I got the front view hands done thanks to a combination of MyPaint, Gimp and Synfig.
Looking forward to finishing up the quarter, side and back views:)
You can see my blog posthttp://www.segtsy.com/blog/?p=402
More to come!
Stephen:)
Hi!
Nice set of hands! I always find it difficult to keep the entire set consistent when I make several hand gestures.
Greetz!
Nice blog, btw. 
They looks fantastic! Very expressive and the four fingers model is perfect.
-G
Thanks Genete and Deepspace65. I was going back and forth between four and five fingers. I ended up settling on four. It seems that five fingers is becoming the norm, but I like the look of four. It’s funny to think of the silly things we obsess over 
Deepspace65, I really like the visual set-up you created for cut-out characters. You should create a video explaining the process. It looks like it could help us “artistic” types!
Best
Stephen:)
Really nice work! You should definitely create a post explaining your techniques.
The hands look great and very naturalictic. I haven’t even noticed there vere only four fingers.