Draw a handshake and get the grip right

Describe the handshake you want in Morphic's Image tool, from a clean two-line contour to a shaded graphite study of interlocking fingers. Set the grip, the cuffs, the line weight and the paper, fix the fingers on the Canvas, then download it in HD.

Handshake drawing styles to try

Handshake compositions to draw

Handshake across a desk

Two figures reaching across a desk to shake hands, drawn in ink line, the desk edge and papers kept light so the clasped hands hold the eye.

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Handshake across a desk

Handshake over a signed page

A wide graphite drawing of a handshake above an open page and a pen, hatched shadow pooling under the wrists, the rest of the table left blank.

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Handshake over a signed page

Handshake in silhouette at a window

A charcoal composition of two people shaking hands against a bright window, bodies smudged dark, the gap between the arms carrying the light.

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Handshake in silhouette at a window

Handshake framed by a circle

A clean vector line handshake inside a thin circular frame, even stroke weight throughout, ready to sit on a certificate or a title slide.

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Handshake framed by a circle

Make Handshake drawing in three steps

  1. 01

    Describe your image

    Describe the Handshake drawing you want, in plain words.

  2. 02

    Generate the image

    Morphic generates a clean, ready-to-publish image on your canvas in seconds.

  3. 03

    Refine and share

    Tweak the prompt, regenerate variations, then download or share the frame.

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FAQs

How do I draw a handshake step by step?
Block the two forearms as tapering cylinders first, meeting at a shallow angle rather than head on. Place the crossed thumbs next, since they fix the grip, then wrap the fingers around and add the knuckles last.
Why do my handshake drawings look wrong?
Usually the thumbs. In a real handshake both thumbs sit on top and cross over each other, and the web between thumb and index finger of each hand meets. State that in the prompt and the grip reads correctly.
How do I get the fingers to look right?
Say how many fingers should be visible and where they wrap. Four fingers curling over the back of the other hand, thumb on top, is the standard view. If the generation misses, redraw that region on the Canvas rather than starting again.
How do I make a simple handshake outline for a slide?
Ask for clean vector line art with an even stroke, no shading and a flat white background. That version scales down to an icon and sits comfortably on a certificate, a title slide or a poster.
Which medium suits a business handshake illustration?
Brush pen ink gives you the bold contour an editorial page needs, single line contour suits corporate slides, and graphite suits a study you want to look hand made rather than designed.
Can I keep the same hand style across a set of drawings?
Use Style Transfer to lock the medium, line weight and palette, then change only the gesture in each prompt. A handshake, an open palm and a pointing hand then read as one set.