HANDS AND ARMS
Here is a graceful, waving hand pose. The look is more feminine and flowing, with
slender fingers and smooth lines. Female and male hands follow the same basic
construction rules, but those of females can be smaller and smoother.
Draw an eggcup shape at
an angle of 45°, then close
off its top with a curved
line. Add a curved line to
bisect the basic shape and
continue this out and up.Create the base of the
thumb by drawing an
oval across the center
line and then out to the
palm edge. Continue the
wrist line up and back to
create the thumb.Draw down from your
center line and up and
down again to create
the first and second
fingers. Add the other
two fingers. Then cre-
ate joints on them.Ink around the whole
hand and the individual
fingers. Define the
edge of the thumb joint
across the palm, and ink
the crease at the base of
each finger.
Now add a flat color to
the hand. In this case, a
pale pink was used.Create areas of shadow
using a tan color. These
include the areas around
the joints, across the
palm, around the base
of the thumb, and at the
base of the hand.wAVIN g OPEN hAND