DRAWING MANGA BOYS
A gripping hand can be applied to any object from a sword to a tennis racquet.
The hand here is grasping a handle or hilt of some kind. The index finger is slightly
extended beyond the rest of the fingers, which is a natural position and gives extra
control. The tip of the thumb can be seen curving round behind the handle.gRIPPINg hAND
Draw two ellipses at right angles
to each other. Bisect the larger
with a circle, then add two more
circles. Join the three circles with
a curved line, and draw two
straight lines, one on each side
of the smaller ellipse.
Create the index finger by
fleshing out the first three
circles you drew. Leave a gap
between the index finger
and the other three. Then
add the thumb.
Ink around the wrist, hand,
fingers, and thumb. Add some
shading around the joints. To
finish, strengthen the baton the
hand is holding, adding shading.Draw three circles outside
the left-hand line and three
bisecting the right-hand line.
Join these to make three
finger joints.