Non-dominant vs Dominant

I liked being able to use my hand as the subject of my drawing. Being able to turn my hands and maneuver them made it easier to put marks on the paper of what I saw. It helped me develop the image more and create the shadows. 

I used pencils because that was what I had access to at the time. If I had charcoal around I would’ve preferred that. I like how charcoal can be used to create shadows. 

It was very odd using my non-dominant hand. There was a lot of lack of control. I eventually had to do a sort of continuous line drawing. This was the only way I was able to control my lines. I used the lines that didn’t conform to the shape to shade. 

You can see the lack of control in the drawing I did with my left hand (on the bottom). However, there is a unique characteristic to the lack of control. I somewhat like the image using my non-dominant hand more due to the something extra the lack of control added. The hand almost seems like it’s in a static motion. 

I would like to do more drawing with my non-dominant hand. I think I’d enjoy the challenge but would also like to build up the control using my right hand.  

Dominant on top 

Non-Dominant on bottom