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*insert silly name here*:
Crapski,

I do alot of cartooning, nothing I really intend to publish, but I try and make it look nice, and as much as I do it, I can NEVER manage to draw hands without some degree of awkwardness in appearance.

Anyone have any Tips/tricks, or just want to expess your outrage that human have hand as opposed to somethign easier to draw (like chainsaws or even battleaxes)?

jeph:
Honestly the only trick to drawing hands is to observe your own and TAKE YOUR TIME drawing them. The slower you draw a hand, the better it will end up looking.

Thalass:
I've found that drawing the hand as a mitten (ie: the fingers all joined together, thumb by itself) helps me get the basic pose for the hand. Then I just have to divide the fingers up. And, as Jeph said: stare at your hand for a while. Observe your hand in that pose, though it is hard when you're looking at it from your angle. If someone is willing to be a hand model (that sounds... kinkeh) it'd probably make it easier.

Bunnyman:
If one is willing to throw money at the problem...


One of these babies is nice.

And a good anatomy book is a great resource.

I use
http://www.powells.com/biblio/17-0823015513-0

But, yes, as other posters have noted, look at your hands carefully and take your time.  Hands are bloody tricky, they are.

*insert silly name here*:
Or I could just pay a trip to the morgue and pick up an even more realistic model for cheap.

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