How to Make a Wire Armature for the Hand

To create a life-size wire armature for a hand you just need a few simple materials like aluminum wire, pliers, and wire cutters. While making this armature, you’ll also learn the importance of accurate twisting and bending techniques to replicate the anatomical features of the hand, such as knuckles and finger lengths. To further enhance the armature’s functionality use additional wire wrapping to provide a better structure for clay adherence. Want more? There’s a ton of useful information for sculptors in Andrew’s full courses! - @andrewjosephke... CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:16 - Materials 00:37 - Making the Armature 04:10 - Adding Knuckles 06:52 - Outro RELATED LINKS: • Sculpt Better Hands with These 5 Tips #sculpture #clay #armature COURSE DESCRIPTION: This portrait sculpting course will dive deep into the techniques and principles that will help you master the portrait. Portrait sculpting is one of the most difficult challenges that visual artists can take on but if you follow the lessons and do the corresponding assignments you’ll be surprised how fast you will improve. ABOUT PROKO 3D: Instructional How to Sculpt videos for artists. These sculpting lessons are approachable enough for beginners and detailed enough for advanced artists. My philosophy is to teach timeless concepts in an entertaining way. I believe that when you are having fun, you learn better. I take pride in producing high quality videos that you will enjoy watching and re-watching. If you want to learn more about drawing check out my other YouTube channel: Proko - / prokotv CREDITS: Artist | Instructor - Andrew Joseph Keith () Producer - Andrew Joseph Keith, Charlie Nicholson ( / shloogorgh ) Script & editing - Andrew Joseph Keith Model images courtesy of