Bit late, but hey

here are some quick sketches. Hands used to be my nemesis, but now we get along. Ok the two reaching for eachother aren't perfect. I think I like the first ones in the upper left corner best.
If I was to give any advice, it's not to use manga hands for reference. I like them too, but they often aren't anatomically correct and therefore not the best if you want to learn how a hand moves. My father used to tell me that a hand is especially difficult because not only the fingers move but also the middle part, where there are crazy many bones. It bends just so slightly, and ignoring it will make it look stiff. What I fid especially challenging is when its drawn from the front, like the fingers pointing to your direction. Urgh!
As for the expression, try varying the size of the fingertips or stressing the finger joints. Thats how I try to differ between male and female hands.
