Drawing hands can feel daunting, but the key is to break down their complexity into simple, repeatable rules. Whether you're ...

While hands are famously tricky to master, a few pro tips and sketching techniques can help you capture them with confidence.

Now it's time to develop the forms to make the hand drawing feel more 3D. Here, our flattened wedge for the palm gains another dimension, the fingers become cylinders and the joints become spheres.

The most important thing when drawing hands is to understand their anatomy. Look at your own hand – it (usually) comprises a palm, thumb, index finger and the three remaining fingers that ...