How to Draw Fingers
Welcome to this tutorial on drawing the fingers, I highly recommend that artists take some time to draw individual fingers because it makes it easier to learn how to draw the complex forms of the hands without trying to learn everything at once. Make sure to grab the free worksheet below to help you practice!
The fingers are made up of 3 cylinders which get gradually shorter towards the top. The bottom cylinder is about one third longer than the one above it but this is just an estimate, you will get a sense of this difference as you practice from reference.
The three cylinders have joints connecting them, the bottom joint being the knuckle.
The cylinders will be more flat over the top of the finger and rounded towards the bottom. I like to think of the cushion of the fingers (the area facing towards the palm) as the belly of the fingers.
Drawing fingers can seem very difficult at first but by practicing individual fingers you will develop an understanding of the shapes much quicker than trying to draw multiple fingers all at once.
Make sure to use the worksheet and photo references to study and correct mistakes!
Practice drawing individual fingers using this 7 page workbook.
This workbook is also part of the Figure Drawing Bundle that you can grab here if you are interested in getting the whole collection!
Learn how to draw hands with this 21 page workbook that will walk you through the 4 stages of understanding how to draw hands from imagination.
Learning to draw can be frustrating and intimidating but with these worksheets, you will have a clear path forward and exercises to help you take things one step at a time!
This workbook is also part of the Figure Drawing Bundle that you can grab here if you are interested in getting the whole collection!