Tips for Left Handed Artists using Pastel Pencils

One of our members Yvonne is left handed and sent in this question:"Hi, I have struggled for years with pastel pencils but watching Colin has suddenly made me realise that I cannot comfortably do the strokes the way he does because I am left handed. If you had anyone in the studio who is left handed it would be lovely to see a demo. Meanwhile I am going to try to do the strokes in the opposite direction as Colin."Over the years there have been many of my students that are left handed. When I ran my weekly art classes in Broadstairs they would come along and work along without a problem. Now this was an in person class so there is some assistance that can be given when working out the techniques in the opposite hand.A great tip I have for those using their left hand and watching my videos would be to watch them in a mirror. This way you can see the direction of strokes and techniques using the opposite hand.Because I approach my pictures from left to right, I would recommend left handed artists to approach their work from right to left.I can understand that starting out and following a video with the opposite hand will take getting your head around but I assure you that once you have the techniques down you will be able to follow and get results.Are you a left handed artist following Colin's videos? Let us know how you get on in the comments below.Want to learn from Colin? Watch our free art courses and learn to draw using pastel pencils today.