32
per class
Class

How to Draw Hands!

Completed by 63 learners
Ages 8-11
Live One-Time Class
In this one-time course, students will learn what the building blocks of a hand are and how to draw hands based on those shapes.
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:
(117 reviews)

Live video meetings
Meets once
1-9 learners per class
55 min

What’s included

1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

This class will teach the basics of human proportions and drawing hands including how to use basic shapes to figure out different poses for hands and fingers. Class will start with classmates introducing themselves to one another, before we talk about why knowing how to draw basic shapes like cylinders and boxes is important for learning to draw hands.

After this introduction, students will draw along with me as I draw a basic hand, front and back. As I draw, I will explain why I am drawing the hand based on blockier shapes, and how they will be able to draw hands in other poses based on those shapes. This will take up a good portion of the class--after we finish our sample drawings, I will ask if the students have any questions for me and give feedback on their drawings if they ask for it. The class will end with some examples of common hand shapes they can practice, and an explanation of how the hand connects to the wrist and arm so they can practice drawing hands on a person as well.

Learning Goals

Students will learn how to visualize complex images based on simpler shapes, and strengthen their spatial knowledge by practicing that visualization on paper, as well as gaining the tools to do more original drawings of hands after class.

Other Details

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

Meet the teacher

Joined September, 2020
4.8
117reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello! I'm Lainey, a professional art teacher with a Bachelor of Arts in English with a Writing Emphasis from the University of Nevada, Reno. While I studied there, I worked for over a year as a peer tutor at the UNR Writing and Speaking Center, where I discovered my passion for teaching. Seeing learners there gain an understanding of the tools at their disposal, and become more confident as a result, led me to continue teaching after I graduated. I currently teach art classes at Arts for All Nevada, which is a local nonprofit focused on providing art classes for every age. As a result, I have a variety of experience in teaching children and teens in a range of disciplines, including drawing, painting, comics, writing, and general creative skills. 

On Outschool, I teach classes on comics, drawing, painting and writing skills for a range of age groups and needs. My teaching philosophy is all about encouraging students' creativity while giving them the tools to express themselves as effectively as possible. I am also more than willing to provide writing and art tutoring services--please reach out if this is something you're interested in!

On top of teaching, I also make my own comics, including a weekly YA webcomic and various shorter comics. I'm passionate about comics as a really special and versatile storytelling medium in which words and pictures come together to communicate in a way that neither words nor images could accomplish alone. I hope to share that passion with students in my comics classes. In my drawing-only and writing-only classes, I aim to expand the skill sets of students so that they're better able to express their own creativity. 

In my free time, I enjoy snuggling with my cat and playing Dungeons and Dragons, and reading lots and lots of indie comics. 

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