There are parts of the figure that are know to be trouble for most people to draw. Hands being one of them. Sometimes I'll have the figure I'm drawing put their hands in their pockets just to avoid having to draw them. So I know the best way to fight this is to practice. The 8th grade watched a video and followed along to draw two styles of hands. It starts by breaking it down into shapes then gradually add details. The video is online here .