For hands, there are a few different things I'll do depending on the difficulty

tldr;
step 1: figure out what pose/purpose you want for the hand
step 2: draw the general idea of the hand in the place you want it
step 3: make it look like a hand



But first things first is deciding what pose the hand will be in - having a more active looking hand adds a lot more life to your work especially when the pose for the main figure itself isn't super active
-usually I try to express more personality with the hand, so the hand interacting with something like an object or the main figure's body in some way is preferable if possible




I will then just draw the general shape and pose that I want in the place I want the hand, usually drawn before the arm itself is drawn
(if you draw the hand first, you can attach the arm later - usually regardless of where the hand is placed you can always find a way to attach the arm, plus this can help with a more dynamic pose of the arm and hand too since this usually stops the pose from being a straight arm with a hand at rest near your leg or straight out pointing if the arm is held 90 degrees)
-I usually draw the palm first before the fingers, depending on how difficult the pose is the fingers might start as just lines for now till I figure out the shape of a finger



Quick tip:
-take a picture of yourself for reference
-note the specific notable parts of the hands(for me that is the knuckles, the meat of the hand, and the fingers)

Name: CatInHeadlights (Cat)

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I also signed up for "Art Fight" but I dont get it....just yet

Welcome to the club!

Welcome to the club!

I'd be down to join! Would the mascots be Sylestia pet designs or original artwork designs though?

It'll be pet designs! We can consider original work designs in the future, maybe.

sounds like fun! I await the event announcement should this get enough traction! :) /pos

Making mascots sounds fun :D
Will join/vote if it happens