How to Draw Hands from Imagination

[@AstralDraconic]

If your imagination fails you I guess you could use one of your own hands as reference

[@ProkoTV]

Absolutely!! Just make sure that you push the gesture. It doesn't have to be exactly like how your hand looks. Emphasize the action of your hand and give it a little motion, even when it's a resting pose.

[@johnhorchler667]

I'm a really bad drawer I have not done hands and fingers in a long time but i do add the finger nails and lines as part of it I watch Archer and they did not add the finger nails to the art but yeah put your hand up look at it and just draw you will get better.

[@Human-san]

My hands don't look like human hands though...

[@A_Skittles]

​@@Human-san Oh god what do they look like

[@Errorkinnie5]

My hands are ugly asf but i menage with this technique (i just wanted to complain about myself again)😊

[@Rinirooroo]

I hate hands. But you made me hate hands less. Thank you. ❤️

[@OrlandoPlaciego]

Huh

[@TriNguyen-eb2yz]

but u still hate it rite?

[@Rinirooroo]

Yes, but less

[@simonpremara3009]

This is the most relatable comment I've found

[@Zuion_Art]

wait until you find out that you write this comment using your hands

[@levmyshkin8366]

These tips are pretty handy

[@ProkoTV]

Eyyyyyyy

[@exar4444]

🚪

[@Moonlight_0419]

I see what you did there- 🤣🤣🤣

[@koolkay_222]

​@@Moonlight_0419Gotta hand it to them. They're right. Unless their left. Or ambidextrous.

[@Moonlight_0419]

@@koolkay_222 bruh 🤣

[@mon_9]

thank you stan for all the content that you are providing for self-taught artists! i am so grateful for you and your amazing work

[@ProkoTV]

I'm glad it helps!

[@I0amARES]

Well-drawn hands make the drawing look more professional and aesthetic.

[@nnamenearinze6086]

I really can't wait for when I don't get intimidated when drawing hands. Until then I'll keep practicing, Thanks for the tip

[@ProkoTV]

It really just sucks until it clicks! You've got this!

[@Xeonort]

5 months later, just checking in. How’s the hand practice? Did you improve? I remember it taking a while for me to get basic hand shapes and gestures down, so I hope you’re having an easier time than I did!

[@cat-aquarium]

Also makes simplifying shapes when using references easier when you remember this

[@sockmace]

Hands are the easy part for me-it’s getting a face to actually look like a normal person that’s the hardest.

[@xymoth_]

same king

[@duckcatthequrugosk5504]

idk how but I just barely pass the hand-test- I am so bad at drawing human heads it's unreal LOL

[@N95j]

@@layalsaleh4103thanku ( eim th joekr)

[@v3rycherrybomb]

when you're a sigma artist 🗿 heh yeh jk I struggle with head angles sometimes (⁠╥⁠﹏⁠╥⁠) especially head perspective

[@liam_tomlinson]

For me the hands and heads are the last problem, mine are CLOTHING FOLDS and FEET/SHOES like what even are those 😭

[@TommyMissus]

I love when someone can draw super fast sketches that are borderline sloppy, yet all the proportions are perfect so it still looks great

[@blueequin0x]

I have NEVER been able to consistently get thumbs right when drawing [i always just draw and erase it a million times until it somehow looks right] but the moving triangle box explanation was the EXACT way i needed it explained for it to make sense in my head I have an entire sketchbook full of hand drawings [from reference] to practice and the thing that made me figure out how they worked was *one sentence* in a *youtube short?!* thank you but also screw you for changing my entire view of drawing humans *in less than a minute*

[@datedarcher6956]

Wouldn't it be so cool to have this guy as a art teacher??

[@ProkoTV]

If you're following the lessons in a class on Proko or on here, I am your art teacher! Where's your homework??

[@HarmonyMoonbeam024]

THANK YOU FOR THIS!!! I absolutely SUCK with anatomy so this will be a big help 💜

[@rokaq5163]

From a very early stage of my artistic journey I drew hands by referencing my own. Then I started using a similar arrangement of boxes as yours, until I just ended up doing it by feel. This video compresses that journey quite nicely, hopefully many people will find it useful.

[@valdelta8096]

Personally, I use sharp claw-like cones for the fingers. It gives a good flow and it's comparatively easier for myself. Afterwards, its easy to replace the cones with fingers.

[@binmanugg8029]

THAT THUMB BOX IS SO USEFUL!!!! Thank you!

[@CallieRoses]

Yes! I always do the boxy fingers, it’s very useful

[@ridawassan2102]

me accidentally throwing gang signs while trying to reference my own hands like: 💀

[@sham_0252]

Thanks, the hand with circle as joint sketch actually gives me idea to improve my baki's body drawings❤

[@tegathemenace]

Drawing large hand isn't a problem, it's drawing small hands(perhaps in a full body drawing). Getting the details right is hard I even tend to mix up the lines

[@Sub2MasonGaming]

Thank you, this really helped me with drawing hands and you just earned yourself a new subscriber!

[@joshuabraz8551]

I love you bro!❤ you help out every time! So appreciate it.

[@Pastel_TJ]

Saving this for later, sounds helpful for 3D modeling too!

[@CherryBomb731]

Why does this help me more in understanding and seeing then how my art teacher shows me.😦 Thank you.

[@youtubedeletedmynamewhybother]

Because a lot of art teachers are just failed artists

[@utena_kujo]

Always love your short video, and I usually end up using your advices, THANK YOU

[@khiclark31]

You make it look do easy

[@eesamees]

very helpful teaching style here! thank you, for all the art babies

[@TurnipBoy666]

Tip for learning how to draw hands that helped me, draw life drawings of hands every day. Just short, 5-10 min drawings and keep doing them, as practice can really help

[@ItzRyaForever]

I’m so proud to say this is already how to sketch hands

[@PamellaCardoso-pp5tr]

Okay, that triangle connection was a gamechanger tip. For some reason i always noticed the triangle on my own hand but i NEVER paid attention to use it while drawing... What the hell...

[@danaduran1826]

I heard once that you can also imagine it as a pentagon. It has helped a lot, this is useful too.

[@Chirrie]

I've been trying to learn how to draw proper hands, I'll be sure to incorporate this into my process

[@ProkoTV]

It can be a struggle hitting that balance between rigid bones and gestural finger shapes. I hope this video helps!

[@YepItsLenny]

This is a good tip though boxes are sometimes more difficult to form into the final hand. I would prefer to use circles, ovals stuff like that

[@PsycheTrance65]

the triangle to connect the thumb was super handy (hehe). i've been drawing the palm-box for a while now but i could never make the thumb look right on the hand

[@arindamdasgoogledeveloper]

This is awesome content. Please provide more on different objects and body parts

[@Shroom-jq9zt]

You saved my life thank you I couldn't draw hands before❤❤

[@earthdragonart9242]

Thanks Stan. Best tips as always! 😊

[@cequ]

Love your shorts❣️

[@byjohan832]

Good tips, dude! I also draw hands like winter gloves before making the fingers

[@JohnTezlaNFS]

Thank you I needed this.

[@sentientlvl.5mortar886]

This just made my day because now I know how to draw hands!

[@sedox3145]

Your style is so good looking

[@Urlocalmuichirosimp]

Thank you so much this helps with my drawing skills

[@flyiny]

Thanks!

[@gaming-district]

Gotta hand it to you, your drawing are so nice

[@HulittyJing]

What i also like to do is create a line with a dot for each finger segment. It helps construct the fingers

[@samthebreadloaf]

This is really helpful, thank you!! 😭

[@Allrounder14509]

Before drawing hands I used to analyse my own hand carefully when I was young Good days...

[@Xeonort]

Same. I still primarily use my own hands as my reference most of the time, mainly because it’s the closest and most readily available, but also out of habit.

[@xoiyoub]

Hands down the tutorial of all time

[@AreesDaOG]

THANK YOU

[@slateportraichu5416]

Thank you for the tips=3 Shapes are everywhere=)

[@bebellatrix3713]

Dude just casually solved one of the biggest problems an artist can face

[@ProkoTV]

We're trying our best to knock down all those common issues for artists!

[@bebellatrix3713]

@@ProkoTV You're doing a wonderful job

[@sewoh100]

Best advice for drawing hands: your fingers dont stop at your palm, your finger bones go into your palm with your first section being twice as big as your second and third. The skin and muscle stretches as your move your fingers. This is easier to see from the side. The same goes for your thumb, and your thumb has 3 sections, too.

[@reina_harhar7815]

Me drawing the right hand: Just as how I imagined it! Me drawing the left hand: What... The... Fu-

[@artworkbyjenma]

Awesome tips 😊 your hands are great

[@514bino]

hey youtube how did you know i was just procrastinating mid drawing a weirdly posed hand thanks for inspiration as always!

[@sanjuktanayak3486]

Thank you so much for your tutorial

[@EddwardTheSeventhSpaceWizard]

Nice to know that I’ve been on the right track!

[@kitsu13]

I had most of this down (kind of at least) but the thumbs always mess me up. Thanks for the tip on approaching that!

[@spyralfushion]

Thanks ill try this stratagy

[@generationm2059]

Ah hands, the bane of every artist's existence, human and otherwise!

[@capsey_]

Every artists looks like a person maniacally obsessed with their manicure looking all over their hands in total focus while they draw hands

[@Luran_Jeon...]

Wow. Now it's so good!!!!❤

[@Sandstimes]

I find after drawing the palm it's easier to draw where you want the fingertips to go first and then connect them to the palm with the 3 segments

[@Orange_not_found]

Well i think i can finally make the iconic pose.

[@ProkoTV]

You got this!

[@Orange_not_found]

Damn..💀

[@DragonaxFilms]

Thinking of the thumb as a separate box is the big take-away from this for me. I always drew the entire hand as a single "box" and tried to stick the thumb on, never thought of giving it it's own box.

[@ender7910]

If you're creatively inclined, imagine the joints of the fingers interconnected like a web, as they move together irl (give the thumb slack for this. And remember that the fingers proportions are largely arrow tip shaped, as a whole and to a tiny extent, on the individual fingers.

[@ContaminatedArtist]

Hands are the worst! Appreciate the tutorials! 🎉

[@dieg0c908]

For me it is better to draw them as you understand, the tutorials and methods of others are not always for everyone and it will not turn out exactly the same but you can take a reference

[@Riste.R]

Thank you!

[@jonnybright9220]

Great tips

[@merri_spiderly6017]

I often try to use my hands as a reference, but I still struggle with thumbs because my hypermobility shows up in them the most. I have no idea how a “normal” thumb is supposed to bend 😂

[@ProkoTV]

Draw your experience, then! Make the thumbs like yours!

[@JustFoxingAround]

Needed this

[@destroyer1635]

I don’t use shapes but I do use the T when doing the face and my drawings are really good

[@artdiaries9559]

Wow this is awesome 😮

[@ayikzhouayikzhou4772]

Really helps

[@maokai09]

Thank you

[@AkumakoCross]

Though I understand the structure of hands and feet pretty well, they are the endless bane of my existence. They always just look at least a little wonky.

[@scribbled634]

thank you ❤

[@pikpik5058]

This is helpful if you have a decent understanding of anatomy but i just draw a circle and work from there for my toon drawings

[@tomatoblast3465]

I usually use a method where I start with the pointer finger first then the thumb, and once it looks right, I just add the three other fingers.

[@pancake_bananaz]

Ty

[@islaproplayz]

This is quite handy 😉

[@1kayo]

One more thing to add Always use ur references to expand your mental library

[@SwedePotato314]

I don’t even like the idea of having to draw hands without references, spending 12 hours flipping my canvas, zooming in and out 1000x, asking anyone in the vicinity is it looks ok or if they can even tell what it is lmao. I find hands so beautiful and expressive and can completely change the tone and atmosphere of a piece but boy oh boy do I hate having to figure them out.

[@chrisjohns5731]

I love this

[@FlyingZero]

I have a weird joint in my thumb so my thumbs always look weird. But I still love drawing hands.

[@goveertru1624]

Shukriya sir (thanks sir) 🇮🇳🙏😇

[@rudinandrey]

cool!!! Thanks a lot.

[@Smixia]

Also remember if you have an anime heavy style, just know that most anime art todays only use two jointed fingers because it looks more elegant

[@theSheighani42]

I like ovals. Hands can be fun, while still difficult, if they really go with whatever pose or action you're doing ^^

[@anisaislam3161]

thx so much❤

[@amyhaserot1857]

Never felt so much like a psychopath to know how to draw hands

[@lilkeyla5769]

ive always kinda use box method, but dependin on pose doesnt work for me so ty for better explain, i should also just practice hands more lol

[@lilkeyla5769]

Here I am again to rewatch this lol

[@Ghostlynoodles]

That hand is gonna come through the screen and pick up my family members like they’re miis 😭😭

[@weavorjjohanna5619]

i dont draw them as block, i draw the stick the resemble the gesture, and then draw block around it, like the meat covering the hand bone it's much much easier

[@kiwi_studios7778]

Gee this really gave me a hand!

[@pandabugg5472]

I love drawing hands (only with a reference lol)

[@princessthyemis]

Ooo helpful!!

[@ConsumerOfDirt]

The figers are the tricky part for me, as i can't use my own as reference since they have weird bents

[@miojosopa2904]

I always copy my own hand... it have it's flaws but helps a lot

[@Xeonort]

I do the same most of the time, if nothing else just for a general idea of the gesture I’m trying to draw. It’s not a big deal if the hands aren’t part of the main focal point.