Draw Anime
Hands
In Japanese anime, the face is typically the most important, followed by the clothing or outfit of your character. Often overlooked, though, are the hands. Hands can play a vital role in developing an instant impression for your character, and they can be shaped in many ways.
Instructions
Create Realistic Hands for Male and Female Characters
1. Draw a basic palm shape with four fingers and a thumb. If you need help with this step, you can actually trace your own hand on a separate sheet of paper to get the shape just right.
2. Add fingernails by drawing wide "U" shapes on the last one-eighth of each digit. Close off each nail with an arch. For male hands, this should be more of a wide arch, while female nails should end in a narrower, pointy arch.
3. Draw two horizontal lines, half the width of each finger, on each finger or thumb of male hands. These lines represent the knuckles and can be drawn as slight u-shaped lines if the hands are partially bent. Female hands do not require knuckles.
4. Add small hairs using several hatch marks placed at the quarter point from the tip of each finger on male hands. This can give your hands an older, larger look ideal for burly looking male characters.
5. Shade female nails with color to denote nail polish. You can leave a sliver of white in an upper corner to show light reflecting off the nails.
6. Add accessories like rings, tattoos or fingernail jewels to give your character's hands a more distinctive flair.
