Thread 7701464

anyone have any experience with pencil grips? i death grip my pens/pencils like a retarded chimp and it makes my hand hurt afterwards so i was looking into different ergonomic grips. pic related is made for literal toddlers but genuinely looks like it would be kind of comfortable for drawing. and yes it also looks like a sex toy but that's not my primary interest

post webm of your death grip. What the fuck

>>7701471
i use a lateral quadropod grip but my hand just gets really tense when i'm trying to draw precisely

>>7701475
post your hand webm while drawing the primitive shapes. What the fuck?!

>>7701484
Why triangular pyramid? Why not rectangular bases?
How about prisms? With triangular and other polygon bases.

The choice of 5 shapes is arbirtary as fuck.

>>7701464 (OP)
Lol, man that's gay. Truck nuts for artists.

I also death grip, just stretch your hand every hour or so. Soft foam grips feel nicer than hard rubber ones if you're deathgripping, like a lot nicer since it doesn't change how you grip just absorbs your retardation a little - but I'll be honest I just can't be fucked to keep them on, just dealing with the ache is easier.

>>7701464 (OP)
Pathetic.
Enjoy your pain, motherfucker.

>>7701464 (OP)
These are solutions for problems that shouldn't exist

>>7701540
it's designed as a learning tool for kids who haven't developed proper writing posture yet

>>7701464 (OP)
>anyone have any experience with pencil grips
i'm not a griplet so no wtf is this even lol

>>7701464 (OP)
I just do the David Finch "wrap masking tape around the lead holder" and it works fine for me

>>7701464 (OP)
Clothespin

>>7701484
SO ARE THESE SHAPES OR FORMS IMMA LOSE IT FUCK

>>7701464 (OP)
can someone explain to me why some people have this problem? What are they doing wrong?
I heard an absolute horror story of a tranny who went to FZD School of Design who then fucked up his hand so hard in the first half year he had to grip the stylus with a wrapped thick towel and shake his hand every few seconds.

There's plenty of people drawing all day who never had problems with their hands. I know at least one guy who draws 10 hours a day who doesn't do anything for his hands, no stretching, no exercise, no fancy stylus holders. He's been at it for years, too.

>>7701678
Are you a kid or something? People experience pain from all kind of things.

>>7701679
They clearly must be doing something wrong, if others don't have that problem.
I need to know to prevent this to happen to me.

>>7701672
3D objects = forms (ball, pyramid, cuboid)
2D objects = shapes (rectangle, circle, triangle)

the author probably didn't expect people to get confused about this this early in the book, so he used them interchangeably here.

>>7701464 (OP)
tablet pens are retardedly thick and unfit to hold for a long period

>>7701726
Are you legitimately retarded? It’s a very arrogant and naive view of pain in human body. I will tell you now, even if you do everything right, there is no guarantee you won’t develop pain soon or later.

>>7701799

That anon probably hasn't hit 30 yet. From 30 onwards everything is downhill. The decay is real.

>>7701464 (OP)
That's a buttplug

>>7701838
I'm 35, if you can't hold a pencil, your hand is fucking retarded, sorry

>>7701464 (OP)
>no mom, it's not a prostate stimulator, it's for gripping shafts properly.

>>7701464 (OP)
>how do i
no wonder howie became howie. do you people not know how to WRITE with your hands? do you USE pens or pencils for ANYTHING? this has to be bait. if true, i can't begin to even give advice to anyone who was born in the age of the internet and can only type or swipe left with a finger, or have never written a check. fucking dumbasses, you truly are representatives of a shameful generation.

>>7701937
what the fuck are you talking about you schizo i'm asking if anyone else has tried out different ergonomic grips you can purchase for your pencil and if they helped with hand pain

>>7701938
you admitted you are a retarded chimp, that's really all there is to be had. you don't need ergonomics, you need to practice writing.

>>7701937
no one even said "how do i" in this entire thread, who the fuck are you quoting? meds NOW

>>7701799
just answer the question
>>7701838
I'm almost 40

am I doing it right?

>>7701464 (OP)
like this

>>7702177
This is ridiculous. It's like drawing holding an egg.

>>7702177
just stick your pencil into a boiled egg bro

>>7701464 (OP)
I made one out of air dry foam, been using this since Jan 2024, works well for me, I don't have a death grip but I hate size of the stylus.

>>7702220
That can't be healthy to breath in daily...

I never grew out of quadropod style. How doomed am I?

JESUS CHRIST WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE

>>7702318
quadropod is comfy, don't let the haters get you down

>>7701793
>its wont be confusing if you dont know anything :)
jesus christ, what a cope

>>7702177
expecting to see a zweihander holder at this point lmao

>>7701678
Too much force. You don't need a lot to make a mark. Most of the force you put into your implement goes to counteracting other unnecessary force you also put into your implement.

>>7701892
kek

>>7702342
You're right, how could I have doubted myself. More fingers = more control = better art. It's as simple as that.

>>7701464 (OP)
if you can't grip a pencil normally just fucking give up lmao
do you want me help you wipe your ass as well? fucking buncha losers

>>7701605
>>7702177
>>7702220
I don't get the point of these. The OP at least seems like it's designed to force you to draw from the elbow or shoulder instead of the wrist by allowing you to hold the pencil in an unnatural way. These just seem like you need grip assistance.

Why the hell would you need a grip on a pencil? Just hold it like a regular fucking pencil
>draw from uh the elbow!!
Meme shit, sabotage. All great illustrators draw from the wrist.

>>7703892
This is used by people with clumsy fingers, in reality they use it more for writing than for drawing, especially in childhood, the one in op looks different because the photo is taken from the side.

>>7701464 (OP)
>comfortable for drawing

That's not for drawing, it's for children who are just starting to write and for people who don't know how to hold a pencil, you just gave yourself away, op, you're retarded.

>>7701870
You're 35 and you still haven't realized different people can experience pain despite doing the same things? That you can just have different sized fingers or hands or you're predisposed to arthritis or whatever? Is your IQ actually below 80?

>>7701533
>The stigmata of a yesdraw
I kneel.

>>7701464 (OP)
just draw overhand

>>7704446
sounds like you have other problems to worry about

>>7701464 (OP)
is this for like downsy retards? holy shit what the fuck

>this whole thread
I'm starting to understand why you're all so bad at drawing. you spend your time worried about shit like this?

>>7704519
>good for writing not for drawing
What is writing if not drawing letters?

Can we start posting work and our grips so we can compare and figure out what the optimal way to hold a pen is?

>>7704539
when you're drawing you need to be comfortable at drawing at all sizes
your typical writing grip is fine for details, but uncomfortable if you're trying to draw big shapes and shading
>>7704546
>>7704546
learn to be more comfortable at drawing in various positions. you're missing out if you lock into one

>>7704446
>noooooo my hand isn't retarded it's just shaped weird and predisposed to disease!
bruh

Is this the most retarded thread on this board right now?

>>7701478
Thats how a toddler grips a pencil.

>>7703892
They are teaching tools for little kids to improve their hand-writing skills and to train them to stop from holding the pencil with a full grip.

>>7702190
>he's never drawn with an egg

>>7705645
a mentally toddler. That drawing and all the accessories that person is wearing also look like a toddler's.

>>7701533
evolution

>>7704534
i do worry about the fact that my hand hurts while drawing and after drawing and think about ways i can make it hurt less, yes

these look like the fancy dildo my ex had. lol.

>he doesn't just become the pencil
ngmi

>>7706018
Just put the tablet on the floor and stick the pen up your ass and let the masterpieces flow.

>>7703892
i like to hold thick things - thus i made my stylus thick, it's more comfortable, squishy. this is not a grip assistance but more of a comfort factor
can i draw without this? - yes, but i love thicc grip.

I got one to counter my essential tremors but it aint that whack bruh

>>7706526
which one did you get?

>>7706092
>i like to hold thick things
unzips

>>7701464 (OP)
Isn't this a prostate stimulator?

>>7707358
everything is if you grind enough