hand tutorial

A few steps in creating a hand
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Ok we start with basic arm armature made from foil

Ive added 2 sheets of clay to make basic arm shape

Here im wrapping some clay around the armature
just to get some clay on there ill cut off excess or add later if i need to

here youl see ive made VERY rough hand shapes ,
what im doing right now is just getting clay on there to make a rough hand shape before i begin the sculpting of the hand

here im just rolling rough sausage shape for fingers

Ok here ive cut the fingers roughly to the lenghth i want them
they wont be quite as long when i finished as i once they are applied to the hand i push them down so they taper from where they meet the hand to finger tips.

here the thumb is attached, see also the begining of the thumb pad on the hand

here just adding another fat pad.
I add three to the hand ,blending it how i want it later on

Here adding the third fat pad to the hand

Adding small balls of clay to form knuckles
and you can see ive added creases to the backs of the fingers using a needle type tool

Here the knuckles have been blended

Both hands ready for baking

Hands After baking