Ok well i start off all my tutorials with the golden rule of, reference is your best friend and will teach you far more accurately than I ever will. pull up some pics of old hands just just start sketching.
now here’s a few little pointers i use to when im trying to convey old hands in a sketch
something else to add along with the tendons on the backs of the hands is adding age spots (google refs) they’re very common on people over the age of 50.
hands curl naturally when relaxed but I find old hands are much more reluctant to straighten out in poses compared to younger hands. In some cases due to the way the knuckles have enlarged they cant completely straighten any longer.
i try not to let my hand drawin get to busy, I’ll prioritize gesture over details so often i wont include every single point that i’ve mentioned, rather the best ones for the pose.
skin starts to loose its elasticity so along with wrinkles, boney landmarks are much more prominent, which makes them easier to draw !!
a pal asked me how i drew teeth so i made this quick lil mini tutorial on how i do it!! this is by no means a professional tutorial and im still learning but i hope this might b helpful to some!
Using references is the most important step. After you get the hang out of shapes, you can start and experiment with different angles and make it more cartoonish, depending on what you want.
I’m gonna sound like any other artist, but seriously, ref is kEY. Try studying it,(trace over it if you have to but please don’t post that) just do whatever to understand it. When you think you’ve got a hang of it, you can try sketching it without reference. (if it turns out disappointing than you can always go back)
If it’s a more dynamic pose, try loosening lines and strokes, make them curved and don’t add sharp edges.
it goes for stiller poses too:
but yeah, that’s all I got 😀 Please don’t cry. You’ll improve if you put your heart into it
Quick Tip: Don’t know how to draw an expression on certain angle? Grab yourself a mirror and depending on how you place it you can get the same expression in two different angles! (I think this might work with two mirrors so you get three angles at the same time but I guess that would require an extra hand)
I would like to make a new bunch of tutorials… I wish I could carry out my intention. Incidentally, It’s going to be “How to draw poses by using gesture drawing method ”,
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