How to Make a Hand Shadow Dog
Hand Position Reference
Instructions
- Stretch the hand forward: Hold the hand halfway between the light and the wall, with all four fingers pointing forward.
- Keep the head together: Hold the middle, ring, and pinky close so the top of the muzzle stays solid.
- Bend the snout: Curl your index finger down slightly to shape the dog's nose.
- Lift the ear: Raise your thumb straight up so it reads as the ear.
- Animate the mouth: Open and close the gap between your ring finger and pinky by moving the pinky a little.
This same silhouette can also read as a wolf or fox depending on the angle and movement.
App practice focus
The Shadow Pals app treats dog as a beginner pointer-bend figure. Keep the index bend small and deliberate; the dog reads from the raised thumb ear, the forward snout, and the barking mouth gap.
Shadow Pals App
Practice this figure in the app with tutorial overlay guidance.
Video Tutorials
How to Make a Hand Shadow Dog
Starts at 0:25 in the original video
Alternate: Simple dog variation
Use this shorter alternate tutorial for a simplified dog profile with a broad snout and barking motion.
Starts at 0:17 in the original video
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- How to Make a Hand Shadow Dogby Drew ColbyVideostarts at 0:25
- Alternate: Simple dog variationby GoNoodleVideostarts at 0:17