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It will make a great addition to our group gallery.
Make sure You visit us, best regards!
I really like your traditional stuff.
love the position of the hands
First and foremost, I would recommend buying a book or looking up some tutorials on the matter. They'll give you good advice on drawing structurally and with proper proportions instead of with contours as many people tend to do. George Bridgeman has a book all about hands, and it's relatively cheap.
In addition to that, I've found that the best way to learn is to draw from photographs of hands, or draw your own in expressive poses. Keep in mind, though, that there are many different hand types, so you'll want to draw more than just your own, so taking photographs of friends' hands is also a good idea, especially because you can get different angles than you can get on your own.
Many people tend to draw what my instructors like to call "sausage fingers." It's when everything is too bulbous and rounded, the joints not defined... the sort of effect you might get from drawing an outline of your hand on a piece of paper to make a turkey.
A lot of times, people including myself draw hands too rigid and stiff, so you have to keep in mind the energy of the pose as you draw. Always keep in mind the structure of the hand, all the joints and angles. Don't round the knuckles too much, remind yourself that they create distinct angles. Worry about adding the subtleties and detail later after you've gotten a good structural gesture and underlying drawing.
Start simple, don't get caught up in the detail right away. For hands, I know that's hard, but it's the only way you'll be able to nail them.