How to Draw a Friendly Puppet on Your Hand

Grab a washable marker or tattoo pen., Think about how you'd like your friend to look., Fold your selected hand into the correct position., Draw the face onto your hand, keeping it in the fist-like form., Name your friend., Make your friend speak...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Grab a washable marker or tattoo pen.

    If you have neither, you couldĀ use a Sharpie or permanent marker or the like, but it is not advised.
  2. Step 2: Think about how you'd like your friend to look.

    Will it be a male or a female? What color will its eyes and mouth be? Which hand will you use? , Make a fist, then slide your thumb below the folded fingers. , Usually the eyes go on the pointer and pinky fingers, and the mouth is between the thumb and folded fingers. , It can be named anything you'd like. , Simply stretch your fingers and thumb apart (keeping the fingers folded, of course) and be its voice.

    Its vocabulary can be as limited as just its name or it can have a vocabulary equal to yours. , They might think it's a little silly at first, but with some time, they'll probably accept your hand friend. , It can be as simple as a paper chair. , Make sure it's big enough!
  3. Step 3: Fold your selected hand into the correct position.

  4. Step 4: Draw the face onto your hand

  5. Step 5: keeping it in the fist-like form.

  6. Step 6: Name your friend.

  7. Step 7: Make your friend speak.

  8. Step 8: Introduce your hand friend to your human friends.

  9. Step 9: Make a chair for your friend.

  10. Step 10: Make other furniture for your friend.

Detailed Guide

If you have neither, you couldĀ use a Sharpie or permanent marker or the like, but it is not advised.

Will it be a male or a female? What color will its eyes and mouth be? Which hand will you use? , Make a fist, then slide your thumb below the folded fingers. , Usually the eyes go on the pointer and pinky fingers, and the mouth is between the thumb and folded fingers. , It can be named anything you'd like. , Simply stretch your fingers and thumb apart (keeping the fingers folded, of course) and be its voice.

Its vocabulary can be as limited as just its name or it can have a vocabulary equal to yours. , They might think it's a little silly at first, but with some time, they'll probably accept your hand friend. , It can be as simple as a paper chair. , Make sure it's big enough!

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