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Ouch. by huskie666

x-posted from Huskie-Commissions

Sorry for the slowness in production - it seems I have injured my pinky tendon while doing some over-exuberant digital coloring/shading session for Patreon :S I have since acquired a brace to help support my hand while I did a little digital sketching but I am leery yet to work on traditional for fear the cumbersome brace, which glides easily over the tablet surface, would create a smudgey mess even with a scrap paper buffer :S

I'm going to have to take it easy til the pain subsides and i can flex my hand without pain.. I've never injured myself before while arting but I'm pretty sure it has to do with my previous computer chair being so uncomfortable and therefore not wanting to spend quite so much time working at digital, working at a perpendicular surface (with traditional, i'm free to shift around to the most comfortable position to work), and perhaps my tablet pen being chunkier than I'm used to? In any case, apologies for any delays for my thoughtlessness x.x

HOPEFULLY itll only be a couple days to bounce back. And thereafter, I'll just have to mind myself when digital arting and make good use of my brace when i do ♥

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Ouch.

huskie666

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    Ouch indeed. I hope it heals quickly!

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    Have you heard of Pomodoro? It's a timer schedule that's used to boost productivity, but a lot of artists use the breaks to stretch their hands to avoid injuries or carpal tunnel. There are a bunch of free desktop apps for it for both Mac and Windows, and I know the iOS app store has one available for a few bucks if you'd like it on your phone. My boyfriend has one (I forget which it is) that literally forces you to take breaks. Like once you start the break you can't move your cursor or click anything until the break is up (which is either 30 sec or 5 min I believe).

    Here's a few I found just with a quick google.
    https://gigaom.com/2010/11/10/9-free-pomodoro-timers/