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Challenge 8 is to try doing some art using your non dominant hand.
I don't think I've tried drawing left handed since I was at school so this was interesting!
Especially as I forgot that using the left hand I should have started the picture on the right and worked across, instead of on the left - which meant I spent most of the time trying to lift my hand to avoid smudging the damn thing!

It's supposed to be Captain America. The other interesting thing, apart from how wobbly my hand is, drawing lines, is how basically I made the same errors I do with my right hand. His face is still too long and thin... It was actually easier to control the pencil when I held it on its side more.
I don't think I've tried drawing left handed since I was at school so this was interesting!
Especially as I forgot that using the left hand I should have started the picture on the right and worked across, instead of on the left - which meant I spent most of the time trying to lift my hand to avoid smudging the damn thing!

It's supposed to be Captain America. The other interesting thing, apart from how wobbly my hand is, drawing lines, is how basically I made the same errors I do with my right hand. His face is still too long and thin... It was actually easier to control the pencil when I held it on its side more.
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Date: 2017-09-15 04:23 am (UTC)This is neat though, I had a hard time using the side of the pencil, oddly, hah, but it turned out good for you!
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Date: 2017-09-16 08:24 am (UTC)Everything else I read about arting basically says - draw all the time, keep practising and you get better. I think I've improved a lot since I started drawing again, and hope to improve a lot more!
Anyhow, thank you!!
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Date: 2017-09-16 10:17 am (UTC)Yeah I know. I read about writers (professional and amateur) having the same problem all the time. But this comm is really really good for focusing on what you already do well so have a positive starting point to improve!
I really like your drawings!
Thank you :-))))
Yup, practise is the key. I know when I look at very old drawings that sometimes I can hardly believe that I did that so many years ago. And then there were times when I hardly drew at all and got very discouraged because the skill seemed lost. But
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Date: 2017-09-14 02:54 pm (UTC)When I did my non-dominant drawing, I had to stop myself from wanting to change hands as I was not used to drawing left-handed!
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Date: 2017-09-14 06:55 pm (UTC)if I ever tried to draw something with my left hand it would look like it had been drawn by an extremely untalented dog with co-ordination problems!
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