Chanel - Shade Parade

Fun short promo piece for Chanel but more accurately titled 'Thing's Day Dream'.

Hand Reference by 'The Gershwin Piano Quartet'

I grew up playing the piano and love to bang out a few notes every once in a while. I thought this vid was a fantastic opportunity to study hand poses and movement.

Hand poses of Pinocchio

Did some quick screen caps of hand poses from Pinocchio. Great stuff!

Hand Reference

Hand reference via Michael Sporn's Blog

Hand Poses Galore!

One of the most over looked parts of a character's body when animated are the hands. Our "phalanges" can convey just as much emotion and intensity as our faces. You can also think of hand gestures as the punctuation of a character's body language. That's why the hands need careful thought and consideration but remember...simplicity is key!

Also check out Disney story artist Mark Kennedy's blog post on the importance of drawing hands:

// Hands 



Here are some excellent references for hands:

 

 

SPA Klaus - model sheet by Animation Sup Yoshimichi Tamura 

 

 

 

 

 

Milt Kahl hand poses


Batman Hand Poses

Mickey Mouse Hand Model Sheet by Les Clark ca. 1932

Preston Blair hand poses

Spline Doctors - Thoughts on hand poses (toward the bottom of the page)

Hogarth hand poses from Iron Giant (more middle of page)

Check out Toby Shelton's hand examples on his blog - Stuff I Did

Gobber Hand Poses via Ben Balistereri's blog

Merlin hand poses via Deja View

Andreas Deja hand study via Deja View blog

Nice simple tutorial by D Helmer

More hand reference

Lilo and Mama Odie hand poses via  //  Deja View blog

The 10 illustrations below are from Joshua Taback. Checkout more golden drawing tips like these over at Drawniversity.

More hand pose studies by story artist Toby Shelton

From Deja View

Hunchback of Notre Dame - Hand sketches by Ron Husband

Great anatomy reference on pinterest

Some nice poses by illustrator J.C. Leyendecker 

Hands by Griz and Norm

Hand studies by Dave Bardin

Pablo Navarro hand diagram sheets