I'm not left-handed

[redbird]

I was looking at GIMP tutorials, and this one seemed suitably simple. (The writer clearly isn't a native English speaker, but that's okay.)

And I was having trouble drawing a stick figure. Unlike the characters in The Princess Bride, I'm not even close to ambidextrous: I can do ordinary computer stuff with the mouse set for left-handed (point and click, move a scroll bar up and down, even type on one of those stupid virtual keyboards that banks think provide security). Drawing a circle, or any smooth curve, is another matter.

So, my options seem to be: give up on computer graphics, or go back to working right-handed. If I do the latter, I should probably set things up so I can switch back and forth, and only work right-handed when I need the fine motor control, lest I re-injure my rotator cuff.

Or I can go play with wire, or read my book.

Comments

[avram]

Or you can practice a lot with your left hand. I don't know how long it takes to get any kind of proficiency that way, but I'm pretty sure it's possible.

Or -- Do you have a scanner? You can draw on paper and scan the image in. That's how I do most of my art.