Figure Drawing for Beginners
Hands
A course by ZURSOIF Miguel Bustos Gómez , Illustrator
About the video: Hands
Overview
“Upon reaching the hand we will make the division between the palm of the hand and fingers, explaining the proportions of each of them and how the thumb works in relation to the other 4 and how they move. ”
In this video lesson ZURSOIF Miguel Bustos Gómez addresses the topic: Hands, which is part of the Domestika online course: Figure Drawing for Beginners. Learn basics techniques to draw the human body with precise proportions and without using a model.
Partial transcription of the video
“THE HANDS We've seen the arms and forearms, in this lesson, we'll focus on the proportions of the hand. We'll start by dividing the hand in two equal parts. In this case, we'll use circles again because their width and height are equal. We'll work on the hand in two parts, the palm, which is very rigid, and the fingers, which have movement. In this case, we'll find the highest point, which is the middle finger. The middle finger, from the knuckle to the tip, is very similar in size to the full size of the hand. Keep in mind that, starting from the center, the length of that finger marks the...”
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Course summary for: Figure Drawing for Beginners
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Category
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Areas
Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sketching

ZURSOIF Miguel Bustos Gómez
A course by ZURSOIF Miguel Bustos Gómez
Miguel Bustos Gómez, better known as Zursoif, is a Colombian artist, illustrator, and teacher with 15 years' professional experience. He has been teaching at Casatinta since 2012, leading drawing, anatomy, and illustration workshops. He has also worked as an illustrator for different publishers including Rey Naranjo on Gabo: memorias de una vida mágica, 2012; Ediciones Vestigio on El Pornógrafo, 2019; and Editorial Planeta on El difícil oficio de perdonar, 2019.
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