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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!
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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.

Date: 2017-09-14 12:59 pm (UTC)
adafrog: (Default)
From: [personal profile] adafrog
Wow.

Date: 2017-09-14 01:04 pm (UTC)
jb_slasher: enter shikari; common dreads (wretches and kings)
From: [personal profile] jb_slasher
I did recognize Cap so good job :)

Date: 2017-09-14 07:29 pm (UTC)
mific: (Captm America and shield)
From: [personal profile] mific
Wow - that's pretty amazing for your non-dominant hand - good going there!

Date: 2017-09-14 09:44 pm (UTC)
goss: Artwork of Lord Shiva (Default)
From: [personal profile] goss
Oh my goodness, that is really good! You have great control with your non-dominant hand, especially with subtle shading. Very nice!

Date: 2017-09-14 10:48 pm (UTC)
tarlanx: Spiced latte style drink in a glass (Default)
From: [personal profile] tarlanx
It's very good!

Date: 2017-09-15 04:23 am (UTC)
syntheid: [Elementary] Watson drinking tea looking contemplative (Default)
From: [personal profile] syntheid
There's a funny common perception especially in things like... crime media that doing stuff with your non-dominant hand will be completely different and unrecognizably yours from using your dominant hand, but from my experience... my handwriting is the same, just... squigglier, and so is my art hah. I guess since that part is about perception/expression and style, it's really more housed in your brain than your hand.

This is neat though, I had a hard time using the side of the pencil, oddly, hah, but it turned out good for you!

Date: 2017-09-16 08:19 am (UTC)
mekare: Firefly: happy Kaylee with a colourful umbrella (Kaylee)
From: [personal profile] mekare
Amazing! I especially love his eyes in this. Very Steve. I WISH I could draw like this with my non-dom hand.

Date: 2017-09-16 10:17 am (UTC)
mekare: Tolkien: Aragorn looking pensive (Aragorn)
From: [personal profile] mekare
Isn't it funny how we're never happy with our own work?

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 [community profile] drawesome really got the ball rolling for me again! I have noticed that some things have gotten incrementally easier to do.

Date: 2017-09-24 10:31 pm (UTC)
lynndyre: Fennec fox smile (Default)
From: [personal profile] lynndyre
That is an impressive lot of clear linework for left-handed! And clearly Steve, even before I saw the star on his outfit. Really good!

Date: 2017-09-14 11:30 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] milly-gal.livejournal.com
Wow, despite the left handedness (I can't do that to save my life!) it's not bad at all. I know the face is a little to elongated, but not by much, the nose makes it very recognisable!!

Date: 2017-09-14 01:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com
Hermine's pointed out he looks like Nicolas Cage - she's right LOL!! I used to practice writing and drawing with my left hand when I was a kid - in case I broke my arm. I never did and then I haven't tried anything different left handed for about 40 years. It's soooooo wobbly!

Date: 2017-09-14 05:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] milly-gal.livejournal.com
He kinda does, also, have you noticed the kitchen roll dude looks like Nic Cage - like SO Nic Cage ;) Juan Sheet ;)

Date: 2017-09-14 12:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] herminekurotowa.livejournal.com
Nicolas Cage as Captain America?

:P

Date: 2017-09-14 12:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com
Ha ha now you mention it - I'll take that! :D

Date: 2017-09-14 12:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] madebyme-x.livejournal.com
I think this is a great, especially as it's with your non dominant hand!

Date: 2017-09-14 01:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com
Thanks! It was fun having a go.

Date: 2017-09-14 12:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] borgmama1of5.livejournal.com
Drawing with your non-dominant hand--this is amazing! (Waaay better I could ever do right-handed!!!)

Date: 2017-09-14 01:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com
Ah, now, who knows what you can do if you put your mind to it. *nods wisely*

Date: 2017-09-14 02:54 pm (UTC)
ext_384643: (ginger cat)
From: [identity profile] sexycazzy.livejournal.com
superb! :)

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!
Edited Date: 2017-09-14 02:55 pm (UTC)

Date: 2017-09-14 04:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com
I think I was concentrating so hard I didn't even twitch my right hand LOL! But yours was much more complex with all those different colours.

Date: 2017-09-14 03:28 pm (UTC)
kalliel: (Default)
From: [personal profile] kalliel
Good grief, woman, this is crazy impressive!!!!! Even if it weren't a non-dominant hand drawing, frankly. It looks just like him!

Date: 2017-09-14 04:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com
Ha ha thanks very much! It was weird how hard it was to control the pencil! I reckon you'd enjoy trying these drawing challenges... *hint hint*

Date: 2017-09-14 03:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] somer.livejournal.com
Daaamn! Impressive!

Date: 2017-09-14 04:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com
Hee! Thank you!

Date: 2017-09-14 05:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jimbobjoe.livejournal.com
I can't do much of anything with my non-dominant hand, so THIS IS INCREDIBLE!!

Date: 2017-09-14 08:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com
Aw thank you!

Date: 2017-09-14 06:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hugemind.livejournal.com
Whoa, that's still awesome!! I can barely brush my teeth with my left hand. :P

Date: 2017-09-14 08:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com
I can't do that either! LOL Drawing is slower and so easier...

Date: 2017-09-14 06:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dizzojay.livejournal.com
That's bloody briliant!
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!

Date: 2017-09-14 08:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amberdreams.livejournal.com
Ah you don't know until you try - just imagine is you broke your wrist or something... :D

Date: 2017-09-14 08:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dizzojay.livejournal.com
Thankfully I've always made a point of breaking my left arm in the past because it's so useless compared to the right one!!!

Date: 2017-09-14 10:12 pm (UTC)
sillie: (BigBang2010AmriaDean)
From: [personal profile] sillie
Man, that looks amazing. I can't draw worth shit with my left hand.

Date: 2017-09-15 02:48 am (UTC)
ext_12410: (ca - steve smirk (by attice))
From: [identity profile] tsuki-no-bara.livejournal.com
he does kind of look like nicolas cage! i can't do anything with my non-dominant hand, so i'm impressed you can not only draw someone, but draw someone recognizable!

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