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David Revoy

@mariyadelano oh no for your carpal tunnel. For me, it was ok, but i have not tested more than 2h. Also, i was lucky: the seat on my right was empty.

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Mariya Delano

@davidrevoy oooh if the seat on the right was empty that makes a lot more sense. I feel like Iโ€™d hit the other person in the face with my elbow otherwise ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

โ€œGotta get that line just right!โ€

โ€œOne more swooping motionโ€ฆ.โ€

*BAM*

โ€œOh my god I am so sorry I was just trying to fix the curve of this single eyelashโ€

Mariya Delano

@davidrevoy gotta suffer for art, what else can I say ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

On a serious note - you draw much more consistently than I do, do you have any tips for avoiding pain?

Because honestly Iโ€™d be drawing for hours every day if my carpal tunnel didnโ€™t flare up so often ๐Ÿ˜–

David Revoy

@mariyadelano No idea for a good advice , sorry : i'm on the very lucky type oh hand that can handle the pen/stylus for ~10h per day without any pain.
Before the release of a new episode, I often go up in time budget, and in this case my hand muscle hurts and get tired. When i can't keep the rythme, I just do bath it in cold water, and apply various cream for sport before sleep. It helps. Sometime cream for tired feet too ๐Ÿ˜† I had to do that last week for ep38, but i already recovered fully.

Mariya Delano

@davidrevoy do you stretch or do any warm-ups before drawing?

when i've looked for advice before a lot of it boiled down to posture, stretching, and warming up

I wonder if you do that consciously or naturally. Or maybe you simply have better genetics than me ๐Ÿ˜…

David Revoy

@mariyadelano oh, i can't really praise my genes for many reasons, but on this topic I'm lucky. I don't stretch or do special routine. I usually have the "crepes" effect, i sketch and the first one is always bad, rigid, not in sync. Knowing it will be bad anyway helps me to just get into it without to much anticipation or expectations. It's certainly a warm-up necessary step. I try to get it done at breakfast, (but i'm bad at routine, more like chaos) so i feel ready for the day.

Mariya Delano

@davidrevoy do you think about your posture much? I notice in the airplane picture you're holding the tablet with the other hand and keeping it at a good angle

Do you try to keep your back straight?

David Revoy

@mariyadelano I probably adapt all of that unconsciously. Regarding to drawing, i'm never perfectionnist about condition: seat, light, paper... It's always a "now or never" and "deal with the situation" feeling. It helps on signing session, or plein air drawing.
Oh yes for lifting the display at an angle. It helped me on the plane, maybe because not a lot of room to bend my neck above the device. I'll try to DIY litlle legs I can fold on this device ๐Ÿ˜

Mariya Delano replied to David

@davidrevoy I think I need to pay more attention to how much I'm bending my neck ๐Ÿ‘€

I am a bit envious that you don't have to think of these things much, but we've all got our own unique health problems ๐Ÿ˜…

Appreciate you answering all of my questions here!

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