1. What was it like using your
hand as subject matter for a drawing?
I did not mind using my hand as a subject
matter for drawing. I know I am not great with art but usually as long as I
have something to look at I feel comfortable about reconstructing it. It will
definitely not be near perfect but it will have a general resemblance so at
least the audience can make out what I was supposed to be drawing. If someone
told me to draw a hand without even looking at a hand it would be absolutely
awful.
2. What media
did you select - pencil or charcoal? Why?
I decided
to use pencil when drawing my hands because that is a tool that I am
comfortable with. I am not an artist so I do not think I have ever used
charcoal before and I did not know if I would be very successful with it so I
just stuck to materials that I am familiar with.
3. How
did it feel to create a drawing with your non-dominant hand?
Using my
non-dominant hand made me feel like I was in elementary school again. I felt
very uncomfortable trying to make my right hand go in the direction that I
wanted it to. I felt like I needed to push down on the pencil harder when
trying to draw and it just wouldn't let me. It was like my body knew that this
isn't the hand you should be writing with the the muscles in my right hand are
not used to working for that reason.
4.
Compare and contrast your final drawings. Do you think they are successful
studies?
I think
that both of my hand drawings are definitely visible that they are hands so I
believe I was successful in getting my point across in the drawings which was
to draw both hands. I believe it was a very successful study to show the
difference between dominant hand drawing and non dominant drawings. It is clear
in my drawing which hand is drawn better.
5. Would
you consider using your non-dominant hand to create artwork in the future?
I would
never consider using my non-dominant hand to create work in the future because
it looks like a little child drew it. Like I said earlier, not having control
over that non-dominant hand makes it extremely difficult to produce what you
want. If you have difficulties producing what you want it is not going to look
good as a finished product. The fact that my non-dominant hand was consistently
shaking while I was drawing makes it almost impossible to focus on what you are
supposed to be creating. Also, not being able to apply pressure down on my
pencil made it hard to even draw that hand.
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