Sunday, October 20, 2013

Module 9 - Exploration Drawings


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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