Oh my word... Okay, guys. Hi. We are going to be drawing and painting with the
opposite hand today. Oddly enough, I get so many questions
from people asking me what hand I write with, but I understand the assumption,
because people think that sometimes the camera reflects and reverses what way
it's actually showing, you know? So yeah, I am left-handed, but today we are going to
be doing art with the wrong hand, and seeing how it turns out! And the kicker
for this is I'm also not using a reference. I just want to see what my
style is like for stuff, and I want to see if I can even like do this... so before
we even get into this, I have a question of the day for you! I want to know what
hand you write with! tell me down below! I think there's a misconception that a lot
of artists are left-handed. I think the whole left-handed artist thing is kind
of a myth, because I know so many right-handed artists who are amazing. So...
that's my tea! I think I'm gonna use my favorite watercolor palettes for this
too. I do have my Arteza palette next to me, and a Winsor & Newton
palette, in case I change my mind. Alrighty, let's do some drawing. I think I
want to draw a person... like, make up a character. I don't know how I'm gonna do
this. I'm kind of scared. This feels weird. Oh my word, this is already hard. I'm
drawing the face right now. Just the rounded part of the bottom. Oh, this is
strange... okay I usually wouldn't start with the
bottom of the head. I would start with the top. Guys, when you draw people, where
do you start? Do you start at the face? Do you
start with the body? If you start by drawing the head, do you start at the bottom
or the top first? If I were left-handed -- I AM left-handed --
okay, raaaaaah... if I was doing this with my LEFT hand, I would have started up here,
you know... but I feel kind of stiff on this (right) hand. This is a lot harder than it
looks! I'm gonna give her some eyes.. do one of
those like pointy illustrated noses... this is so hard, guys. I'm trying to tell
myself to like loosen up, but you know... that's not always the easiest thing!
Erasing with the opposite hand... this is weird. This is so hard. *awkward screech* My hand! I don't
want to just scribble and call it a day. I actually want to try, here. Well at
least the cheek was good. I don't even know how I want her to be... cut me some
slack y'all! Ya lady is ~trying~ It's really cold in my house right now, because
the furnace went out, so I'm actually waiting for the heat company to come to
my house. that's why I'm wearing this giant fuzzy sweater. It's like
negative 2 degrees outside, and our heat went out. I had hand warmers at my desk
yesterday. I have a space heater in here. I'm gonna do more rounded shoulders,
because I want her to look cozy. This is kind of really actually cute and
different than what I would do with my other hand. Okay, let me know down below if
you guys have ever done this before... and I don't mean just like trying to
write your name or something with your other hand, but actually doing a full-on
picture. All right... oh she needs eyebrows. Your lady needs some eyebrows! I'm gonna
make her looking at us like, "hey what up?!" Her eyes are also kind of small, but it's
cute. She's gonna have like an armful of cats, I think. I have to really work hard
here... make sure these proportions look okay... I think the hardest thing is just
figuring out how you want to hold your pencil, because at first, I was really
stiff. But I think I am loosening up as I go. I'm learning how to have a nice
amount of control. These arms are out of proportion!
All righty... that floating cat head over there is going away... we're just gonna do
one cat, because first of all, I am trying not to use a reference... and second of all,
I kind of like the idea of like a grumpy looking cat in her arms. I want the cat
to look kind of mad that this girl is hugging him so tightly. How can you not
love your pets?! I wish I had a pet. Yeah, I really... just... I'm struggling. I'm
gonna get rid of that mitten thumb. The cat needs to show its face. Guys, I still
have to paint! Okay, I'll plaint some plants or something around it later as well. Oh!
I need to get new water color water. Look at this disgusting cup like I've been
using... this same water color water for like two days now. Gross. Anybody else do
that? Just leave it sit on your desk, or am I just gross? Yeah, awkward! It doesn't
look much cleaner, but uh this is... this is it. I just I don't clean my paint cup.
It's a very sentimental thing for me, you know? Anybody else feel that way?
Oh my word, dude, I have to put my cup on this side of me now because I'm using my
right hand. That is weird. Oh classic Mira Byler.. this is matted
napkin in my bursh. Just gonna let that puppy soak...
this is why I go through paintbrushes so fast, guys. Tt's kind of embarrassing to
admit, but this is who I am as a person. Also, sorry if there's weird rays of
light right now. Tt is very early in the morning. Prima Watercolors tend to be
very pigmented, so I'm a little scared that I won't have much control over this
with my right hand, but we'll go for it! Oh, beautiful! The blue background... this is
a really fun exercise if you are stumped and you maybe feel a little burnt out
from art, or if you just don't - crap I slipped - or if you just don't know what
to draw. I would recommend doing this. I'm trying to mess with how I hold my brush
since I'm obviously doing this with my opposite hand... and I think if you do this...
well, I'm trying not to approach it super like cynically, because I don't want to
be pessimistic the whole time and then just be grumpy. I'm just trying to enjoy
what I'm doing and have fun, so I would recommend that as
well! Okay,
now I'm going to do the lifty game again. Lifty, lifty, lifty! Woohoo!
Oooh it looks so cloudy back there! Cool! I like it. Now I'm going to paint the skin
with this beautiful peach cobbler color. Because mmmmm! This is seriously my favorite
palette, guys! The complexion palette is worth it especially if you paint people.
You don't have to work very hard to mix colors. It's already done, which is
great when you're trying to paint it with your opposite hand. Ain't nobody got
time to be messing with that! Oh, crap! I just went over her eyeball! I want to do
a brown cat. I thought this was gonna be really hard, but honestly I think
painting with your opposite hand is easier (than drawing). I mean for me it is.. it might be
different for you. Now, staying in the lines is a little hard.
But I'm using a large brush, so I bet if I used a smaller brush it would be
easier. But you know... the smaller you get the more detail... and right now I feel
like I have control over my life with a bigger brush. So we're just gonna go with
it! Okay, kitten... you're lookin cute! Yeah, looking good! Oh, I'm gonna do the
same color for her hair! I'm trying to paint with really light colors right now
so I can do dry-on-dry. I'm gonna let this dry, then I'll be back! Okay, well...
alright... I'm gonna do a voice over for a portion of this video cuz let me tell
you what... ya girl was concentrating and she couldn't talk when she was painting,
so that's what went down! I really enjoyed this challenge, though! I
think looking back to it now that I'm editing... a lot of it really is a mental
challenge. You have to tell yourself that you can still apply what you know,
even if you don't have as much motor control. I feel like every time I did
this in the past, I would almost just throw everything I learned out the
window in an attempt to gain as much control as possible in my hand, rather
than apply my mind to it. It was it was really neat trying it
from a different approach this time! I mean, I use my right hand when I
acrylic paint, and I I don't really realize I do it sometimes... but for the
backgrounds, if I'm filling solid colors in, sometimes I will switch to my
other hand. I kind of forgot I did that, until I was editing this video and
I remembered being called out for it once in a painting class. So yeah, just
a random tidbit! Let me know if you do anything with your opposite hand like
sports-wise... I play baseball with my opposite hand,
and I bowl with my opposite hand. Sometimes I go back and forth,
though, for both of those things. I can't decide what one is more
comfortable. Are any of you guys ambidextrous ?I didn't ask that earlier,
but I did ask what hand you write with, so answer that! Another thing I noticed
when I did this challenge is my style was completely different. I think it came
with lack of control, but it may have come with what I'm drawn to. And I say
that because this is completely unintentional, but this painting reminds
me of something that Kristin Askland (instagram @kristinaskland) would paint. And if you don't know who
she is, you should definitely check her out on Instagram! Her paintings are
amazing! But yeah, this is totally unintentional. But I do want to give her
credit, because I think this is kind of similar to the style that she portrays.
She's actually one of my biggest inspirations and favorite artists.
So yeah, she may have had some influence. I don't know. Next, I am touching this up
with some Arteza colored pencils. I finally found them,
guys! I've been searching for these in my studio for maybe three months, and I
could not find them, but I found them and I'm so excited!
I added some blush and outlined some things on her face just to make it stand
out a little more. I did not trust myself with the watercolor to layer her facial
features, because I kept going outside the lines. So this was a great
alternative. And again, I applied what I knew and it worked out... so I was very
happy with it! I just added lots of textures... and you gotta take breaks when
you do this with the opposite hand and just stare at it for a while and let
your hand rest... Because my right hand is a weakling
compared to my left hand. Anyway, I did this challenge maybe a year, or a year and a
half ago or something... and it did not turn out as well as this one. I'm
really glad I tried it again! I think it would be really cool to
develop more skills with my right hand, because I kid you not, I have this really
weird fear that like... what if something happens to my left hand... and yeah... never
mind... I'm not gonna talk about that fear! It just scares me to like lose the thing
that you depend on for work (or hobbies/life activities). I don't know. Is that weird? I don't know anybody else
who feels this way... well that just got a little dark... let's
talk about happier things and wrap up this video! Okay, oh my goodness my hand
is killing me. Why am I cracking my other hand when it's this hand?
Okay, guys, we're done! Thank you so much for watching and have a good day! Bye!