Hand holding gun problems

[davi]

Http://www.internalzine.com/davi/mob-06x.jpg

i can't find good pictures of hands holding guns... :(
can anyone do a paint-over on the hands?

[jezelf]

just did a quick image search on www.google.com and found these - might be of some help (you might want to flip some of them in PS)

http://prime-fe2.lvcm.com/neill/neill101.jpg
http://www.althika.co.ae/images/888demo.jpg http://w3.blackbeltmag.com/featurecontent/images/02mar_78a1.jpg http://abcnews.go.com/media/Living/images/pd_hand_gun_010501_w.jpg http://www.midwesttraininggroup.com/images/StressFire02-2/SF02-2-04.jpg http://www.midwesttraininggroup.com/images/AHS_KC/ahskc06.jpg

the last 2 are from http://www.midwesttraininggroup.com/tips.htm

addtionally you could also simply hold somthing similar shape and draw your own hand - use a mirror too.

hope Ive been some help.

good luck
jez

[Don Wilkinson]

you can totally ignore this if you want, just a two and a half minute overpaint...*beep

http://www.donwilkinson.net/misc/hands.jpg

EDIT - oops...posted too late, someone already found some links to real pictures.....ah well....* :)

[davi]

thanks a million guys! this this the kinda of help i was dreaming of

[davi]

http://www.internalzine.com/davi/swat.jpg

wahoo!
thanks again guys

[Don Wilkinson]

No problem, nice development of the sketch by the way :)

[gekitsu]

what i found especially helpful when drawing hands holding pistols or revolvers is:
when someone is holding a gun ready to fire, make sure, there is a straight line to the main body mass and a firm stand. someone standing stiff straight having the gun holding arm bent 90° won't look like he is dangerous.
on the other hand, someone standing feet far apart, holding the pistol on head level with a straight (or even overbent) arm will look like he is ready to catch the gun's kick.

if he isn't ready to fire, like in your piece, i would try to give the gun/hand compound a bit of a "pointing-index-finger"-gesture. it'll look kinda confident in the way how to handle his gun, like it is a part of himself.
the pointing finger gesture also works fine for someone rushing like breaking into a room, quickly scanning for possible enemies.

just my 2€c

[chukw]

I've got an old make-up mirror (the kind that stands up and has a rotating regular/magnifying mirror) that I scored at a yard sale. I use it to draw my left hand doing, well, anything. I keep a variety of props handy- a dowel, a bowl, a coffee cup and various plastic guns. Just draw on the reverse side of your sketch and trace through for the other hand.....