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Anonymous No.7676497 >>7676501 >>7677039 >>7677049 >>7677054 >>7677058 >>7677094 >>7679040 >>7683495 >>7684742
hand pain
I've started having unbelievable hand pain recently likely from drawing. I usually try to draw 3-6 hours a day. I don't want to see a doctor about it though. Am I cooked?
Anonymous No.7676501 >>7677030
>>7676497 (OP)
If you ask Chatgpt your symptoms it'll give you some answers. /ic/ is not your doctor.
Anonymous No.7677030 >>7677038
>>7676501
Kill yourself
Anonymous No.7677038
>>7677030
come kill me yourself
Anonymous No.7677039
>>7676497 (OP)
Rest.
Youtube strech videos. The black doctor one is good.
Dress warm.
Splint.
Mindbody prescription.
Actual prescription. Like anti-inflammation, arthritis meds, etc. A combination.
Lifting/bodyweight.
Learn to draw with the left hand.
Anonymous No.7677048 >>7677614
If youre having chronic pain then it's probably something you're doing wrong. Your hand is valuable equipment and you should treat it as such. Stretch, be conscious of your grip, take anti-inflammatories. Treat over-exertion with heat or ice. Your posture is important and you shouldn't be drawing on a flat surface... humans aren't made to sit and draw for hours and hours so you have to compensate by taking care of yourself. If you're fat and don't exercise/eat well, everything will be worse for you.

A lot of hand pain can also be psychosomatic, so keep that in mind
Anonymous No.7677049 >>7677614
>>7676497 (OP)
Draw with your elbow
Invest in wrist splints (one with the brace and another that's just cloth)
do stretches, take a break.
I usually get wrist ouchie whenever the weather changes but these things do help
Anonymous No.7677054 >>7677614
>>7676497 (OP)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdD7CgN5FGg
this saved my life OP
Anonymous No.7677057 >>7677614
Stretching is something you do post-workout when your muscles are warmed up.
Anonymous No.7677058
>>7676497 (OP)
Huff glue until your brain is so fried you can't feel pain
Anonymous No.7677094 >>7677614 >>7679079
>>7676497 (OP)
take a break idiot. don't fk around with your health. if you get yourself injured, it will be much, much worse.
Anonymous No.7677614 >>7678976
OP here thank you all for the advice! It looks like I'm going to have to make some changes.
>>7677048
>If youre having chronic pain then it's probably something you're doing wrong
You're not wrong, I find it hurts the most when I was drawing using just my wrist in a small trad sketchbook on a flat table. I definitely don't feel as much pain when I'm drawing on my angled digital tablet.
>>7677057
Then would it be fine to warm up with drawing then stretch?
>>7677054
Thank you! You're a lifesaver!
>>7677094
I do tend to take breaks often when drawing but is that not enough?
>>7677049
I had borrowed a wrist splint for a day recently and it was super relieving! I'll look into investing in one as soon as possible.
Anonymous No.7677735 >>7681330
eat some collagen and buy a wrist brace, and definitely take some time off
Anonymous No.7678976 >>7681330
>>7677614
thats good but.. if your hand is still hurting, then i guess it is not enough. remember other things can hurt hands too than just drawing, if you ask me writing is far worse. even some phone games can stress ur wrist. limit your strenuous activity
Anonymous No.7679040 >>7681330
>>7676497 (OP)
Yer fucked.
You got carpal tunnel.
Stop drawing IMMEDIATELY.
Give yourself 2 weeks to rest.
If the pain persists, just chop off your hand and learn to draw again with the remaining hand.
And if that hand dies, draw with feet.
Anonymous No.7679079
>>7677094
based and trainerpilled
Anonymous No.7681330 >>7681471
>>7677735
Does the brand of collagen matter? I now have a wrist brace though!
>>7678976
>remember other things can hurt hands too than just drawing
I've noticed that my computer setup isn't very ergonomic at all so I might start look into making it easier on my wrists. I'll especially be needing to use my computer and mouse more coming up soon.
>>7679040
>Stop drawing IMMEDIATELY.
>Give yourself 2 weeks to rest.
I can't wait that long, I still have things to do. It should be fine as long as I draw a little bit less and take more breaks.
Anonymous No.7681349
rip kozeki
Anonymous No.7681356
Get well soon zeki
Anonymous No.7681471
>>7681330
yes. always pay attention to any time you use your hand or strain it and when it happens, what you did that day. helps with troubleshooting.
Anonymous No.7683495 >>7684718 >>7684720
>>7676497 (OP)
*SMOOCH*
Anonymous No.7684718
>>7683495
Anonymous No.7684720
>>7683495
Anonymous No.7684739 >>7685114
Op please take care of hand and treat it nicely, speaking from experience - I had to suffer PIN palsy after surgery for radial tunnel. It's not something any artist should go through. I dunno what exactly you should do to take care as I sucked myself but please do whatever doctors and experts say. You don't wanna be the person desperately trying to draw with left hand while right is fucked (my case)
Anonymous No.7684742 >>7685114
>>7676497 (OP)
start training your other hand, hot damn
Anonymous No.7684747 >>7685114
I draw with an ipad and got a laptop stand that lets me angle it at 60 degrees. I had a cheaper one that let me go at 30 degrees max and it did nothing, had chronic hand pain and back pain and stretches did nothing. Super intense pain, I would sleep with a hand brace that didnt help. Now I always leave it at a 60 degree angle, I dont stretch anymore, get mild pain sometimes but only after drawing all day and sleeping goes away, before that it never got better. Dont need brace either. If I get lazy and draw with my ipad flat on the desk the pain comes back though.

And avoid typing on your phone
Anonymous No.7685114 >>7685499
>>7684747
Oo Ive been using a stand recently but its hard to angle it alot since I wouldnt be able to see the screen behind it (i have limited desk space) but ill see what I can do, thank you for the suggestion
>>7684739
Thats the plan
>>7684742
Its really hard to get the pen to move the way I want it to
Maaaars No.7685499 >>7689642
>>7685114
This is something that I did to train my non dominant hand
Do this - drawing can be broken down into few sections, most of it is drawing the general shape and form and then adding details, do not jump into trying to do any detail work, do dynamic sketching exercises to get rid of "stiffness", the stronger your fundamentals the better you will be able to draw without your muscle memory (until you build it with repetition and daily practice). DO NOT USE BALL POINT PENS - only use a pencil or felt tip pen cuz ball points are very slippery. For first 15 days - get comfortable with your works looking very jiggly and crude, your hand's natural curves and techniques will be a lot different than your right hand (example, my right hand draws anti clockwise and my left does clockwise).
The more comfortable you get holding pencil and moving it around the easier it becomes to train it be stable,
Training stability is just practicing arcs and hatches over and over till you get that hand to eye coordination and muscle memory and speed, it's gonna be a lot more frustrating cuz none of your drawings are gonna look stable - but trust me it's worth it. Drawing big is good and small will make your hand feels cramped. Me personally drew basic forms like cubes and cylinders and a lot of perspective grids, that helped me just get a stable foundation to polish on to. You can try doing the same but I don't know what you draw so just draw what you like without holding any expectations for the end result. Overall it's a fun thing to do if you wanna try (or your one hand gave up for a while like me)
Anonymous No.7689642
I've let my hand rest for abt a week and it seems to be all better! Surprisingly, your non dominant hand can do a lot moew than you expect.
>>7685499
Thank you for the reply! I plan to still practice with my other hand at least whenever I'm not drawing anything important. I will keep this in mind.