How to Draw Hands from Any Angle

[@tylercrawford5951]

Best tutorial I've ever seen, you explain what you're doing, and you do step by step. Instead of some people who just draw and expect the viewer to know what's going on. So subscribed!

[@hollycaird2591]

Thanks so much Wei! You're guidance is helping me through some creative fumbles. Much appreciated!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Thanks you Holly.

[@carmelocrespo7930]

Very good illustration. I'm a returning artist who had not done any drawings or paintings over the last 25 years or so and to say I'm rusty is an understatement. Thank you for sharing your talent with the world.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Carmelo Crespo That's great Carmelo, I'm glad you've decided to pick it up again. Good luck.

[@vincestaplegun2042]

I used to be geat at drawing but then stopped to focus on my studies. as a returning artist your vids are amazing for both beginners and experienced artists you've inspired me to draw again and then taught me how, keep up the good work bro

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Alpha Cube Great, I'm glad it helps you. Actually I'm a returning artist as well as most of my career has been with 3D computer graphics.

[@DanielPereira-yy3tn]

Art of Wei Wow, as someone currently going for the 3d biz, what made you change your careers?

[@InkedCat]

Art of Wei I would also like to know what made you change careers as well, unless there is a private reason behind it or just don't want to say it.

[@cjstudio1000]

Wow this video was quite HANDY

[@ArtofWeiHo]

cjstudio1000 Thanks.

[@marshallahmat8244]

No pun intended.

[@RR-wz1cl]

cjstudio1000 EHEHEHEHEHEHEHe

[@felicityessel]

+cjstudio1000 I've got to HAND it to you, that was a good one.

[@حزنالورد-د1ه]

I am from an Arab country and I follow you and I became able to try to draw after my sense of failure now I am thanks to your clear education of easy steps and detail I can despite not understanding the language well

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Awesome

[@scottridgway1697]

Thank you .I AM just beginning to draw again, after taking time off to work with the military and other groups, which took me far away from just enjoying art. I have found great er peace in art than I have in years.... takes the memories away for a bit. I am sure my heads will look much better after the video on that topic. KEEP UP the great work.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Scott Ridgway Thanks Scott. Art is wonderful because it's all about self exploration. You're always looking inwards to reach for that expression. It's a wonderful thing. Thank you for your service. I can only imagine what you and other service men has to go through. Makes me feel like a free-loader when I think of it.

[@kacy6014]

Best tutorial ever. I drew my own hand from the side, and using the techniques you taught, I got a decent looking result in the end. It's not Picasso status, but it's good enough for what I want to do :)

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Kacy Espinoza =). Thanks Kacy. Yeah, it's amazing how well it works considering how simple the guidelines are.

[@maikamaikamaikamaika]

this was very handy...

[@asyaaltundag1126]

I see what you did there ;)

[@maikamaikamaikamaika]

+Yuki Yuki most people can't hand-le my punns ;)

[@kerissalaptiste4933]

@everybody: lol

[@onxyreaper1547]

I bet u hand-crafted those puns

[@flare4421]

Yall making me meet death by laughing 😂😂

[@eduardoFreites]

Man, you're the best! really, I don't speak english but I know a bit so I don't understand all the video but one picture talk more that one thousand of words... thanks!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

eduardo freites That's great eduardo.

[@flamingdildo4791]

17:28 Now I can think of my fingers as Kinder Bueno bars

[@drpsyche2003]

Youre doing it again, Master Wei! I've been hiding hands for far to long and just decided to try to learn, and here you are with another AWESOME tutorial. Thanks so much for all of your help, bro. Again, right on time.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Thank you Anthony. We're all guilty of hiding the hands at one point or another=).

[@SmolBold]

~Things they dont teach you in art class~ Great video! Very insightful

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Nucu Yeah, I get that a lot in the comments. It depends on where you go to school I guess. Most regular art classes are too general, you know, like drawing still lifes=). Nothing wrong with that but these kinds of lessons you can more easily find in specialized courses or workshops.

[@karonevega9646]

Legit the teacher made us watch this during zoom XD

[@PFCGoostaf]

This blew my mind brain. I sketch for fun, I gave up the ghost years ago bc it wasn't "cool" but this guy does better hands than I EVER imagined, on a computer no less. Mind...blown.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Dustin Gosser Thanks.

[@taranthyll]

Hands and feet are my bane. Thanks very much for this very helpful tutorial!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Thank you Sean.

[@morgangoble3717]

your doing the art world a favor!! thank you, and many more fabulous works of art your way.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Morgan Goble Thank you Morgan.

[@micrart2213]

Man, this is THE best explanation, tutorial, on hands... thanks!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Milan Crveni =). Thanks.

[@foxzillax5745]

Just knowing a few rules about how joints and finger lengths are spaced helps a lot.

[@hsingh9877]

he just flipped us off

[@dondavis351]

Ive watched several of your videos now and have learned quite a bit for my very limited skill set. Thanks for laying it out simple with out trying to turn it into a math program like some other instructors.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Great, I'm glad it's helpful. Thanks for watching.

[@physical_insanity]

Finally, somewhere where I can learn how to draw hands. This should help me man.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

AFK man ?

[@physical_insanity]

Art of Wei Oh sorry. I just realised what I wrote. Just let me fix it quickly.

[@physical_insanity]

AFK man There we go, done. What do you think?

[@LeaGalTan]

Hands are such a challenge, but after watching your video, I am anxious to get out my sketch book. Thanks!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Thanks Debbie

[@georgeghirlando8382]

Right now I am doing hand studies in my sketch book and this will help me refine the proportions. Thanks!

[@ndpc9410]

Thank you. Very helpful. Look forward to your lesson on drawing feet.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+ND PC I'll look into that. Thanks.

[@RacoonEvil]

Incredible video, thanks

[@edwarchangwai8459]

Very well explained! I just started digital art and this tutorial helped me a lot with hand construction aspect. Thank you

[@papayafrost]

hey this was great thanks so much! do you have any tips on how to draw a clenched fist? and also the hand from the side but with the pinky finger being closest?

[@ArtofWeiHo]

papayafrost I might do that later on. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@papayafrost]

it'd be super helpful if you could also do a video on how to draw palm facing up (pinky finger closest to the viewer)

[@Irakli008]

Great video, Wei! You're a really talented artist and teacher. Thanks for this tutorial!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Irakli008 Thanks Irakli, just showing what I know and love to do. Thanks for watching.

[@hypermaxis1785]

Thanks for this one. Hands have been my biggest obstacle

[@ArtofWeiHo]

***** Thanks fro watching. The hand are very diificult.

[@Kfreeks]

Thanks for this video, watching it really makes me want to start practicing on drawing hands, which I'm going to begin just now. :)

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Kfreeks Great. Good luck.

[@allanrocha4647]

Thank you again Wei, such a good tutorial!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Thank you allan, I'm gad you like it.

[@xJOHNYAPPLES]

Thanks for showing the many angles :)

[@ArtofWeiHo]

You're very welcome James. Thanks for watching.

[@amon7816]

Change your name to "the Wei for art"

[@thedaenerystargaryen]

+Reptilian Brotherhood clever

[@patrickagee8905]

i like the name

[@CatOwens]

thank you very much Wei for your tutorial, this helps very much and & quite easy to understand, will keep practicing :D

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Cat Owens Thank you Cat.

[@ultimategamer8139]

This was extremely helpful, but unfortunately, it isn't clear how to use this method when hands are in odd positions such as when the palm curves like when you touch your pinky to your thumb, or when your thumb is in a different position such when you show the number 4 with your fingers. Clutching a ball or holding a pencil are also difficult with this method. It's there a way you can make a tutorial about drawing hands in different common positions?

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Robert Davis Yeah, the hand is very complex. What I like to do is to just draw your own hand. You have the perfect reference there=).

[@SandipanChakraborty2327]

superb.. learnt a lot about knucklw positions. Just one observation.. @ 14:14 when you started drawing the little finger, from the angle probably the back of the finger should appear from right side or in other words, the finger should point inwards rather than outwards may be...

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Sandipan Chakraborty Yeah, you're right, they should point inwards a bit, as all the fingers have that slight tilt.

[@MikomiHokina]

This is actually super amazing. I'll give a look to your wondeful gallery of videos. Got a new subscriber, keep the awesome work !

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Thanks Hokinette. Hope you find them useful.

[@ccayco]

Very well laid out video. Thank you.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Thanks Christopher.

[@ChickpeaBlues]

Thanks! Love your videos.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Countess K8 Thank you

[@nolithify]

Very helpful. Thank you!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Grant Rodrigue Great. Thanks for watching.

[@Kityileung]

After watching many tutorials about drawing hands, I thought I had a basic idea of the structure of hands, until I watched this one.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Thank you jieyi.

[@HariPrasad-ox5ri]

thanks bro, i found drawing hands difficult,but by seeing this i know the basics :)

[@SandeepSharma-kf3ei]

This was really helpful.......thanks again....

[@Thisisnotmyrealname8]

nice lesson

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Thisisnotmyrealname8 Thanks

[@Rimfrost74]

Great instruction video, thanks for sharing this!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Anders Grusell Thanks for watching Anders.

[@rainervoggenauer8986]

Can you do a tutorial for the foot too?

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Rainer Voggenauer Yes rainer, I will get to that body part eventually=).

[@paulbaello7614]

learned so much from this vid. thanks wei.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

James Paul Thank you James.

[@-wallenstein-7540]

I have to _hand_ it to you, this was quite informative.

[@jeffjohnson8838]

Cool. Thanks for the tip.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Thanks for watching Jeff.

[@yahushaking4367]

excellent tutotial.using blocks to draw it.

[@teamwhocare]

Did you ever go to an art school? I'm 16 and I want to learn how to draw realistic people but I don't know which books to get to teach me and I'm teaching myself....what sources did you use to start drawing?

[@Prondipan91]

i always have difficulty in drawing hands and feet. thank you very much for the video. :) can you do a video for drawing feet too?

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Prondipan Mondal Thanks for watching.

[@albertoitu4978]

this was the best tutorial ever

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Alberto Díaz Thanks Alberto.

[@mihai-soringhergu2647]

great video!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Sorin Max Thanks Sorin.

[@catherinemyers9021]

thanks for the tips!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Catherine Myers Thanks for watching Catherine.

[@isherif6617]

good job. where are you from ?

[@margaretbailey02]

Thank you. Very helpful.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Margaret Bailey Thanks for watching Margaret.

[@Fuzorz]

this was really cool!! I actually did better on the second hand example on the first example. the thumb size was the hardest part. this is great

[@ArtofWeiHo]

December Soul Yeah, the thumb tends to mess up the hands for a lot of artist.

[@SamsulNakRantau]

this is what i need, thank u Wei, nice tuts

[@Gerrit822]

Thank you very much. Very helpful!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Gerrit Gagiano Thanks Gerrit.

[@joshuahoper9045]

i was just wondering, what do you use to draw? btw great teaching, really helped me in my art coursework :)

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Joshua Hoper I'm using Photoshop and drawing with the Cintiq 22HD.

[@joshuahoper9045]

Thanks, well my tablet will have to do xD

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Joshua Hoper Yeah, if you have a stylus with your tablet like the Galaxy Note 10.1. I have that too but found it too small to draw on. Anyhow...

[@nieselregen420]

You always think hands are easy to draw: Until you draw them. Nice video, it helped me to get the size of all the structures perfectly. But they still don't look like I want them, looks like I need a lot of practice :D Anyway thanks.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+xeesn Thanks xeesn. Have fun drawing.

[@blackfighter6381]

can you recommend me a great book to draw a hand?

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Aresthefighter Check into Loomis' books

[@pokr-ez7kp]

Thanks for this tuts..Maybe you can also do nose:) thanks

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Yes, I will get to other facial features. Thanks.

[@pokr-ez7kp]

WeiWorks thanks man. ill be waiting :)

[@MrTimBranston]

wonderful, thankyou

[@ArtofWeiHo]

MrTimBranston Thanks Tim.

[@mariliadelemosaraujo7903]

Thank you, Wei!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Marília de Lemos Araújo You're welcome. Thanks for watching Marilia.

[@1amitmix1]

Woow, a really thorough tutorial and very easy to understand, thanks you helped a lot! :)

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Amit De Cool. Thanks for watching Amit.

[@heiderfunkman]

nice tut, Wei, always very helpfull... when you going to make about digital painting as well? xD

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Is there anything specific you want to see about digital painting? It's a lot easier to make videos for specific task.

[@heiderfunkman]

WeiWorks Well, I would like see one about color values. It's been very hard to me to pick colors that work well together. Another about airbrush would be damn good as well ... thanks pal!

[@KhorneOnTheCob]

A perfect explanation, thanks a ton for this.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+KhorneOnTheCob Thanks.

[@miyukipg]

Thanks for the helpful video. :)

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+miyukipg Thanks miyukpg

[@Insanebrainss]

this video was so helpful thank you so much for making this

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Rachael Mccaughey Thanks for watching Rachael.

[@Jkhhkhjygjgi]

This is very useful. I'm trying to find how to draw a hand in many ways, and here's my answer :3 (I'm finding this type of topic in ages)

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Senpai Myself Thanks Senpai

[@thecrimsonloki4436]

Wei!!! I missed you bro. I haven't seen your videos for like 18 months.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+The Crimson Loki Haha=). What happened? You lost internet connection for 18 months=).

[@SamaRaffe]

Appreciate this

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+SamaRaffe Cool. Good luck.

[@priyankadharilovechocolate]

this video is amazing, it's totally saving my life! thanks

[@ArtofWeiHo]

приянка дхар =). You're welcome.

[@sasvalue]

Hi wei very good tutorials

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Thanks Steven

[@sasvalue]

Wei I just started watching some of your tutorials , pretty good, I have to take in context what your saying and my instructor and put them together with some fun of my own sketches

[@NikiMarple]

This is very helpful to me, thanks!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Niki Wong Thanks Niki.

[@AMNON489]

This video was very useful thanks for sharing! ^__^ Also do you think that you can do a tutorial on how to draw clothing folds,particularly when applied to the human figure. I find it pretty difficult to create convincing folds on the human figure ^

[@ArtofWeiHo]

I do have a video on drawing cloth in general. Please check out my other videos. It's not clothing on a figure but it is about cloth. That's a great suggestion though. I will put that on my list of things to do. Thanks.

[@YohoyeCommenter]

Wow... This actully helped out a lot

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Great, I'm glad it helps.

[@khloudk7901]

its so helpful ...thank u so much

[@erending]

THIS IS REALLY HELPFUL!!!! thanks a loooot!!!!

[@jeffjohnson8838]

Looks real easy when you do it.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

If you're having issues, it might be because of your perspective? You can break anything down to basic geometric forms, then it'll be easier to manage.

[@djbvon6769]

I like the "wei" you explained proportions. I thought, at first, hands were "wei" too complicated.

[@hortensedeerdawn382]

Amazing

[@TheSalesEngineer]

Which SW are you drawing with?

[@SuperGameWorlds]

Amazing video So easy to understand your explanation (P.S. I subscribed)

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Great, I'm glad it's clear.

[@JosueMartinez-ww1vj]

Thanks so much!, very helpful tutorial.

[@riskzerobeatz]

Nice tutorial. Thank you :D

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+riskzerobeatz Thanks.

[@hillmerhernandez290]

Dude, you saved my life!!! Excellent way of explaining, you're amazing! thank you very much, (y)

[@ArtofWeiHo]

=). Thanks.

[@tabitha8927]

HANDS down, this is the best hand tutorial I’ve seen yet lmao

[@miltoniusX]

very good!

[@MrPipistrella]

Thank you You're really good!!

[@Cloud-be6xj]

Hand on the left looks like it's fitted with the Infinity Gauntlet.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

=)

[@imanevilbunneh]

that's exactly how i draw a hand thanks great tutorial !!

[@user-du2of3lh1g]

He really took a hands on approach to teaching

[@moosasanani]

Very Nice

[@hashbrown5350]

Who else was checking if their bottom of the middle finger aligned with the top of the index finger? at 8:55 the ring finger goes more up then the middle finger is. That means that the middle finger is more shortened then the ring finger. If I check with my own hand in that position they have about the same length or in an extreme posture the first part of the ring finger is even a little bit longer then the first part of the middle finger.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

hash brown Hi hash brown, the position of the ring finger is rotated higher than the middle finger, so at our vantage point, it might appear longer. My perspective might have been off so it could be misleading.

[@hashbrown5350]

Or maybe I have weird hands :)

[@RaweEleganceArt]

What I needed thank you , im guilty of hiding hands lol very good video! :)

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Haha, thanks Melissa, yeah, I'm guilty of hidings hands as well. It was only when I was learning animation as to how important the hands were. I don't skip them anymore=).

[@alanyoung9200]

thanks these video,s are extremely helpful , always found hands and fingers a night mare,have recently started drawing figures

[@noahstampfli4523]

Hey, Wei. What pen/tablet and drawing program do you use?

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Hi Noah, I'm painting on the Wacom Cintiq 22HD. The software is Photoshop.

[@artfullysinful]

thank you for this video man this really helped!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

great!