Drawing Hands with The Bread Slice Technique

Drawing hands is so challenging. However, it is very doable when you use these simple forms. The main one, the one that makes or breaks the drawing, is the palm box. It looks like a slice of bread.

In this video, we go over these forms, building from the palm to the thumb and fingers. We consider the gesture and a little anatomy along the way.

0:00 Introduction
0:13 Anatomy of the hands
1:35 Palm Box
5:18 Thumb
9:01 Knuckles
10:15 Fingers
13:46 Gesture of Forms
14:54 Final Ideas
16:43 Free Skills Guide

[lawnmower]

I think the point you made at the end of the video about adjusting the pose to better suit a gesture is very important. We're not copy machines, and sometimes the reason we struggle drawing a pose is because the pose is boring, and there's no point struggling against it, because more likely than not, when you're applying this knowledge, you're not going to be wanting a boring finished piece either.

[katgarrett]

I’m an art teacher and wish you would consider a non-subscription course. A drawing and anatomy course along with visuals like the hand photos with drawn lines around and short videos. I absolutely love your videos and wish I could translate them to my students with teaching resources.

[nochipmunks]

Never imagined that anatomy would make me hungry

[alexisocasio]

In over 10 years of studying art and drawing, this might be the simplest yet most comprehensive explanation for how to draw hands I’ve ever seen. Thank you Kenzo!

[maimei]

Thank you so much love from France 🇫🇷 ❤❤

[huskytail]

Fantastic explanation and visualisation. The best I have seen on YouTube

[justchillin.]

After trying for months how to draw hands, this video changed everything. I can't thank you enough for sharing this method.

[tessarivas]

the slice of bread…the egg…the chopped off fingers that are not sausage shapes..the ITT (the identifiable thumb tip)…all these nuggets (!) help us, the learner, get closer to understanding the forms in the hand. thank you Kenzo for untangling it all.

[sirgogetter]

An excellent breakdown on hands. Sure, the bread connection made for a cool attention-grabbing title and opening, but this was much more than just that. For such an essential part of drawing figures, hands are incredibly complex, and I appreciate the effort you putting into making each element of the hand easier to grasp and even explaining how to address some of the more troublesome areas, like the padding in the front of the fingers. And as is always the case with a LLD video, you managed to bring it all back to simplification in the end.

I'd been looking forward to the day you would do a breakdown of the hand, and this one certainly did not disappoint. Thanks again for your often amazing contributions.

[donlee_ohhh]

Video Title suggestion: "Drawing Hands with the Bread Slice technique" Having the words 'Drawing' & 'Hands' first in the title will help catch the attention of people you're targeting quicker in my opinion. Excellent video! Thank you for posting it.

[kimstepney]

Excellent discussion- as always!! Thank you.

[emilleum]

Kenzo, this video made so much sense, and made it even more logical and sensible, thank you, because the shadow portion really gave me problems. This will definitely change my figure drawing. Thank you,
MSG Leum

[sideshavelaura]

An excellent breakdown for hands, I LOVE the bread idea, that's so clever! Great work detailing the anatomy and the gesture, as usual Kenzo. Your illustration and video skills are top notch.

[Dara-uppt]

Why doesn't this vid have much attention? It's really good

[tombuis]

Another great tutorial! I like the idea of thinking like a sculptor; it takes some of stress out of trying to draw it properly right away. This way it’s more like drawing it in stages, from simple to more refined.

[Tonydash]

I’m going to watch this video a hundred times, it’s that good 👍

[suzannefrank]

Thank you for the excellent tutorial on drawing hands!

[richardbaeyens]

Friend, yours videos are gold.👍 Big big thanks.🙏👋from Belgium🍺🍺

[emilleum]

KENZO THIS IS REALLY VERY HELPFUL, THANK YOU,
MSG Leum

[lulboiking]

wow.... great and very useful videos man!! Thank you so much!!!