Saturday, March 5, 2022

Left Handed Alice Painting: a Free Tutorial

 

Left handed watercolor painting by Marla L. Niederer

Almost a year ago I had surgery on my right wrist (my dominant hand) and while I was recuperating I found it very difficult not to create the art I was accustomed to creating so I tried to find other ways of expressing my artistic tendencies.  One of the things I did and continue to now do was to use my left hand for drawing and painting.  It was easier in the beginning of my recuperation to use my pan watercolor boxes since I didn’t have to open any tubes or jars.

Left Handed Alice Watercolor Painting by Marla L. Niederer


I was not able to make art dolls for quite some time so to get my doll making fix in I created this little watercolor painting of my version of Alice.  Although it is not my greatest work of art, it was such fun to do.  I really prefer to focus on the process of creating rather than the product.  It’s okay to make mistakes and art that isn’t exactly how you would like it to be.  It’s all about the journey and gathering new and fun techniques to fill up your art bag of tricks.


Left handed watercolor painting by Marla L. Niederer


I found using my non dominant hand to create allowed me to become looser with my drawing and my painting.  I still use my left hand quite a bit now in my art even though I can now use my right hand too.

I used the seven head croquis template below which you can also use to create your own Alice painting if you wish.  Just click on the picture below and print it out.

7 Head Croquis Template by Marla L. Niederer


The Free video tutorial on how to paint Alice part one can be found on my OrsinisAngels YouTube channel by clicking on the picture below.

Free Watercolor Painting Tutorial Part One by Marla L. Niederer


You can find the Free video tutorial part two on my OrsinisAngels YouTube channel by clicking on the picture below.

Free Watercolor Painting Tutorial Part Two by Marla L. Niederer


I also wanted to share with you that my Sleeping Mermaid Class is now a self study class.  You can find out more about it by clicking on the picture below.

 

Sleeping Mermaid Self Study Class by Marla L. Niederer

To see more of my self study classes click on the picture below.

 

Self Study Classes by Marla L. Niederer

To go to my OrsinisAngels YouTube Channel where all of my free video tutorials can be found, click on the picture below

 

Free Video Tutorials by Marla L. Niederer

To see all of my free tutorials you can click on the picture below

 

Free Tutorials by Marla L. Niederer

To find out more about me click on my picture below

 

About Me

Until next time……….

 

Warm hugs,

Marla

 

 

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