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How to Make a Hand Shadow Crab

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Hand Position Reference

Instructions

  1. Cross the wrists: Cross your two hands at the wrists, palms facing down.
  2. Spread the legs: Spread all eight fingers wide and apart to form the crab legs.
  3. Tuck the thumbs: Fold both thumbs inward to complete the silhouette.
  4. Scuttle: Move the whole shape sideways in short, jerky steps.

Video Tutorial

Starts at 2:34 in the original video

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