[0.000 --> 7.960]  I know, I know.
[7.960 --> 11.840]  This has to be the millionth tutorial on how to draw hands that you're watching at this
[11.840 --> 14.560]  point since you've all been asking for it lately.
[14.560 --> 19.760]  Cause my name is Marcel and today you're gonna learn how to draw hands like this.
[19.760 --> 25.040]  This video was a week long effort with all kinds of visual aids I gave it my all and I hope
[25.040 --> 26.640]  it helps you guys out.
[26.640 --> 30.200]  That's all I have to say for the intro, the only thing that I might need to mention
[30.200 --> 32.720]  is that drawing is a process.
[32.720 --> 37.120]  So after you've watched this video, you know, the theory, but you still need to get down
[37.120 --> 38.680]  the muscle memory as well.
[38.680 --> 42.040]  Not a tutorial out there can replace actual practice.
[42.040 --> 47.960]  Also I've been thinking about doing like an XXL tutorial with all kinds of different poses
[47.960 --> 52.400]  and perspectives and wrinkles difference between male, female and children.
[52.400 --> 57.360]  But this video would amount to weeks of work, maybe I'll do that as some kind of big milestone
[57.360 --> 58.360]  special with something.
[58.360 --> 63.400]  Alright, that's it, enough with the introduction, let's just jump right into it.
[63.400 --> 69.200]  You guys know my tutorials, go by now, I try to explain things as beginner friendly as possible
[69.200 --> 74.040]  by taking something and breaking it apart into its most simple shapes.
[74.040 --> 79.440]  That's the easiest and best way to learn how to draw hands as a beginner.
[79.520 --> 84.360]  If you want to learn how to draw something, then you first need to know how it's built.
[84.360 --> 89.560]  One of the greatest artists of a modern time once said,
[89.560 --> 97.000]  That's right, and you can't visualize your hand if you don't know anything about it.
[97.000 --> 99.680]  So let's start from the beginning.
[99.680 --> 105.120]  Step 1 in drawing a hand is always drawing a simple brick for the base of the hand.
[105.120 --> 108.840]  And to that I just add some stickman fingers and a thumb.
[108.840 --> 113.400]  Now in today's video I'll show you how to draw fingers, the thumb and the back of the
[113.400 --> 115.160]  hand as well as the pop.
[115.160 --> 120.360]  I split it into those three chapters because if you can draw those three things, you'll
[120.360 --> 123.960]  be able to draw a hand at least in theory.
[123.960 --> 131.680]  Well let's start with the fingers because well we get to start somewhere, right?
[131.680 --> 138.320]  So here, well here are my fingers and one of my fingers consists of...
[139.320 --> 143.120]  3 equally long parts.
[143.120 --> 149.160]  That's precisely the reason why I draw hands like this with three different strokes.
[149.160 --> 157.680]  I know how mundane this sounds but believe me this makes a huge difference.
[157.680 --> 162.680]  And I think this becomes a lot more apparent when drawing fingers sideways.
[162.680 --> 167.160]  Like I said, your finger consists of 3 equally long parts.
[167.160 --> 171.400]  Just keep in mind that the fingertip is round since this part of a skeleton is shorter
[171.400 --> 173.280]  and round as well.
[173.280 --> 177.400]  Though the top part of the fingertip is not because you still have your thumbnail on that
[177.400 --> 178.400]  side.
[178.400 --> 183.480]  I don't know about you but to me this looks a lot more organic than just drawing in some
[183.480 --> 187.200]  round shape and hoping that it kinda resembles a finger.
[187.200 --> 192.840]  But I have to admit for quick sketches I draw fingers just with a couple of simple strokes
[192.840 --> 194.160]  as well.
[194.160 --> 199.680]  And it's not wrong per se every volume of my manga series had at least a couple of
[199.680 --> 202.680]  pages where I drew fingers like that.
[202.680 --> 208.040]  But even then I checked my drawings by measuring if the fingers are too long or too short.
[208.040 --> 212.440]  That way even fingers that aren't very detailed would look acceptable.
[212.440 --> 216.880]  While make no mistake if your finger has three equal parts depends on how you look at
[216.880 --> 217.880]  it.
[217.880 --> 222.000]  Don't measure it from the knuckle, measure it the way I did before.
[222.000 --> 226.320]  But the second simplicity will say that the knuckle still belongs to the back of the
[226.320 --> 228.360]  hand, not to the finger.
[228.360 --> 232.560]  That way all three parts are still in equal size.
[232.560 --> 240.360]  Speaking of which I think I might need a trip to the hospital right now.
[240.360 --> 241.960]  Now that was the first level.
[241.960 --> 246.160]  I hope you guys all understand how to draw fingers now since I sacrificed my middle finger
[246.160 --> 247.160]  for it.
[247.160 --> 248.160]  I hope that was worth it.
[248.160 --> 249.640]  I'll show you the thumb at the end of the video.
[249.640 --> 253.080]  Don't worry, you guys will understand why when the time comes.
[253.080 --> 255.240]  So there's only one thing left to do.
[255.240 --> 260.680]  Let's continue by drawing the palm and the back of the hand.
[260.680 --> 264.480]  When it comes to the back of the hand there's not a lot that I could tell you the most important
[264.480 --> 266.400]  part will be the palm.
[266.400 --> 271.320]  The only important parts at the back of the hand are the knuckles and the tendons.
[271.320 --> 276.800]  Your knuckles aren't placed in a straight line here, they are placed in a fan shape.
[276.800 --> 282.240]  If you pay attention you can see how this fan shape consists even with your fingers.
[282.240 --> 283.560]  And where can you check there?
[283.560 --> 284.560]  Right.
[284.560 --> 287.960]  At the joints where we split the fingers apart earlier.
[287.960 --> 292.840]  Now one last thing when it comes to the back of the hand, your bones and tendons all
[292.840 --> 296.320]  originate from one point.
[296.320 --> 301.720]  In fact your tendons lie on top of your bones and that's precisely why you don't draw
[301.720 --> 304.280]  the knuckles round but more edgy.
[304.280 --> 309.280]  So you don't actually draw the knuckles here but rather the tendons that lie on top.
[309.280 --> 312.960]  Yeah, and that's about it when it comes to the back of the hand.
[312.960 --> 315.760]  Let's flip right over to the palm.
[315.760 --> 319.200]  Now let's split the palm into its single components as well.
[319.200 --> 322.120]  We've got your tenor, that's the heel of the hand.
[322.120 --> 326.640]  Then there's your hypotenor and then there's...
[326.640 --> 331.880]  Well this part has no medical terms since there's no muscles or anything here so you can
[331.880 --> 336.440]  call it Steve or whatever I care but for the sake of this video just call it the base
[336.440 --> 338.520]  of the fingers.
[338.520 --> 342.880]  But to be honest I think this looks way too complicated.
[342.880 --> 348.440]  After all I want to make this tutorial as beginner friendly as possible so let's make the palm
[348.440 --> 349.960]  even simpler.
[349.960 --> 355.920]  I know, I can hear you guys moan, nobody cares about the palm of the hand, the fingers are
[355.920 --> 358.120]  the difficult part, not the palm.
[358.120 --> 363.680]  But once you're drawing hand sideways or in another way you'll find yourself struggling
[363.680 --> 367.360]  a lot if you don't know how the palm works.
[367.360 --> 372.120]  So yeah, I'm sorry there's no way around it but it's not that bad since you only need
[372.120 --> 377.200]  to learn these three parts in order to draw a palm and visualize it.
[377.200 --> 382.280]  And we all know that an artist has to concentrate and visualize his concept.
[382.280 --> 386.480]  That's pretty much it for the palm as well the most important thing was the heel of the
[386.480 --> 389.840]  hand since it's directly connected to the thumb.
[389.840 --> 399.400]  And that's why I wanted to show you the thumb at the end.
[399.400 --> 403.920]  You know I used to draw the thumb as an oval shape on top of the heel but as you can
[403.920 --> 408.160]  guess this isn't exactly anatomically correct.
[408.160 --> 412.760]  If you take a closer look you can see that your thumb has a middle part to it as well
[412.760 --> 415.480]  just like your regular finger.
[415.480 --> 420.000]  See it's a bit understandable if I'll show it to you guys from another perspective as
[420.000 --> 421.000]  well.
[421.000 --> 427.080]  Just always check if it still consists of three parts and you are good to go.
[427.080 --> 432.080]  And now that you know all three parts in theory you only need to practice with it.
[432.080 --> 436.200]  If you want to get started with drawing hands just take it from me like you guys know I
[436.200 --> 440.200]  started with a brick and some stick figure fingers.
[440.200 --> 445.200]  And then I add all the things we learned in the past 6 or 7 minutes.
[445.200 --> 449.640]  But please don't expect to draw perfect hands after this video like I said you now know
[449.640 --> 453.160]  the theory but you might still lack the practice.
[453.160 --> 457.680]  For some people it breaks out right away others still might need to practice and that's
[457.680 --> 462.480]  okay everyone has their own learning speed this ain't a race after all.
[462.480 --> 466.920]  The only thing you need to learn by heart is the way the hand is constructed.
[466.920 --> 472.080]  Here have a cheat sheet with all the relevant info you need and while we're at it why
[472.080 --> 474.320]  don't we make a deal out of this.
[474.320 --> 479.200]  You can screenshot this sheet and in exchange you get this video a thumbs up.
[479.200 --> 487.160]  But despite everything if you still have problems with drawing hands there are a couple
[487.160 --> 489.240]  of ways to help you out.
[489.240 --> 493.800]  Okay maybe this looks dumb at first but if you really struggle with drawing hands you
[493.800 --> 498.720]  can just mark your hands the way I did on my cheat sheet earlier and my personal opinion
[498.720 --> 503.040]  this method is so underrated and it could really help you out.
[503.040 --> 508.120]  Like I said in my last video there are tons of people who prefer 3D models or maybe
[508.120 --> 513.720]  wooden anatomy puppets which is fine I'm happy if it works out for you but you guys know
[513.720 --> 514.720]  me.
[514.720 --> 519.360]  I'm a fan of the old school method of searching for real life photos online.
[519.360 --> 524.400]  I just think this method works out the best and it's the cheapest.
[524.400 --> 528.720]  Speaking of it if you missed it you can watch my last tutorial it's all about perspective
[528.720 --> 531.280]  and it works out with drawing hands as well.
[531.280 --> 538.480]  So just give it a shot I've linked it on the top right corner.
[538.480 --> 542.240]  Before you leave please make sure that you screenshot it on the cheat sheet I showed
[542.240 --> 543.840]  you earlier it's pretty important.
[543.840 --> 548.560]  I mean if I didn't quote Mr SquarePence enough times in this video already I'm going
[548.560 --> 553.840]  to do it one last time an artist has got to.
[553.840 --> 559.240]  I think that might have been the wrong quote.
[559.240 --> 563.320]  Anyway if you want that what kinds of pens and erases I use you can just go ahead and
[563.320 --> 566.160]  check my website I listed and linked it all there.
[566.160 --> 570.560]  And who knows maybe I'll actually do an XXL hands tutorial at some point so you might
[570.560 --> 572.040]  want to stick around for that.
[572.040 --> 577.800]  Well then my name's Marcel and I am very glad we have Universal Healthcare in Germany reattaching
[577.800 --> 579.280]  fingers included.
[579.280 --> 583.880]  Although I might need to check that just give me a sec I'll see you in the next video.
[583.880 --> 584.000]  Bye.