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How to Draw Counting on Fingers
Draw counting on fingers in 14 easy steps, about 11 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: five palms.
Step 1: Five palms
Across the middle of your paper, draw 5 small palms in a row: flat on top, rounded underneath.
Tip Make all 5 the same size, with a gap between them.
Step 2: One finger
Start at the top right corner of the first palm. Draw 1 tall finger and stop on the palm top.
Tip Rub out the palm line under the finger, so the finger and palm join up.
Step 3: Two fingers
Start top right on the second palm. Draw 2 tall fingers, stop on the palm top. Add a line between.
Tip Rub out the palm line under the fingers each time.
Step 4: Three fingers
Start top right on the third palm. Draw 3 tall fingers, stop on the palm top. Add 2 lines between.
Tip The middle finger is the tallest.
Step 5: Four fingers
Start top right on the fourth palm. Draw 4 tall fingers, stop top left. Add 3 lines between them.
Tip The little finger on the left is the shortest.
Step 6: The open hand
Start top right on the last palm. Draw 4 tall fingers again, stop top left. Add 3 lines between.
Step 7: A thumb out
Start where the last hand's first finger begins. Draw a thumb sticking out, and stop lower on the palm edge.
Tip Rub out the palm line inside the thumb. This hand shows 5.
Step 8: Curled fingers
On the first 3 palms, start beside the tall fingers. Draw short curled fingers along the top, stop top left.
Tip 3 short fingers on the first palm, 2 on the second and 1 on the third. Every hand has 4 fingers.
Step 9: Folded thumbs
On the first 4 palms, start on the right edge. Draw a thumb across, and stop back on the edge.
Tip A folded thumb does not count, so these hands show 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Step 10: Sleeve cuffs
Across the bottom of each palm, draw a wide rounded cuff, a little wider than the palm.
Tip Rub out the bottom of each palm where the cuff covers it.
Step 11: Peach hands
Go over your lines. Colour all 5 hands peach, or any skin colour you like.
Step 12: Yellow and orange cuffs
Colour the third cuff yellow and the second cuff orange.
Step 13: Red and green cuffs
Colour the first cuff red and the fourth cuff green.
Step 14: Blue cuff
Colour the last cuff blue. Now count along the row, from 1 finger up to 5!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: counting on fingers, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
