Top animator reveals everything from basics to direction.
Takahiro Kanami, an animator with an established reputation for his hand-drawing, will share with us the basics of how he thinks and how he draws.
How he thinks and how he draws.
He will reveal the basics and particulars of how he draws hands in a comprehensive manner.
The book contains a lot of things you need to know in order to draw hands.
Three Ataris for drawing any kind of hand
The three types of hand attacks to draw any kind of hand: “shape attack,” “silhouette attack,” and “block attack.
How to draw hands in different ways and how to draw them
Male/female, age, fingers, wrinkles, emotions, and patterns
Techniques to enhance the attractiveness of the hand
Techniques for expressing what you want to convey will be taught.
Knowledge to draw various poses
Many examples of hand poses that match situations and movements are introduced.
Two major downloadable benefits
From rough sketch to shading! From rough sketch to shading!
You can watch over 30 minutes of video with commentary at any time.
A collection of photos of Takahiro Kanami’s hands as drawing materials! Hand Pose Photo Material Collection
A collection of photos of Takahiro Kanami’s hands directed by Takahiro Kanami.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER1 How to draw the basics
Bones and muscles of the instep / Shape of the fingers / Wrinkles / Three-dimensionality / Differences between men and women / Differences in age / Size of the hand
Differences between men and women / Differences in age / Differences in size / Differences in patterns
StepUp:Not-so-good examples
CHAPTER2: The art of staging
Adding direction / Expression of natural hand / Expression when putting effort into it
Expressions of power / Expressions of softness / Expressions of emotion
StepUp:Expression of shadow
CHAPTER3 Pose examples
Basic poses / Casual gestures / Intertwining hands / Daily life poses / Wearing clothes / Eating scenes
Holding an object / Action / Weapon / Musical instrument / Business scene / Pose of two people
Special bonus at the end of the book
How to direct from “Absolutely Lovely Children”.
Animators’ Round Table Talk…Takahiro Kanami, Hiroko Utsumi, Hidekazu Ebina
Collection of hand pose photos…79 hand pose photos by Takahiro Kanami carefully selected
[Original text in Japanese, translated by DeepL]