Michael R. BrittonDrawing Hands.pdf

drawing HANDS

Michael R. Britton

Drawing Hands

Michael R. Britton

all those fingers twisting and turning;

knuckles and veins rippling; and then there is the thumb! Quite likely we either hide the hands,

put them into pockets or simply scribble them and hope that no one will notice.

This handout distills the hand to its most basic components. If we think of the hand as a

collection of rectangles much like blocks of wood the obstacles of drawing the hand are quickly

eliminated. Onto these blocks of wood we will add the muscles, tendons and knuckles and, voila,

we will have a well resolved hand.

First, we have to overcome our symbolic preconception of what the hand looks like. A common

error in drawing the hand is the banana finger syndrome. These are fingers lacking any structure

no bones, no knuckles, no muscles. Hence such hands are caricatures.

Note the finger; it is seldom straight. The finger bends and changes

direction at each knuckled intersection. It is also drawn with straight

lines. The proportions of the finger knuckles are always ½ from the

larger knuckle to the finger tip.

The thumb is separate and opposite from the fingers. It enjoys a far greater range of movement

than the fingers; it can cross the entire palm or extend outwards. The thumb is also critical in

picking up things or holding a pencil. Take special note of the ball of the thumb , this is the anchor

point from which the thumb is developed.

Page 1

Tackling the hand has always intimidated artists

The Anatomy of the Hand

Ulna

Radius

Carpus

Metacarpus

Phalanges

The hand is an architectural

marvel. Every element of the

hand has a distinct relationship

to every other element. In this side

view, the thumb (distal phalanx) plumbs

with the knuckle.

The knuckles are aligned in a curve.

Back of Hand

Palm View

Page 2

The Hand

(Back view)

The extensor tendons are distributed

over the back of the hand. Those to

the thumb and little finger remain

separate.

1. Extensor communis digitorum

2. Abductor minimi digiti

3. Dorsal interosseous

4. Adductor pollicis

5. Extensor carpi ulnaris

6. Extensor minimi digiti

7. Extensor longus pollicis

8. Extensor brevis pollicis

9. Extensor ossis metacarpi

pollicis

1. Extensor carpi ulnaris

2. Extensor communis digitorum

3. Extensor ossis metacarpi pollicis

4. Extensor brevis pollicis

5. Extensor carpi radialis bevior

6. Extensor carpi radialis longior

The Hand

(Palmer view)

1. Adductor transversus pollicis

2. Flexor brevis pollicis

3. Abductor pollicis

4. Opponens pollicis

5. Flexor brevis minimi digiti

6. Abductor minimi digiti

7. Annular ligament

8. Flexor carpi radialis

9. Palmaris longus

10. Flexor carpi ulnaris

7. Supinator longus

8. Flexor carpi radialis

9. Tendon of the palmaris longus

10. Flexor carpi ulnaris

11. Palmar fascia

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