Exploring Line

LEFT HAND

I think that the hand is an interesting subject matter because you can pose it in many different ways, it has lots of different parts and details that are fun to capture. It can be difficult to draw your own hand because you have to be very careful not to move one finger during the pose, or else you will change positions and get confused.

I chose pencil because I thought it would be easier to control than charcoal, which would be necessary when drawing with my non-dominant hand.

RIGHT HAND

I felt very strange drawing with my non-dominant hand because I have hardly practiced using this hand to draw ever. I felt like I did not have control over my pencil like I do with my right hand. It was somewhat frustrating to use this hand to draw.

I used the same pose to draw both hands. I think the final drawing of my left hand was successful, it has good proportions and is shaded with good value. I do not think that the drawing of my right hand was successful because I did not get the proportions right. I tried to use "scumbling" to do the shading which I usually do not use. I thought since I could not control my pencil correctly, I would use scribbles to create the shading.

This exercise made me see that I need more practice drawing with my left hand so I can become ambidextrous. It made me anxious to think if something happened to my right hand, I wouldn't be able to draw as I like to. I think I would like to draw with my non-dominant hand some more for practice in the future. There is also something to be said for the scumbling technique and the spontaneous effect that suggests movement.