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Are there any proportions of the palm to the fingers?

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The palm and fingers are about the same length realistically; however, they can be modified depending on your artistic style.

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How do I draw the fingers without making them look too big?

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Just like anything else, it takes lots of practice. Use tutorials and articles like this one and practice drawing your own hand. It will take some time, but you will get the hang of it.

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How do I draw a hand reaching for something?

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Draw method 2 ("A Realistic Hand"), but modify it a bit. Make the wrist and the arm turned horizontally, so that the hand seems to be reaching forward.

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If I need to draw the hand quite small, how would I do that?

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If you need to just do all the steps but, make it smaller, or you could draw the big hand and draw the smaller one inside of it and erase the big hand.

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Why is there a difference between womens' hands and men's hands?

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Women tend to have smaller, thinner hands whereas men tend to have larger, thicker hands. Some men have hair on their hands, as well.

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What is the difference between methods 2 and 1?

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Method 2 is more realistic for drawing realistic people, unlike the cartoon hand in method 1.

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