Hands

[joedorsey]

I remember Don drawing some hands for us on the webinar. Hands can be tricky for me and I thought that having some references might be helpful. If anybody has more...go for it!

Milt Kahl Hands



Here's a link to a public domain book on anatomy that looks good. It has some reference on hands.

Constructive Anatomy (c1920) - George Bridgman

[arif]

Hi Joe.....

Thank you for find it......i like his hands study....lots of things there to learn.......i am always looking for his drawings and animation.....but, dont know which scene he animated....Don will give us a list...so, till then,......

[jeremyhopkins]

If you google Milt Kahl, you'll get some of scenes and work inspired by his animation: http://www.google.com/search?source=...aqi=g9g-m1&oq=

His Merlin hands from sword and the stone: http://www.freewebs.com/gnomak/Milt_Hands-1.jpg

One scene to study:

http://vimeo.com/4215260

Really nice hands in this scene too.

[joedorsey]

Thanks for the links Jeremy! Watching some of those pencil tests blows me away.

[DNethery]

Here are some hand studies done for the movie "American Dog" (which became "Bolt") by my friend Rune Bennicke.

See attached.

Also go here:

http://flipbooksnstuff.blogspot.com/...rican-dog.html

[DNethery]

And here is some hand-drawn (literally!) animation of a hand by Antoine Antin:

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http://www.aantin.com/


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[lavallelee]

wow, that is a great reference! thanks david

[WillW]

wow! awesome hand animation. I had a go at animating just a hand a while back but it doesn't even come close to that one.

[joedorsey]

More hands! Thanks (BTW, the last hand animation was way cool)

[Rodney]

Thanks for those links David,
There always seems to be new and informative site to see and there is a weath of knowledge accumulated in them.

I note this sponse by Rune Bennicke regarding his study of hands. It should give us all some comfort as we inevitably get to the point where we think we should know how to draw something because we've been studying it for so long.

For something like a month after doing the hands,,, I could draw any hand in any position I wanted to,, it was great,, it seemed so easy,,, but it didn't last long,, now I'm back to the formula hands,,, but it was great while it lasted,,, you should try it,,
Draw nothing but hands for a week,,, it'll change your life,,, well, for about a month anyway

For those that haven't check out Rune site... please do.
He's got some really fun animated sketches on youtube!