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Published: 2011-06-29 07:46:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 113005; Favourites: 7841; Downloads: 2858
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Description I hope this is helpful.

It's hard to write a tutorial like this since some of my knowledge is purely observation based. By making this tutorial, I think i actually learn more about hands and how to avoid some of my own lazy habits/mistakes

...that said, in no way am I perfect with drawing hands, and there's a chance I've made some mistakes. So while you may learn some techniques from this tutorial, always look to real life for accuracy and correction

Also in NO WAY is this tutorial a complete or exhausted study of hands. If I was prepping for a class or book it would be a different story, but It's not reasonable for me to spend that kind of time on a net tutorial

As some of you have pointed out: Not ALL hands will conform to generic proportions. Real hands, just like bodies, won't always have the same proportions, have variations, and quirks. I in fact have crooked fingers but all the variations are kinda beyond the scope of this tutorial, but do know they are out there!

The Golden Ratio is based off the Fibonacci numbers. It's an fascinating thing, found through-out nature living and non-living. It's also linked to aesthetics (proof that math is beautiful).

All the hands above belong to me and many are from my own art pieces. So please do Not use them as Stock, as this is just for educational purposes.

This tutorial took a LOT of time. So please be respectful and let me know if you want to use it for something Chances are I'm totally cool with it! If there is something I didn't cover and you really want to know more about it... you can inquire about it.


Tutorial ©2011 JohnYume
This is for educational purposes only, and is cool for non-profit, classroom use. If you post this elsewhere online, give a link back to this page. In no way should this be used for profit or commercial use.

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<-- For those who love hands

Edit: I corrected some typographical errors. If you see any I missed feel free to point them out.

EDIT:
Whoa... o3o I am honored for the DD! *deeply bows* Thank you for all the favs before and after the DD! And thank you for all the comments, I'll try to get to every one
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Comments: 594

zecanturia In reply to ??? [2011-07-09 19:58:31 +0000 UTC]

very very helpful *-*
Hands can be a little tricky when they want to ;;

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amy--amy In reply to ??? [2011-07-09 15:20:14 +0000 UTC]

I'm not very good at drawing, but I'm horrible at drawing hands. This is a great help!


And congrats on the DD.

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JohnYume In reply to amy--amy [2011-07-09 15:55:30 +0000 UTC]

Hands are a tough one, and I'm glad I was able to help! Just keep on drawing! And if you ever get frustrated with hands, just focus on something else for awhile, and then go back to drawing hands

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simplysarakay In reply to ??? [2011-07-09 15:17:42 +0000 UTC]

awesome tutorial!

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JohnYume In reply to simplysarakay [2011-07-09 15:53:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I hope you found it useful

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lilmarisa In reply to ??? [2011-07-09 15:16:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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JohnYume In reply to lilmarisa [2011-07-09 15:52:50 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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Birdie121 [2011-07-09 14:59:55 +0000 UTC]

I'm almost positive that every single artist who sees this will be happy about it. Hands are the arch foe! But you've made it look so easy! Great tutorial!

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JohnYume In reply to Birdie121 [2011-07-09 15:52:35 +0000 UTC]

Well this is a weapon given that other artists may slay the mighty beast that is the dreaded hand D:

Thank you~ hopefully I didn't make it look tooo easy xD hands are still difficult, but I hope I've given others hope to continue the battle and not give up!

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Birdie121 In reply to JohnYume [2011-07-09 16:17:34 +0000 UTC]

No, it still looks hard. But you've broken it down in a way that makes it look less complicated.

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JohnYume In reply to Birdie121 [2011-07-09 16:51:04 +0000 UTC]

Good, good XD simplication is what I was aiming for.

Sometimes over-confidence can kill if met with failure. I've seen it too many times :/

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TheAddster In reply to ??? [2011-07-09 14:50:37 +0000 UTC]

This has to be one of the most helpful tutorials I've seen on this site and I wanted to thank you for sharing it!
PEACE

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JohnYume In reply to TheAddster [2011-07-09 15:48:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Your words are very kind I'm glad I was able to share and help on such a difficult subject as hands

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MonochromeDestiny In reply to ??? [2011-07-09 14:48:06 +0000 UTC]

This is really helpful and worthy of the dA! <3 Wonderful work and thank you for sharing! <3

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JohnYume In reply to MonochromeDestiny [2011-07-09 15:45:25 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! I'm glad I could share this with everyone

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Streetster20 In reply to ??? [2011-07-09 14:36:16 +0000 UTC]

This is a really great Tutorial, well deserving of a DD.
I suck at drawing hands, well people at all really.
Anyway congrats.

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JohnYume In reply to Streetster20 [2011-07-09 15:44:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you o////o I'm just glad the DD will let many others see it!
Haha people are hard for anyone to draw XD I have focused on drawing people for sooo many years and I'm still learning and growing It's definitely a challenge, but one worth pursuing

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Streetster20 In reply to JohnYume [2011-07-09 21:32:58 +0000 UTC]

Yeah definitely. Thanks.

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Scyphi In reply to ??? [2011-07-09 14:35:47 +0000 UTC]

I sure needed something like this.

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JohnYume In reply to Scyphi [2011-07-09 15:42:28 +0000 UTC]

Glad to hear it I hope you find it useful!

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FStop231 In reply to ??? [2011-07-09 14:31:22 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!

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JohnYume In reply to FStop231 [2011-07-09 15:41:47 +0000 UTC]

Thanks >u<

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atyutza In reply to ??? [2011-07-09 14:21:58 +0000 UTC]

I am impressed by this tutorial. I also have troubles with drawing hands and I hope this tutorial will help me =]

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JohnYume In reply to atyutza [2011-07-09 15:41:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, that's a great compliment indeed I hope it will help you too! Just don't give up and keep practicing!

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MidniteWolf84 In reply to ??? [2011-07-09 13:56:10 +0000 UTC]

Faved... I hate to draw hands. They ever get crappy, so I think that your totorial could help me to improve that. Thanks!!!

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JohnYume In reply to MidniteWolf84 [2011-07-09 15:39:31 +0000 UTC]

Glad to hear it Yeah hands are tough, but they can be done! It's something that takes a lot of practice and using real life models/photos really helps!

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Cloaked-Creature [2011-07-09 13:39:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for creating and posting this wonderful tutorial, it is incredibly well explained and easy to understand. It has and always will be quite helpful to me and any artist having difficulties drawing hands, I'm sure.

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JohnYume In reply to Cloaked-Creature [2011-07-09 15:38:05 +0000 UTC]

Wow, Thank you! Yeah hands are tough so when my friends asked for a hand-tutorial I wanted to make it very understandable. There's no need to make a complicated thing, even more complicated!

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Cloaked-Creature In reply to JohnYume [2011-07-11 19:25:59 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. Indeed. And congratulations with the Daily Deviation, you deserve it!

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FOERVRAENGD [2011-07-09 13:32:59 +0000 UTC]

congrats for the DD! Well deserved!

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JohnYume In reply to FOERVRAENGD [2011-07-09 14:20:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I'm kinda in dismay about it

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FOERVRAENGD In reply to JohnYume [2011-07-09 16:08:07 +0000 UTC]

It's always such a awesome feeling to get a DD! But I'm not surprised for your tutorial, I think I saw it on the front page which always gets a higher chance to a DD

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JohnYume In reply to FOERVRAENGD [2011-07-09 16:49:57 +0000 UTC]

I never gotten a DD before so I'm just feeling like a deer in head-lights "um.. um... what?! o.o" lol

Really? cool xD I hardly visit the front page so I don't know what goes on there Oh btw thanks for the watch!

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FOERVRAENGD In reply to JohnYume [2011-07-09 17:28:02 +0000 UTC]

No problem!
Man i wished someone could do a tutorial about the golden ratio - like how to fully understand how it works without talking too much about mathematics. I recently discovered a feature in Corel Painter called "divine proportion" which displays the golden-ratio spiral over the canvas. I bet it's good to use but I don't know how D:

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JohnYume In reply to FOERVRAENGD [2011-07-09 17:49:10 +0000 UTC]

Haha yeah that would be a very awesome tutorial. That almost makes me think, "hey, I should make one" but most of my knowledge about the golden ratio is more intellectual and less application... since I don't use it in my art much :/ maybe that is something I should change.

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FOERVRAENGD In reply to JohnYume [2011-07-09 18:07:56 +0000 UTC]

That's the thing, how can we use it in art? I mean, it's not much about composition, but works with proportions; but we have to know how to apply it in proportions in order to have the right result, it feels a bit in-depth for beginners. But can be useful for the ones who wanna advance.

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LilRuiRui In reply to ??? [2011-07-09 13:32:57 +0000 UTC]

really helpful thank you ^^

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JohnYume In reply to LilRuiRui [2011-07-09 15:35:48 +0000 UTC]

Great to hear! Keep practicing

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JNinja4 In reply to ??? [2011-07-09 13:31:23 +0000 UTC]

Amazing. Favorite. Now.

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JohnYume In reply to JNinja4 [2011-07-09 15:34:59 +0000 UTC]

Haha thanks! I hope this was helpful >u<

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Namae-san In reply to ??? [2011-07-09 13:12:24 +0000 UTC]

Pobably best hand tutorial on dA right now

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JohnYume In reply to Namae-san [2011-07-09 15:34:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you o////o

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Namae-san In reply to JohnYume [2011-07-10 10:56:58 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome

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Monsterboyah In reply to ??? [2011-07-09 12:37:51 +0000 UTC]

This is probably the most helpful tutorial on hands, which I have seen. Thank you very much!

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JohnYume In reply to Monsterboyah [2011-07-09 15:32:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ouo

I did try to make it different than other tutorials I had seen in the past. I didn't want to be redundant xD there's not much point in that!

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CozUzumaki [2011-07-09 12:23:36 +0000 UTC]

amazing work, thanks!

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JohnYume In reply to CozUzumaki [2011-07-09 15:31:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! And you're welcome, I hope it was helpful

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Mirk217 In reply to ??? [2011-07-09 12:13:05 +0000 UTC]

+++

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JohnYume In reply to Mirk217 [2011-07-09 15:30:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the approval!

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Mirk217 In reply to JohnYume [2011-07-09 16:10:42 +0000 UTC]

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