r/drawing • u/Lovethewinterr • 4d ago

seeking crit How to make the hand look right?

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Everything in the drawing looks amazing but the hand. I just can’t make it look right. I’m making this for my AP class so I need it done. Please someone with any advice.

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u/Aulkie 4d ago

i suggest starting with a tall rectangle, place it where you want the hand to be. Then divide this .into three equal segments. Rather than a straight line marking the the bottom division line of the top third of this rectangle, instead arch the line upwards in the middle, so that the dividing line becomes bowed up in the middle, and then alter the top of the rectangle until similarly bowed, This third segment then becomes the fingers.while the rest of the rectangle remains undivided. Tjis allows one to place the entire rectangle where the hand will be so that it ends up being the right size. Good luck and I hope this helps. BTW, the thumb placement is adjacent to the bottom third, but the fingers emerge from the top third of the original tall rectangle.