Hey guys, in this video lesson, I'm going to be walking you through my process for drawing the female hands and feet. Now, it's without a doubt that the hands and feet are some of the most challenging parts of the anatomy to sketch. But I'll be showing you how I break down all the complex structures and forms using simple and basic shapes. And we're going to delve into a few different examples for both showing the hands and feet in different dynamic poses. So with that being said, Why don't we get started. Okay, so first we're going to sketch the hand from the front view, begin by drawing a square and then divide it into four sections.

Next, sketch a triangle protruding from the lower left quadrant and a curved line in the same quadrant near the center of the palm. Then sketch another inversed curve One in the adjacent quadrant and then draw a rectangle for the wrist along with the forearm. Next, we're going to draw an isosceles triangle above the top two quadrants, and then create that same angle in the middle of the palm. After that, draw four circles up top to show the placement for the base of the fingers, including a circle on that lower triangle to show where the thumb is going to be placed. Then sketch them lines of action for the fingers, draw the fingertips and a circle to show the lower joints. And then draw the fingers by connecting lines from the fingertips all the way down to the base of the hand.

Remember, the pointer entering fingers will be about the same length with the middle finger being the longest and the pinky being the shortest. Okay, now let's draw the hand from the back view. So like we did with example number one, to start with that box. Palm divided into four sections and then draw that triangle on the side of the lower right corner and the isosceles triangle up top. After that, draw the wrist and the forearm and then sketch the knuckles represented by circles. Next, draw the line of action for the fingers and the thumb.

Then sketch the fingertips along with those circles for the first joint on each finger and the thumb. And then connect lines from the fingertips all the way down to the base of the palm to form the fingers themselves. Lastly, connect the tendons from the knuckles pointing downward toward the center of the wrist. And now I'm just going to quickly show you an easy way to break down the structure of the fingers. You can imagine the fingers and thumb as cylinders Which are split into three sections. And of course beginning with that line of action will help you to pinpoint exactly the position of the finger that you want to sketch.

And then after drawing the fingertip and the circle for that lower joint, it's real easy to just connect the lines down towards the palm. Now let's get to the hand from the side view. Begin by drawing a rectangle, this will be the palm but from the side you can think of it as this shape. Next, draw that triangle to place the thumb and then draw a circle to show where the thumb and pointer fingers will go. After that, we're going to draw those lines of action for the finger and the thumb. Draw the fingertips on the ends of each and then sketch a circle for that lower joint.

Complete this one By connecting lines from the fingertip all the way to the base of the hand. Okay, now that we've drawn the hand from those points of view, we're now going to explore some different dynamic poses. To draw the hand in a variety of different poses and positions. Imagine that box for the palm in three dimensional form. Then you're going to draw those four circles for the finger placement at the base of the palm and the triangle on the side down where the thumb will be placed. If you can perfect the steps for the front end back examples, as well as the side that we discussed earlier in the video, you should have no trouble at all translating the different forms and structures into 3d.

So that way you can expand your anatomy knowledge and be able to sketch the hands in a variety of different poses and positions. Okay, now we're gonna move on to drawing the feet. So let's start by sketching the foot from the front view by drawing the lower leg and then a circle to the ankle bone. The inner ankle bone is always going to be placed higher than the outer ankle bone. Next gets the upper part of the foot and two circles for the foremost balls of the foot. The outer circle will be much smaller than the inner circle.

Next we're going to sketch the toes. The big toe is always placed on the inner part of the foot, and then the rest of the toes descend in length and size as we move to the outer area of the foot. Lastly, we're going to draw the tendons by connecting them from the toes upward toward the ankle bone. Okay, now let's draw the foot from the side view. begin by sketching the lower leg and a circle for the ankle bone. Next, sketch a larger circle for the back ball or heel of the foot and then sketch a downward facing rectangle for the top of the foot in the front.

The next step will be to draw the smaller circle for the front ball of the foot and then sketch the big toe. Since we're viewing the foot from the inner side, the other toes will be hidden behind the big toe. All right, now we're going to sketch the foot from the back view. So start by drawing the lower leg and a ball for the ankle. Remember, the inner ankle bone is always going to be higher than the outer ankle bone. Next, draw the ball for the heel and sketch the visible parts of the front of the foot.

Okay, lastly here we're going to explore the foot in several different dynamic poses. When drawing the foot in various positions, think of the ankle bone as a hinge that is going to rotate forward and backwards. When the toes are pointing all the way forward. The top of the foot will be approximately in line with the lower part of the leg when only the front door of the foot or making contact with the ground, there will be a bend as the heel whips off the ground. Awesome work. Congratulations for completing lesson four.

By now you should have a much easier time sketching the hands and feet. Before we move forward, let's just do a quick little recap of what we covered here. So you always want to remember that when you're starting your sketches, be sure to begin with simple and basic shapes. This is going to help simplify the complex structures a lot more and it's gonna make the whole process a lot easier. So that way it'll actually be enjoyable to sketch the hands in the feet. And you also want to practice drawing both in various different dynamic poses and positions.

This is going to expands your knowledge of anatomy greatly. So that way you're able to draw both in more diverse and various scenarios. Thank you guys very much. I really appreciate it. And I hope you learn something here. I'll see you in the next video lesson and take care