Art of Observation: Refining Hand Drawing Skills Through Practice

Sketching Hands: Techniques Explored in My Sketchbook

Here are a few pages from my sketchbook where I’ve been drawing hands. Hands can be challenging to draw for me so I like to draw them whenever I am able. When I start a sketching session I usually start with drawing hands.

With these hand sketches I tried a few different techniques. I used shapes to form the hand and fingers. I also used contour lines through observational drawing. I really enjoyed drawing the bones of the hand too. I think they came out cool.