Corpse Hands

Step 6 In which we attach the fingers to the palm...

Our cardboard frames are going to be making the inside of our hands. I chose this because I like a little definition on the back of the hands to indicate the bones, as you would get with someone whose tissues have desiccated and contracted.

With your frame, start by laying down the Index finger along the line you drew, with the end of the knuckle resting right on the edge of the cardboard. Don't worry if you've padded up that knuckle and it won't lie flat. We are not that much of a perfectionist (as you can probably tell). Apply two horizontal stripes of tape to hold the bone in position. Move to the middle finger and do the same. Repeat for all fingers until we have the thumb.

If you've laid out your hand correctly, looking down your thumb will be on the right for the left hand, and etc. etc for the other. If this is not the case, you've made some sort of hideous mutant. You can either tear it apart and pay attention next time, or embrace the whole mutant zombie commie thing you've started.

When placing the thumb, pay special attention to the angle of the bones. Obviously the thumb doesn't point the same direction of the fingers; otherwise it would be a short finger with one fewer bone. Make sure it faces inward, so that your hand looks like it could actually grip something.

Once done, if you find the bones on the back of the hand, go ahead and stuff tissue into the gaps and cover with tape. We want a good surface to start the skinning process in a couple of steps.