Okay, Last Hand Post, I Promise

Here's one last page of hand sketches, along with two pages of hands I sketched while watching my Gorillaz DVD.

Are We Sick of Hands Yet?

Still More Hands

Here are some less cartoony hands, drawn from life when I was trying to get better at hand anatomy. You may notice influences ranging from Bridgman to Mort Drucker. These are also up in the life drawing section of www.mikedietz.com.

Even More Hands

You may notice a few sketched from Milt Kahl's Sword in the Stone hands. Great reference.

More Hand Sketches

Hands

I really enjoy drawing hands. Next to the eyes, they're the most expressive part of our bodies. Not only are they fun to draw, but no matter where you go you've always got reference to draw from. I used to find them intimidating and complex, but I spent several months in life drawing concentrating on hands, and after a while it started to click. I learned a lot from studying Mort Drucker, Jack Davis and Milt Kahl, three guys who have their cartoon hands grounded in solid anatomy. More recently I've been heavily inspired by Jamie Hewlett's Gorillaz (me and a lot of artists) and my pal Doug TenNapel's graphic novel work.

Doodling Hands

Sorry it's been so long between posts. Here's a quick sketchbook page of hand doodles.