Hands

Elemental construction, Continued Hands There is no one way to draw hands on cartoon figures. Notice how many fingers cartoon figures have the next time you read the funny papers. Some characters have three fingers, other characters have as many as ten. The number of fingers is as much an element of drawing style as it is figure action. Hands mirror emotions and punctuate expressions. Hands also reenforce character. For example, aging hands are bony and thin, while baby hands are pudgy. Block in the basic shape of the hand using the four basic shapes. The basic form is a hinged two-piece element with the thumb added as an extension. Exaggerate and detail the hands and fingers after you have them positioned and proportioned correctly. Figure 4-27 shows fundamental forms detailed into hands. Figure 4-27.—Basic forms detailed into hands. Continued on next page 4-35