08-21-2014, 05:16 AM
Wolkenfels: Yep, that's Prince of Persia! Thanks :)
Renato: Thank you, glad you see improvement.
Jaik. Jaaaaaaik! Haha, I actually feel like slacking off all the time -_- Yeah I think in the environments, the problem is the hard edges everywhere. Need to find a way to soften that without going all muddy and confused. I've switched to ballpoint pen/ink a while ago, that's actually why I don't have any traditional stuff to show haha xP But it is quite fun.
Suira: Thank you. I probably wouldn't even know how to render the shit out of faces (or anything else) so I'm glad you like it this way :P
Archreux: Hmm. Planes. Now that is something I should think about more often even in environments, true... thanks!
Madzia: Thanks so much! Love your stuff, so this makes me doubly happy :)
Angelique: Thanks a lot!
Soooo... the initial plan was doing those digital sketches daily no matter how hard it is, until I see improvement in my (digital) drawing/lines. But as much as I would like to ignore it, since a few days I can't deny that my hand starts acting up again -_- It is not even a matter of "oh I painted for 12 hours straight and now my wrist hurts", but it is more of a "just got up, barely checked my mail and my hand is already going numb"... so I wonder if it is not the actual drawing that is the problem, but something else, like bad posture. I'm taking breaks, stretching and try to sit somewhat healthy, so this is what I suspect might be a reason (from thinking about it and googling):
- Cold desktop (glass) cooling my hand, arm and wrist even in summer whenever my hand is not on the wacom (The last 5 years I worked on wood)
- chair too low/wrong angle/wrong posture
- some emotional crap making me too tense
- my beloved magic mouse. (it is lovely, and scrolling in all directions and sweeping motions are great, but it is somewhat flat, not good to rest the hand upon)
So now I am wearing a sleeve at all times now, sit on a cushion (higher), borrowed a sexy gaming mouse from my mother, and try to not worry about stuff (lol). Also trying to do only the least straining / most important motions (so, no digital drawing, 'cause it hurts). From a scientist's point of view, eliminating one potential reason after the other would make more sense, but I just want my hand to feel normal so I try to fix whatever the reason might be and then look what is was. This shit is fucking scary :( Anyone knows if a normal doctor can help me with that (I need a vaccination soon anyway so I could ask for help at the same time) or if I really need a specialist if this won't improve? I'm not too fond of visiting doctors as long as I'm not half-dead, especially when there's a possibility that I am just imagining shit, but in this case I really don't want to fuck this up.
On a side note, I'm officially a Master of Science now! Barely 8 months after submitting my thesis I finally got my degree, haha. It is completely unrelated to art, but I'm still happy, and better end this post on a positive note, right?
Renato: Thank you, glad you see improvement.
Jaik. Jaaaaaaik! Haha, I actually feel like slacking off all the time -_- Yeah I think in the environments, the problem is the hard edges everywhere. Need to find a way to soften that without going all muddy and confused. I've switched to ballpoint pen/ink a while ago, that's actually why I don't have any traditional stuff to show haha xP But it is quite fun.
Suira: Thank you. I probably wouldn't even know how to render the shit out of faces (or anything else) so I'm glad you like it this way :P
Archreux: Hmm. Planes. Now that is something I should think about more often even in environments, true... thanks!
Madzia: Thanks so much! Love your stuff, so this makes me doubly happy :)
Angelique: Thanks a lot!
Soooo... the initial plan was doing those digital sketches daily no matter how hard it is, until I see improvement in my (digital) drawing/lines. But as much as I would like to ignore it, since a few days I can't deny that my hand starts acting up again -_- It is not even a matter of "oh I painted for 12 hours straight and now my wrist hurts", but it is more of a "just got up, barely checked my mail and my hand is already going numb"... so I wonder if it is not the actual drawing that is the problem, but something else, like bad posture. I'm taking breaks, stretching and try to sit somewhat healthy, so this is what I suspect might be a reason (from thinking about it and googling):
- Cold desktop (glass) cooling my hand, arm and wrist even in summer whenever my hand is not on the wacom (The last 5 years I worked on wood)
- chair too low/wrong angle/wrong posture
- some emotional crap making me too tense
- my beloved magic mouse. (it is lovely, and scrolling in all directions and sweeping motions are great, but it is somewhat flat, not good to rest the hand upon)
So now I am wearing a sleeve at all times now, sit on a cushion (higher), borrowed a sexy gaming mouse from my mother, and try to not worry about stuff (lol). Also trying to do only the least straining / most important motions (so, no digital drawing, 'cause it hurts). From a scientist's point of view, eliminating one potential reason after the other would make more sense, but I just want my hand to feel normal so I try to fix whatever the reason might be and then look what is was. This shit is fucking scary :( Anyone knows if a normal doctor can help me with that (I need a vaccination soon anyway so I could ask for help at the same time) or if I really need a specialist if this won't improve? I'm not too fond of visiting doctors as long as I'm not half-dead, especially when there's a possibility that I am just imagining shit, but in this case I really don't want to fuck this up.
On a side note, I'm officially a Master of Science now! Barely 8 months after submitting my thesis I finally got my degree, haha. It is completely unrelated to art, but I'm still happy, and better end this post on a positive note, right?