This is the last part of a 2 part tutorial. Part 1 covers basic proportions of a hand. If you have not reviewed it, please click here. Being able to draw the shape of a hand is great, but what happens after that? In this tutorial, I will be covering how to draw nails, skin, wrinkles and folds for several different types of hands: baby, elderly, masculine and feminine. What characteristics make a hand look strong, gentle or young? Read more to find out! *Most of the drawing techniques are covered in the first section (how to draw elderly hands). Don’t skip this section if you want to get the most out of this tutorial :) How to Draw Elderly Hands1. StructureElderly people generally have less body fat, so when you draw the outline, make sure to pronounce the joints. 2. SkinInstead of shading with long pencil strokes, use a fine HB mechanical pencil to create layers of circles with even amounts of pressure. Avoid shading the nails. Switch to a 2B or even 4B to darken areas between bones or around tendons to make the hand appear even skinnier. Layer the circles on until the gaps are really small, but still visible to achieve the look of fine lines. Click here to see an interactive diagram of a hand in layers In order to retain as much realistic skin texture as possible, do not blend or smudge! If you feel the need to blend any area of the drawing, use an HB pencil to layer on even more circles. I will go into more details in a future tutorial on skin. Follow me on Facebook to get an update whenever I post a new article! Click here to learn how to shade! 3. Veins, Wrinkles and Folds
Use a blunt 2B pencil to draw clean lines where prominent folds, wrinkles and veins appear. Then apply different shading techniques for each one. Veins: Gradual, soft shading Give some of the wrinkles at each finger joint some wider valleys than others. 4. FingernailsTo make them easy to draw you can section each nail into 3 main areas: the lunule (the white semi circle under the cuticle), body of the nail and the free edge. If you look at your fingernail up close you will notice many lines stretching across the entire nail. Because of these lines, there will be breaks in the light reflected off the nail’s surface. Draw lines to section off areas you need to shade or highlight. As we age, our nails grow thicker and the lines may become more apparent. Shade these areas in one at a time. Make sure to give the nail some shape by making the left and right side darker.
How to Draw Masculine Hands1. Structure 2. Skin 3. Veins, Wrinkles, Tendons 4. Fingernails How to Draw Feminine Hands1. Structure 2. Skin 3. Veins, Wrinkles, Tendons 4. Fingernails How to Draw Baby Hands1. Structure 2. Skin 3. Dimples 4. Wrinkles and Folds 5. Fingernails Need some pictures for drawing reference? Click here to download a whole bunch! :) I hope you enjoyed this tutorial on how to draw hands: beyond structure. If you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments section below! Darlene created RFA In 2013 with the goal of sharing simple yet detailed drawing tutorials with other artists on the world wide web. She is a self taught pencil portrait artist and Youtuber.
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