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Tony Moretti
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Posted: 17 June 2021 at 3:08pm | IP Logged | 1 post reply

Back in my teens and early twenties I was constantly drawing. Somewhere along the line the wanna be comic book artist in me kind of faded out as "real life" took over. I'm now 50 and in a good place, and the last few years (sparked by Inktober and things like Elsewhen) I've been making a point to draw/ink more. One thing I've been battling (aside from these #$%! multifocal glasses) is hand fatigue. It gets discouraging when you want to draw, but have to stop every 10 minutes from your hand cramping. What ways have all you "more mature" pencillers and inkers found to adapt?
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Scott Sackett
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Do hand stretches. Look around online for hand stretches for knitters and you'll find some stuff that might help.
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Dave Kopperman
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Posted: 18 June 2021 at 2:47pm | IP Logged | 3 post reply

Good desk angle, good arm angle, good height, etc.  Work more from the arm than from your wrist or hand, and maybe focus on loosening up your pencil grip (a perennial problem for me when I was young that I've gotten more under control).  Also working in stages - some broad long strokes/layout for form, then work on some detail - will automatically mix up your movements.

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