Hands on CollarbonePose Reference

The arms hinge twice. The upper arms hang close to the sides with the elbows near the ribs, the forearms rise steeply up the front of the body, and the wrists bend back hard so the palms can lie on the collarbones just inside each shoulder. The fingers are loosely spread and softly curved, pointing up and inward toward the base of the neck, with the thumbs lying alongside the index fingers rather than wrapping anything. The touch is light: the hands rest, they do not press. Both sides mirror each other, the shoulders stay relaxed and level, the head is straight, and below the frame the weight rests on the left leg.

The strong wrist bend is what makes the gesture work. Draw each forearm as an almost vertical cylinder, then fold the hand back at the wrist like a hinge so the back of the hand faces forward and slightly out. The fingers frame the neck in two gentle fans, leaving a little space between the fingertips and the throat. In the front view the forearms make a narrow V that points down toward the waist. The side view from the figure's left shows the forearm standing in front of the ribs and the hand folded back over the collarbone, and the high angle shows the fingertips reaching toward the shoulders. In the back view only the elbows and maybe a few fingertips show past the shoulder line.