Learn how to measure, cut, and attach hands to your wire armatures! Andrew details what kind of wire you’ll want to use depending on the size of your sculpture, how to check the proportions and more in this lesson. To recap, wire armatures provide a sturdy skeleton to ensure that your sculpture has form. If you enjoyed this lesson, the premium course has a longer lesson on hands along with other exclusive content.
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Assignment
Add some hands to your wire armatures. This is usually easier if use a thinner 20 gauge wire for the hands and fingers.
If you only have larger 14 gauge wire, you can do a larger hand study and build out a section of wire just for the forearm and loop of the palm. If you do this remember that the distance from the elbow to the end of the loop of the palm is 2 cranial units.