Lesson 34 of 84 · Drawing

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Drawing Hands (Part 3)

🎨Studio Brief #34

Hands are one of the most challenging subjects to draw, but breaking them into simple shapes makes it manageable.

🎯 Your mission

Draw it slow. Then draw it again, faster.

⚡ The twist

Draw with your wrong hand for the first 30 seconds.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 The pencil was invented over 400 years ago. Same idea ever since.

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Artist Spotlight

🎨 Leonardo da Vinci filled 13,000+ pages of sketchbooks — most just curious doodles.

Practice proportion in this art lesson: drawing hands (part 3).

What You'll Learn

Hands are one of the most challenging subjects to draw, but breaking them into simple shapes makes it manageable. Study your own hand as you work.

Techniques You'll Practice

proportionobservationform drawing

Materials Needed

Pencils (HB and 2B)Colored pencils

Step-by-Step Guide

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Where you see this in real life

Every comic, animation, and architecture started with a quick sketch.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Sketch one thing in your house you've never really looked at before.

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For the dinner table

“Show me your sketch. What's the part you'd do differently next time?”

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