No Hand Contact with Paper
2yr
Bryan
I have been drawing for a while and always had my hand touch whatever canvas I work on. Digital or traditional. I was wondering, when we are training our lines, circles or just arting in general. Should we not touch the canvas? I've been using a drawing glove to remove traction of my hand and it tends to work but I thought asking this would be worth it to hear some opinions or the facts.
I think it depends on the type of line your trying to draw. If it's a big sweeping curve I would suggest trying to be as loose as possible and to get that it's best to not have contact with the paper. If it's a small detail maybe you should give yourself some added support by placing your hand on the paper. After watching Stan's last video on the circle warmup, I remember him mentioning to leave your hand off the paper when practicing even the smallest circles. This was a long winded way of saying listen to Stan and not me lol.
Thanks Cade.
It's actually the same video that made me ask this question. I have definitely heard the advice to draw without touching the paper, but now hearing proko say what he did in the circle exercise I'm wondering if it means don't touch the paper ever or just for the exercise.
