Drawing Cartoon Hands in Action!

Completed by 126 learners

Ages 11-15

Live One-Time Class

In this single class, students will learn how to draw hands in action and simplify them to make hands easier to draw.

Scott Ball

Average rating:

4.9

Number of reviews:

(155 reviews)

Live video meetings

Meets once

3-5 learners per class

70 min

About Learning Overview Teacher Reviews

What's included

1 live meeting

1 hrs 10 mins in-class hours

Assessment

Progress will be assessed by sharing student work with the teacher during class.

Class Experience

This class will start with a slide presentation about how hands are constructed. We will look at examples of hands in cartooning and discuss the differences. We will also talk about how hands can differ by gender and age. I will show how one can simplify the hand down to shapes that are easier to draw. Finally, we will look at common uses for the hand in cartooning and do some in-class exercises. These exercises will explore lessons learned in the class including simplifying the hand and drawing hands doing common actions.

Learning Goals

Hands can be complicated and intimidating to draw. I will show the student how to streamline the process to make it less difficult. Students will learn how hands can differ depending on the type of character you are drawing. Also, students will see how the human hand is used in every-day tasks. We will learn, and do exercises, that allow the student to practice how the hand can hold and grab various objects and perform activities. These in-class exercises will be shared during class and discussed.

Other Details

Parental Guidance

There is no mature content.

Supply List

No additional hand-outs for this class are required. Materials required for this class include blank paper, pencils, eraser, (drawing pens optional).

External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Sources

We will be looking at various sources via slide show to reference material in the class. All imagery will be credited.

Meet the teacher

Scott Ball

Joined December, 2019

4.9

155reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

I have spent twenty years in the Animation, Illustration and Comics industries. I currently create my own webcomic and graphic novel and have illustrated several children's books and comics featuring original character designs of my own and existing characters. This is my second class on Outschool.com. You can find my other class listed as "Character Drawing for Comics and Graphic Novels". Some of my clients have included IDW, IBM, Sesame Street and American Greetings.