The Picture on the left was drawn with my dominant hand and the picture on the right was drawn with my non-dominant hand.
1. What was it like using your hand as subject matter for a drawing?
For using my hand as subject matter for drawing, it was nothing surprising since I did this exact same project in a high school art class. But since it has been years since I took a drawing and painting class, my skills were a bit rusty. I have to say I did a much better job on the one I did for high school that the one I did for this class because I use to draw nearly everyday, but now I hardly ever draw, which made this project a bit difficult for me. I am not particularly a fan of using my hand as subject matter because its hard to keep it still and it gets tired of being in certain positions, which makes this project all the more difficult. Overall, I think this was a good project to do because I can see how I draw now, compared to when I use to do it everyday back in high school.
2. What media did you select - pencil or charcoal? Why?
The media I chose was pencil, for a couple of reasons. The first reason why I chose pencil over charcoal was that pencil is a not cleaner to work with, and their isn't much of a mess compared to charcoal. The second reason I chose to use pencil, was that I prefer working with charcoal over pencil, so I chose pencil because I typically am not a good drawer with pencil, and this would give me an opportunity to work on my pencil drawing skills, which are usually done in charcoal.
3. How did it feel to create a drawing with your non-dominant hand?
To me, it always feels weird working with my non-dominant hand, especially when I am trying to hold a pencil with it, and it always just doesn't seem right. While I have done this assignment before, plus I have had to use my non dominant hand with previous art projects, being that I had to prevent smudging of the artwork, which would have happened if I used my dominant hand. Overall, it is always interesting to use my non-dominant hand for drawing, because I struggle a lot with it, while the interesting thing is, I prefer to use my don-dominant hand to text and type with on my phone, which is also interesting.
4. Compare and contrast your final drawings. Do you think they are successful studies?
After comparing and contrasting my final drawings, I do think they are successful studies, because it shows just how different you draw with a non-dominant hand. When looking at the drawings, the left hand (non-dominant) is so much more less detailed and childlike, while the dominant hand is much better done and lines are more straight. Overall I think that if someone were to train and practice with their left hand more, they would be able to complete a project like this with both hands looking equally perfect.
5. Would you consider using your non-dominant hand to create artwork in the future?
Yes I would consider using my don-dominant hand to create artwork in the future, as I have in the past for other projects I have worked on. The reason I would use my non-dominant hand in the future would not be to experiment with using it, but rather as a necessity. From past experience I have learned that sometimes it is necessary to use your non-dominant hand for artwork to get a better angle, or more importantly to prevent smudging on certain things.
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