Drawing Dynamic Hands

I've used both Bridgeman's and Hogarth's books on drawing hands and I've got to say that both artists are top notch and one couldn't miss by studying both. Bridgeman in my mind is very strong in his construction of a drawing and his studies on form alone are very valuable to me. And Hogarth's beautiful linear approach is also very helpful. Hogarth's work is so easy to see and study that I found him very accessible when I was just starting out on my artistic journey. And yet, now after many many years, I still go back to him and find more in depth information and solid teaching that I can glean from him. It's neat to be able to grow alongside an artist and find him still teaching you when you are older.I'm not sure how other artists do it, but by combining this book with Bridgeman's and other anatomy books, I've really grown in my understanding... and having several artistic teachers has helped me develop my own style and interests instead of only copying theirs. I definitely recommend this book therefore. After studying art in college, I'm finding that my best teachers and best learning experiences have been through books and this book on hands is no exception.

Dynamic Hands is the ideal book to learn how to draw hands and understand the structure of the hand and how it works in all positions. Well drawn hands and feet are extremely important for finished paintings and illustrations. I am a commercial artist and designer, but have worked for many years on non-figurative projects. I am focusing on figurative work again, primarily in the game, fantasy and science fiction field. My goal is to draw entirely from imagination without having to use reference material, and this book by Burne Hogarth and his Dynamic Anatomy is helping me to reach this goal. The illustrations are very well done with several important hand positions and range of motion diagrams. I highly recommend it.

Great book. Wonderful reference and a great teaching tool.

It's an awesome reference book - hands, so many hands, in so many positions with smoothtexture, gnarled textured, arthritic texture, work-out texture... never thought I would be soexcited by hands....HOWEVER, there WAS something missing in this book... The hands shown were ALL MALE...So, now, I have to find FEMALE hands... so, what is wrong with this scene?I have to buy another book to make my reference selection complete...

Good material to read...this artist particular drawing of hands seemed off to me though. Creepy.

Great book!!!A must have for any artist!!

The description of the book's condition was accurate. A couple of folds here and there, a moderately used appearance but overall good condition. The material was great! Burne Hogarth is an awesome artist! I recommend it for all drawing enthusiasts.

If you draw collect his books. A unique master.

The media could not be loaded.  Drawing Dynamic Hands is a really good book on drawing hands. It explains almost everything you need from the form, structures, proportions, anatomical landmarks, functions to foreshortening. The illustrated examples are plentiful with hands in almost every humanly possible pose. There are so many to practice from.The only problem with this book is the ridiculously muscular fingers in all the examples. We don't see this level of muscles even in superhero comics. But you already know that when you buy a Hogarth book.This book is perfect for anyone who wants to draw hands. A general anatomy reference book is recommended as companion for those who cannot get pass the over stylized Hogarth style.(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)

This is a great book, as always by this author. There are loads of reference pictures on every page, and lots of great info. I would definately recommend this book.

Just the best. Full of the best examples of how to construct figures. If you're going to learn to draw then unless you can resurrect Michelangelo this is the next best thing, Burne Hogarth is one of the most well respected artist and cartoonists of the 20th century. You can't do much better than this series of books.

Hands are so hard to draw- if only we had this author's genius in illustration.Page after page of hands, stripped back to bones, veins, tendons and muscle- then surface anatomy.This is one the most useful books at coaxing confidence in hand-drawing.

You wanna draw hands?Here the hands.+ extremely detailed guide to anatomy- Hogarth writes in a very clinical style and it can get tedious