Module 9

Right Hand

 Left Hand

1. What was it like using your hand as subject matter for a drawing?
Using my hand as a subject matter was weird and difficult because there's a lot of small veins on my hands that I found hard to draw. I also didn't know how I was going to draw using my left hand since I'm right-handed.
2. What media did you select -pencil or charcoal? Why?
I selected charcoal as the media because I felt it would emphasize the structure and details of my hand better.
3. How did it feel to create a drawing with your non-dominant hand?
It was very difficult to draw with my non-dominated hand. As a child, I would use that hand to try and do regular things like write or eat with it just to see if I could learn to become ambidextrous but I have not done that in many years.
4. Compare and contrast your final drawings. Do you think they are successful studies?
I'm not a good drawer so neither drawings accurately shows how my hand looks. However, I did better than I think I would using my non-dominated hand (left hand) since I believe it would look much worse. Personally, I think the picture I drew with my left hand is better.
5. Would you consider using your non-dominant hand to create artwork in the future?
I would not consider using my non-dominated hand for artwork in the future because I would not be completely confident in anything I did with it.