remember that this will take time and patience. With all of our preparation out of the way, we can now begin our drawing process.

Remembering the center of the page can help you keep your image centrally placed on your drawing paper. Finding the center is a more simple way of preparing you to scale your image. Once you have found it make a small dot for reference. Where the lines cross over is where the center is. Once we have this image, we can set up our drawing and reference image in front of us.įind the center of both the reference and drawing page by measuring the page horizontally and vertically. Make sure your drawing paper is the same size as your reference image. A good suggestion is to try and print an image that is the same scale as your drawing paper, this will make it easier to use it as a reference. In this tutorial, I suggest using an iPad or printing a photograph of your hand on printer paper. A good image can help guide us through the process more effectively. When we start our drawing, you must have a good reference image. Preparation and Marking the Centre of the Page Source material, could be a photograph, print, etc.High-quality Drawing Paper, 200 g/m – 250 g/m recommended.By doing so, it will make the later and more complex stages easier for you. You will want to correct your mistakes in the early part of the tutorial. Therefore, it is useful to have an eraser and a sharpener. The drawing exercise will come with a few mistakes here and there. These pencils are easily accessible online and can be bought at your local stationery shop. For this tutorial, we will be using a series of Derwent Graphic Pencils. The right pencils are essential for helping us achieve various tones. For this drawing, we will be using graphite pencils. When drawing something complicated like hands, we need to have the right tools. These are the two guiding principles when drawing something realistic and complicated. We first construct and then we refine, these are the essential principles to remember.

It becomes quite simple when we start breaking it down into various steps. It is accompanied by various little challenges but none of which are impossible to complete. This exercise comes with some commitment, hence the words free time.

7.3 How do I Make my Hand Drawings Realistic?.

7.1 How do you Get Better at Drawing Hands?.

4.8 Step 8: Touch Ups for your Hand Drawing.

4.7 Step 7: Darker Shading for Contrast.

4.5 Step 5: Identifying the Light Source.

3 Preparation and Marking the Centre of the Page.

1 Some Things to Know About Drawing Hands.

Hand drawing for beginners