I used my hand as a reference

new update for comic, I'm laughing at it, it looks so much better than my original scan

werer wrote:

werer wrote:

lots of erasing, and I'll have that tutorial for the hand up by tomorrow

scanner bust

Bummer man. 

Yo, here it is, Werer's hand drawing tutorial. Remember, light lines, and 2b pencil works best, an eraser will help dramatically

1. first we draw a trapezoid with the long side up, you want to try and get it as if your hand has no thumb or fingers, if you can't imagine it, try putting paper over the unwanted appendages, or if you can stand the pain, try to look at the back of your hand with your fingers and thumb tucked in, and use the other hand to cover the arm, the trapezoid should just cover the big part of the hand. and have a shape like it.

2. Draw a triangle to the right (or left if you so prefer, just remember to inverse later directions) the triangle will reach about 5/8 of the way up the 'block' of the hand (mine isn't that good an example).

3. draw two ellipses, or ovals demonstrating the joints in the thumb, try to have them overlapping so that it is a 'joint', even to the triangle, we will use these ovals to help draw over the outline of the hand. If you look at the palm of your hand, you'll see that the second joint of the thumb is just a little below the first joint on the fingers, remember not to make the first oval too big, and the second oval is always smaller, even if only just.

4. draw five evenly placed lines to demonstrate where the fingers will come from. Makes work much easier later.

5. draw an oval around the whole hand, make it light so it can just about be ignored, use the edge of the thumb as a guide as to where to start. for the other side of the hand, draw past it with the oval so you leave space for the finger, or if you want, you can draw a flatter side to the oval and make that touch the hand. this will help to give an idea of the length of the fingers.

6. draw three circles for each of the fingers (i drew four for the middle one by mistake, try to keep to three) remember that each of the ovals gets smaller as it gets further away from the hand. the joints will also help with drawing the bend lines in the fingers and the thumbs.

7. now, the finishing parts, draw lines along the outsides of the circles and curving at the top of each finger, don't forget the thumb. then in between each of the fingers, put a little curve, like a rounded 'V', and even draw a large 'V' curve for the thumb.

8. rub out the lines so that they become faint so that you can start again, but only on the outline (hence why using a 2b pencil and light lines), for each of the circle joints you place a little line like you see on the insides of you hand, if you want to draw the outside of you hand, draw the circle like lines on each joint and something for the knuckles, a small curved line would do and don't forget the nails. for the insides, you will have to look at your hands, and see the crease lines and place them in.

9. finally ink it all in when you're satisfied. and colour, I can't help you on colour, but there would be many who would. Keep in mind, my art is basic drawings, you may alter it as you wish to get desired results. Fun drawing everyone.

10. if you feel comfortable with that, try changing the directions of the ovals so that the fingers can be more free, i haven't yet found a good way to draw hands on its side, but if you manage to do that, the ovals can be pivoted so as to bend and flex like normal fingers

Last edited by werer (2008-06-16 19:17:30)

You're welcome, any ideas for what to draw? I'm still focussing mainly on the heads, hands and faces

werer wrote:

You're welcome, any ideas for what to draw? I'm still focussing mainly on the heads, hands and faces

Not yet, I'm still getting settled in my new den.  Let me think for a bit. 

I just figured out something for small hand making, if you make the oval first, then you attach the thumb, you can use the oval as guidelines for the fingers, it may not work for some people, but it seems to work better for me, it's more for small hands, like the stuff you see in a comic strip, like mine and my comic just updated, finally.

werer, on your website link, are you starting your own online werewolf comic?

Cool!  And please feel free to start a forum topic for your webcomic in the "Werewolves on the Internet" section.  I like that first one on your site!  Nice job!  Nice art!

werer wrote:

I... didn't even realise there was such a topic, shows how little I know about this place. but I'll hang off a bit as I will be on holidays for a copule of weeks

You should check out all of the topics, and trust me, it'll surprise you what's on there. I recently found the Werewolfs on the Internet section and I'm amazed by the wonderful strips.

And a new drawing I am making by demand.  All criticism welcome, as I really need to make it look good in the final production of it.

It's supposed to be a kid's hands, they are meant to be that way