How to Draw Holding Hands

Step 1.

If you notice on holding hands, the pinky is overlapping the sides. This also depends on the hand's size.

Step 2.


I viewed a few references and observed the different ways people hold hands.

Step 3.


Here I just simply show you the right way two holding hands should look, and how the wrong way two holding hands should look. Observe and move to the next step.

Step 4.



Here is a sketch of two hands, one is right side up, and the other is palm side up.

Step 5.


This is a quick sketched description of two hands overlaying each other. This is how the hand on top should look, and the hand on the bottom should have a stiff appeal to it as well.

Step 6.


Before we start this lesson, I just wanted to show you a few different poses of hands holding each other. As you can see the complexity of drawing hands gets more intense when you draw tricky poses.

Step 7.

Start by drawing out the guideline and shape of first hand like you see here. As of right now it looks like a hoof.

Step 8.


Begin sketching out the actual shape of the arm and hands form as you see it done here. Once that is done, you can draw in the finger lines.

Step 9.

Step 10.


Now you will begin sketching out the other hand like you see here, and when you do this you will need to take your time so you can carefully sketch in the fingers interlocking.

Step 11.



Now you will attempt to finish off your hands. Before you do this you have to start erasing the lines and shapes that you drew in step seven. Once that is done sketch in the fingernails, and some of the finger creases.

Step 12.



Now here it is all done and completed. I hope you had fun learning how to draw holding hands. Even though it was a long tutorial, it was still very fun.