Hand in Hand

1. I found it quite difficult. It was hard to place my hand in a position that made it comfortable for the other one to be drawing it and for it to be in good view. I drew the top of my hand with my right hand and the inside of my hand with my left because they sat easily in those ways.

2. I chose pencil because that is what I am familiar with and I would have had to practice a lot with the charcoal beforehand to get used to it. I used charcoal once and the side of my hand just dragged it all over the paper. I would like to experiment sometime with charcoal, though, and see what I can do with it.

3. It felt wrong in a way. I am not the best artist, but I kept getting frustrated thinking of how I could draw it so much better with my right hand. I could not press down as hard and I had to go very slow and I felt as though the hand did not look as realistic because I could not differentiate the darkness of the lines. I was surprised, however, that it came out as well as it did.

4. I am not sure how ‘successful’ they are. They do show a significant difference which I am sure most would unless someone was ambidextrous.  The dominant hand drawing definitely looks more realistic and stands out more.

5. No, I would not. It did not feel good and I do not think any artwork I would create would come out the way I would want it to because of the lack of skill my left hand has.