that to real people, anyone with a similar abusive mindset to him will slap him or do even worse, for him slapping real people - 'No hitting, Proko.' But smarter people know being rude to people doesn't teach them to be polite, it just teaches them to be rude when there's no one to stop them. Bullies and abusers are all built that way.

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I am assuming that you meant surprisingly handy

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If theres no details then theres nothing to simplify

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This tutorial could come in... handy.

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Young Kush Bada tss

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+Talia Hass I know. These puns have got out of hand.

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Young Kush Puns are so funny

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I have to hand it to you, that was pretty good :P

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LMAO

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PROKO GONNA TEACH US HANDS, PRAISE THE LOOOOORD

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Wow Proko, the animation team is getting better and better with Skelly! Altho whoever shot the second scene with you forgot to focus it on your face because you're a tad bit blurry and the background was focused on. :P But seriously tho, your videos are getting better and better with each new video, congrats!

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+Pampd thanks! Ya I'm really proud of my team. The blurry second shot was my fault.

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i still rewatch this over and over again

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Thank you for making a hand tutorial, I've been wanting to see one from you for so long! Amazing video and excellent teaching as always

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well, call me a knucklehead, but im not very handy when drawing hands

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3:55 the part we all waiting for

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Hey, Just want to say that I've been following your videos for two years now. Besides the superb quality information, the humor in the videos has been getting much better as well!

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I have watched more hand tuts than I can remember, but this is the most fun and interesting one....and it's thanks to the animation ❤️❤️

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Excellent character animation on that skeleton trying to be mischievous. The personality was spot on. Good job. Nice sense of humor.

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Proko you're the best art instructor that we can find on KZbin, you really know how to teach knowledge the informative and interesting way! Thank you so much!

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Stan, ALL of your teaching is a blessing!!

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YES THE DAY HAS COME OF THE DREADED HANDS!!! NOW I MUST LEARN! THANK YOU PROKO (Can't hold my excitement...)

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The exercises surprised me on how it could be while learning. Thanks for creating this lesson and breaking down the hand to shapes I understand.

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I've always wanted to get better at my hands, and tried to do so by drawing skeleton hands in the past, but it never worked. The way you broke this down really helped and I'm inspired!

[@elaine4812]

OMG these are the best tutorials ever. I learn so much AND get great laughs! Thank you!

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You got to ''hand'' it to him, he did a great job on how to draw the most difficult thing ever.

[@CaCriGuz]

What a great lesson !! thank you so much Proko !! :) I am totally grateful We will keep improving.

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Rewatched this many, many, many times and drew along, the best thing is to hear drunken Proko on 0,25 speed and draw along. Recommend it! :)

[@shakilahwalker1513]

I don't normally make comments on videos but your videos have truly helped me with my proportions and gestures overnights. Of course My drawings have improved after just one afternoon of practicing and watching your videos. I can't believe it. Plus the videos make me laugh. Thankksssss

[@bbananaleaf_]

You deserve more views, your tutorials have been the most helpful to me over the past few months!

[@TheHomerpro]

Very cool video especially the distinction between the carpals in simple forms helped A LOT. Thank you very much for this awesome content meaning all of your videos :).

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4:02 best part

[@Xavierfrostebite]

who saw it coming when skelly showed his fist and proko was talking about the middle finger ? XD

[@a.n.6131]

Hope he's not abusive like how he is to skelly in real life to real people. - If he is and did that to real people, anyone with a similar abusive mindset to him will slap him or do even worse, for him slapping real people - 'No hitting, Proko.' But smarter people know being rude to people doesn't teach them to be polite, it just teaches them to be rude when there's no one to stop them. Bullies and abusers are all built that way.

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@@a.n.6131 its better than no discipline, right?

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@@a.n.6131 it’s fake dude chill

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@@a.n.6131 Yo dude chill out

[@CaCriGuz]

what a lesson !! thank you so so much !! It's always a pleasure to learn with you. cheers

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The production of this tutorial is top tier quality. Bravo sir.

[@DesertRoses]

*Aggressively taking notes.. Seriously this has got to be the best and simultaneously in-depth yet straightforward online tutorial on the hand. I did some pratice and immediately I saw results!!😊

[@rebeca_93]

Thank you a lot! I've started with hands and this explanation make things look easier.

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Very informative & entertaining. Gave me a new view on hand structure, thank you.

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I just started watching you, and you've helped me solve a LOT of my drawing problems

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Great video, it helped me out, since I was in a sketching process and needed hand(y) advice

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hey boss !

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Thank you for sharing all your knowledge Proko, you're awesome. :)

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I feel like there's hope for my future of drawing hands now, thank you!!!

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the most anticipated lessons are the ones about the hand. Ethernal struggle might come to an end :)

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That skelly sequence! Props!

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Proko really deserves more subscribers than what he actually has. Great video!

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love the skits so much planning went into these tips/lesons.

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thanks for all your proko videos have been of great saludes utility from Argentina

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Thanks Proko! We could say that you've really lent us a hand ;)

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Great video. Thanks a lot Proko!

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Can't believe I just found this channel! This is amazing!

[@allluckyseven]

Great video, Stan. Reeeeeally good. I never thought of the hand as those shapes, nor did I know the........... ulna never touched the palm bones! Or maybe it does, when you lean the hand sideways. ANYWAY! Thanks a bunch! Skelly, you were great too!

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Super easy to understand wow,came here how to draw hands now im also learning about our bones

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You teach us better than our art teachers do and most of all, its understandable and fun

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Oh this is so very helpful! Thank you.

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Dude you explain this well; Love this channel

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loveliest drawing lesson >

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I was waiting for this! :D

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I love the quality of this video. ♥

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Both entertaining and easy to follow

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love this... excellent... thank you for posting.

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The middle finger gag might be my favorite joke so far! Thanks for these!

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This tutorial will be handy for anatomy learning :D

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Proko is always make tutorial in high level. Yes i know this is hard to practice. But really make your drawing high level 👍

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Proko makes an art student life a thousand time easier!

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Dude I love your videos. Hoping to one day be able to shill out some dough and enroll in one of your courses!

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The moment I was waiting for!

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This was definitely my favourite video so far funny and helpful thanks lots

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estava sonhando com esse tutorial!!

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That cg hand and skeleton is great

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thank god if found your channel, so handy and humorus

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thanks for that. Both the science and the application are more interesting and helpful than I've found previously. I've been attempting to sharpen my skills with books, but either I somehow missed big chunks of them or they somehow manage to skip over all the salient points. My anatomy book simply shows how to shade in certain things, making its title completely innacurate

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the introduce animation is so cool. thanks you.

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@Proko I love your humor!

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Regina Phalange!

[@Dragonsphinx]

That bit with Skellingbones trying to crank up a middle finger and then the slap! I didn't see that coming at all, that was amazing! Thanks for the good laugh! ^_^ Also, thanks for this vid. It's really helpful as I struggle namely with hands. I can "see" the shapes I want to draw, but somehow always get the proportions wrong when I actually start drawing. Excellent video! More please :3

[@philcollinslover56705]

same it made me laugh, but i felt a bit sad at skelly's expression XD hes my favorite character of the proko lore

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Thanks for handing out such a brilliant tutorial! 🙏

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these puns are getting out of hand...

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I think that Stan is a very talented teacher beside being an artist. Thank you, Stan. And I like your oil paintings very much. It is quit rare nowadays that people paint this fine way. Would you teach us painting?

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I love you proko... you're god in my heart... you're the best drawer in the best.

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Thank you for this value service

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I gotta hand it to you, great tutorial.

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best tutorial ever

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Thanks for video, Stan!

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Lol this is so funny, love your style in this series of videos!!

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you are a great teacher thank you :D

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I'm new to your channel and I'm loving your videos. I just found you yesterday and it's already my goal in life to protect Skelly. 😂❤❤

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Brilliant I can't believe you snorted black charcoal I find your KZbin site brilliant and it's improved my drawing your so funny but very informative thank you proko

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Cinematic master piece :')

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I forgot how awesome your videos were

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3:55 if ur brave enough

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4:04 I love this bit!

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This was a very handy video

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3:55 SKELETON

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i wonder if there are actual schools that have teachers better than proko, i'd be very surprised, this guy is legendary

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Gee, thanks!

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The intro is Hilarious!!!!!!! great sense of humor and awesome lessons!!!

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i came here to learn how to draw...but i also learned a bit of biology

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Anatomy*

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Same.

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Awesome video!