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SarahForde — A look at hand bias
Published: 2011-01-17 16:59:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 2931; Favourites: 58; Downloads: 21
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Just sharing some awesome things I've learned recently from *loriofpandora with the assistance of ~PjBottoms 's Sailor Copper Monkey as a model.
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lol me too. have you tried carrying around a small mirror? when I need to do it, I take it upstairs to the big mirror in the bathroom, but if I'm traveling it's inconvienent.
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haha yeah its much more convenient when you're working digitally 
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I just had to come back and fave this! I've known about this phenomenon, but to be honest, I thought it was only me being a poor artist! 
Why on earth don't they teach this stuff in school?!?
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Hmm... that's a really interesting idea! The only question is how to flip something traditional. Also, my brain will occasionally just do a mental flip back and tell me things are fine. Aurg, neurology.
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These are traditional. I scan them and flip them. but I'm looking for a phone app that can let me do it faster
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Ahh... okay. I guess I could flip over the paper and hold it up to the light. I'm also wondering if this could correct for eye bias (I've got an interned eye) or if I'd need to get someone else.
If you have a Mac, Photo Booth flips automatically.
That part about eye bias was random musing, you don't have to answer it.
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oh yeah the light thing works too haha. I don't know about eye bias xD
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Yea thought not. But thanks for the info!
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yeah I do it all the time now!
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Maybe I should do the same when I draw
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It's a useful trick, but kind of inconvenient if you work traditionally. :-/ it takes FOR-EVAH to scan and flip, scan and flip. Personally, I don't think I could bring myself to bother unless it was like, a commission.
Maybe I should get a small mirror, though, That would be worlds more handy.
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I'm looking for an app for my phone that lets me snap a photo and instantly flip it xD
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Alas, I have no camera phone. I can see how that would be super handy though
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totally! if I could find a program that doesn't suck haha
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Good to know. I always forget to do this, but i'll incorporate it more in my newer work. Thanks.
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Wow, I never thought to do this! I didn't even know there was such a thing as hand bias, or that drawing could have it. Thanks!
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SAKKYS AWESOMENESS TRIUMPHS AGAIN!!
Hey Sakky..
I was wondering where you found that champagne colored felt and where you could find some teal felt (Im attempting a Neptune Plushie >_< )
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I buy my felt from [link] but their web site is terrible D:
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Everything is so expensive!! Do they have any locations? Or is it just online...
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ACMoore sells it but not the colors I like
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Yeah. I looked in my loval AC Moore and couldn't find any sheets of teal or champagne...
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yeah those aren't colors they tend to carry T___T
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Hahaha! I noticed! I was going to try Ivory, but it's too bright for a skin tone...
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I've done this too before, it's really helped with my eyes, as well as my side portraits. I always do it to see if something looks off in my drawing.
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Oh, I've been doing this for years now 
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My friend is doing something like this with something she's working on in art class. She's using a mirror and it seems to be really helping her. This is really cool
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I've actually known about this for a while. XD I pick up a lot of stuff by being left eye dominant, but right handed.
I still have trouble with my eyes looking correct though. ><
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Faved and saved to my "Sakky's Lifesaving Tutorials' folder
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Faved and saved to my "Sakky's Lifesaving Tutorials' folder
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Very cool trick! I used to do that when I really wanted a picture to look good - I would photocopy the drawing and mirror it in the machine. I also found that when working from references especially, it helped to turn the reference and your drawing upside down. That way, you're just seeing the shapes and lines instead of, say, a face. It forces your brain to see it differently, and copying a circle and lines is a whole lot easier than copying a face! Just some more tips ^_^
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Oh yeah that's a great trick too! Once in a while I still have to do that with certain things like hands sometimes I find are easier to draw when I turn it a certain way.
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I'm surprised you didn't know that sakky! I've known that for a while but only started doing it recently. Glad you shared it with everyone!
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