How to Draw Expressive Hands

Learn how to gesture hands by breaking them into simple parts and focusing on shape, rhythm, and expression to support storytelling in your drawings. Remember, hands punctuate body language and aren't independent from it. When drawing hands, break them into three areas: forearm, palm, and fingers. Use simple shapes to represent these parts and consider how they relate. Notice the natural arcs and gestures of the fingers, which often point toward the middle finger. Simplify complex structures into basic shapes and flows to effectively convey the hand's movement and expression in your drawings. Learn more in the Gesture Course - https://proko.com/course/the-gesture-course Practice your gesture drawing skills using the Proko timer tool - https://proko.com/timer CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:12 - Hands 02:52 - Example 1 06:17 - Example 2 09:50 - Example 3 11:46 - Example 4 13:11 - Example 5 14:17 - Example 6 15:03 - Example 7 16:30 - Outro #gesture #figure #drawing Subscribe to Proko: http://bit.ly/SubProko Don't miss new tutorials - Hit the BELL! Premium Videos - https://proko.com/store Pose photo sets - https://proko.com/tools FOLLOW PROKO: Email Newsletter- https://proko.com/subscribe Instagram - https://instagram.com/stanprokopenko/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/StanProkopenko Facebook - https://facebook.com/prokotv Tumblr - http://stanprokopenko.tumblr.com/ Pinterest - https://pinterest.com/stanprokopenko/pins/ WATCH MORE PROKO: Latest Uploads: https://youtube.com/watch?v=-Pu1uGh1-Y4&list=PLtG4P3lq8RHH0YGMCXa4uWsHVwTDkDcpN Figure Drawing: https://youtube.com/watch?v=74HR59yFZ7Y&list=PLtG4P3lq8RHGuMuprDarMz_Y9Fbw_d2ws Art of Caricature: https://youtube.com/watch?v=FOURPIkpPXk&list=PLtG4P3lq8RHEkeRGn6aFRct0kq4oDwwTa Popular Videos: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1EPNYWeEf1U&list=PLtG4P3lq8RHHR_SKsGtufNd8uo2L7_vTQ ABOUT PROKO: Instructional How to Draw videos for artists. My drawing lessons are approachable enough for beginners and detailed enough for advanced artists. My philosophy is to teach timeless concepts in an entertaining way. I believe that when you are having fun, you learn better. I take pride in producing high-quality videos that you will enjoy watching and re-watching. CREDITS: Artist | Instructor - S. Michael Hampton (@stevenmichaelhampton) Producer - Stan Prokopenko (http://stanprokopenko.com), Sean Ramsey, Production Assistance - Sean Ramsey, Stephen Clark (https://peppermintgentleman.com), Ash LoRusso (https://artstation.com/ash_lorusso) Editing - Sierra Tillman, Sean Ramsey Publishing - John Birchall, Alex Otis Music by Epidemic Sound