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

[carandol.livejournal.com]

I'm left handed, and broke my left arm when I was thirteen. I wouldn't say I'm ambidextrous, but I all that practice with my right hand means I can get by with the "wrong" hand if I have to.

Alternatively, have you tried something like Inkscape (www.inkscape.org)? It's a vector graphics art package, which has a "freehand" option which allows you to alter the points on your lines if they weren't in the right place. I tend to use that for drawing things, and keep GIMP for photo manipulation.