Takahiro Kagami Teaches You How To Draw "hands" with All His Might: an Overwhelmingly Moving Drawing Style.

[Bestseller - Over 100,000 Copies Sold!] [Top Animator Reveals Everything from Basics to Direction.]

Animator Takahiro Kagami, renowned for his hand drawing skills, reveals his thought process and drawing techniques, covering both the fundamentals and his meticulous attention to detail.

●Plenty of things you need to know to draw hands

・Three basic guidelines for drawing any hand "Shape Guidelines," "Silhouette Guidelines," "Block Guidelines"

・Learn the tricks to differentiating and detailing hands "Gender," "Age," "Fingers," "Wrinkles," "Emotions," "Art Style"

・Direction techniques to enhance the appeal of hands Learn expressive techniques to convey what you want to communicate.

・Knowledge for drawing various poses Numerous examples of hand poses tailored to situations and movements are introduced.

●Two major bonuses ・From rough sketches to shading! "Complete Animation Tutorial Video" Over 30 minutes of commentary animation tutorial videos are available anytime.

* Use Takahiro Kagami's hands as drawing reference! "Hand Pose Photo Collection" This is a collection of hand photographs directed by Takahiro Kagami.

■Table of Contents 【CHAPTER 1 Basic Drawing Techniques】 Basic Hand Drawing / Let's Draw Hands / Bones and Muscles of the Back of the Hand / Finger Shape / Wrinkles / Three-Dimensionality / Differences Between Men and Women / Differences in Age / Differences in Size / Differences in Art Style Step Up: Examples of Poor Drawings

【CHAPTER 2 Techniques for Direction】 Adding Direction / Natural Hand Expression / Expression of Force Expressing Power / Expressing Softness / Expressing Emotion Step Up: Shadow Expression

【CHAPTER 3 Pose Examples】 Basic Poses / Casual Gestures / Intertwining Hands / Everyday Life Poses / Getting Dressed / Eating Scenes / Holding Objects / Action / Weapons / Musical Instruments / Business Scenes / Poses for Two

【Bonus Features at the End of the Book】 Professional Workplace…Direction Techniques Seen in "Absolutely Lovely Children" Animator Roundtable Discussion…Takahiro Kagami x Hiroko Utsumi x Hidekazu Ebina Hand Pose Photo Collection…Takahiro Kagami's Hand Pose Photos 79 Carefully Selected Examples

■Table of Contents 【CHAPTER 1 Basic Drawing Techniques】 Basic Hand Drawing / Let's Draw Hands / Bones and Muscles of the Back of the Hand / Finger Shape / Wrinkles / Three-Dimensionality / Differences Between Men and Women / Differences in Age / Differences in Size / Differences in Art Style Step Up: Examples of Poor Drawings

【CHAPTER 2 Techniques for Direction】 Adding Direction / Natural Hand Expression / Expression of Force Expressing Power / Expressing Softness / Expressing Emotion Step Up: Shadow Expression

【CHAPTER 3 Pose Examples】 Basic Poses / Casual Gestures / Intertwining Hands / Everyday Life Poses / Getting Dressed / Eating Scenes / Holding Objects / Action / Weapons / Musical Instruments / Business Scenes / Poses for Two

【Bonus Features at the End of the Book】 Professional Workplace…Direction Techniques Seen in "Absolutely Lovely Children" Animator Roundtable Discussion…Takahiro Kagami x Hiroko Utsumi x Hidekazu Ebina Hand Pose Photo Collection…79 Carefully Selected Hand Pose Photos by Takahiro Kagami