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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 I’d hit the other person in the face with my elbow otherwise 😂😂

“Gotta get that line just right!”

“One more swooping motion….”

*BAM*

“Oh my god I am so sorry I was just trying to fix the curve of this single eyelash”

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Mariya Delano

@davidrevoy gotta suffer for art, what else can I say 😂😂

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

Because honestly I’d be drawing for hours every day if my carpal tunnel didn’t flare up so often 😖

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 😆 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 😅

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 😁

Mariya Delano replied to David

@davidrevoy I think I need to pay more attention to how much I'm bending my neck 👀

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 😅

Appreciate you answering all of my questions here!

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