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General | Posted a day agoMy RSI is doing better, still cant play video games though, but I can draw a lot again. Made a discord account and a telegram, feel free to contact me through those, though you'll have to ask for the telegram. Made a bluesky account but I'm scared of posting on there cause idk what tags to use or how it works. Also I'm moving soon (FINALLY!!!!!!) and anything helps, I'll be opening proper commissions but I also made a ko-fi page if anyone would like to give a little. Its barebones cause I was born yesterday. https://ko-fi.com/polymorphosis
I don't know how obvious it is but I'm a really paranoid person, every time I made a new social media I used entirely different usernames, mostly lurked, so making accounts connected to each other, let alone actively posting, is unfamiliar territory, and I'm not sure how to go about cross-posting. Like, how do people decide what to say? Is everyone just saying random stuff for no reason? I know the point is to reach more people, but I dont know if I even want that. I dont even like social media. This one is alright though. I feel like places like twitter and bluesky are too vast, runs into the problem of generalizing, wide sweeping brush, glazing over every detail.
I used to be able to write extensively about how tormented I was and how peculiar the state of the internet is, like gyres that suck people into it and don't let go. I think it contributed to my poor health. That was before I got into the rhythm of 'draw the weird stuff in your head and move on, who cares.' A lot of the voices that have driven my former severely anxious and paranoid state have gone silent, though I don't think its totally cause they're appeased. Hope goes a long way, I think. I'll be moving soon, it almost makes me feel like a normal person, but I'm poor and its a historically stressful time for everyone. Oh well.
I don't know how obvious it is but I'm a really paranoid person, every time I made a new social media I used entirely different usernames, mostly lurked, so making accounts connected to each other, let alone actively posting, is unfamiliar territory, and I'm not sure how to go about cross-posting. Like, how do people decide what to say? Is everyone just saying random stuff for no reason? I know the point is to reach more people, but I dont know if I even want that. I dont even like social media. This one is alright though. I feel like places like twitter and bluesky are too vast, runs into the problem of generalizing, wide sweeping brush, glazing over every detail.
I used to be able to write extensively about how tormented I was and how peculiar the state of the internet is, like gyres that suck people into it and don't let go. I think it contributed to my poor health. That was before I got into the rhythm of 'draw the weird stuff in your head and move on, who cares.' A lot of the voices that have driven my former severely anxious and paranoid state have gone silent, though I don't think its totally cause they're appeased. Hope goes a long way, I think. I'll be moving soon, it almost makes me feel like a normal person, but I'm poor and its a historically stressful time for everyone. Oh well.
I cant draw due to RSI and I'm very annoyed
General | Posted 5 months agoI got wrist and elbow tendinitis, not from drawing, but from the way I hold my mouse while at my desk. Its been a problem on-and-off for three years, but recently it hasn't been able to heal back to full function in several months, and I'm worried its just going to be a constant dull ache from now on. I haven't been able to draw much in the meantime, worried about injuring myself more. Just thought I'd say here, because I made this account to post my art and I haven't even been able to make anything! I've developed the writing and narrative of my characters in the meanwhile, but not being able to develop it through art like I usually do is discouraging.
I've even switched to learning how to draw and write with my non-dominant hand, but that arm starts hurting too.
Thinking I might learn to draw in an art style that doesn't require many precise hand-drawn strokes, maybe something geometric, or sharp on colors. I wonder if you could quantify the physical strain from different art styles, and which have the least potential for pain? Which have the most? I have a spreadsheet and everything.
Overall though, my arms are feeling much better than they were only a month ago, I got back into reading (been making my way through math and science fiction), and I can now draw and write with any hand I want, which is fun. Hopefully I can draw again soon, and be able to draw without pain from then on, I think I've learned how to take better care of myself now.
I've even switched to learning how to draw and write with my non-dominant hand, but that arm starts hurting too.
Thinking I might learn to draw in an art style that doesn't require many precise hand-drawn strokes, maybe something geometric, or sharp on colors. I wonder if you could quantify the physical strain from different art styles, and which have the least potential for pain? Which have the most? I have a spreadsheet and everything.
Overall though, my arms are feeling much better than they were only a month ago, I got back into reading (been making my way through math and science fiction), and I can now draw and write with any hand I want, which is fun. Hopefully I can draw again soon, and be able to draw without pain from then on, I think I've learned how to take better care of myself now.
