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Long periods of sitting is bad for your health. (vid)
Posted 10 years agoFor all you artists, gamers and other sitting people out there... This might be worthwile looking at.
To summarise the vid in short... Our body is made for walking and movement and sitting for long periods throughout the day can cause short and long term issues on your body.
In short your brain receives less oxygen because people often sit in a curved posture that lessens the maximum lung capicity. Also your legs can feel numb after a while and you can receive back issues. In the long run all of this can even have serious negative effects on our health, for example our heart, liver and more sensitive to diabetis.
TED-Ed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUEl8KrMz14
I myself have now piled up boxes on my desk so my tablet is almost the same height as my face while my laptop (keyboard xD) and mouse are now at elbow height. This allows me to stand while working and i use the back of my chair as a way to lean against, instead of sitting on it.
To summarise the vid in short... Our body is made for walking and movement and sitting for long periods throughout the day can cause short and long term issues on your body.
In short your brain receives less oxygen because people often sit in a curved posture that lessens the maximum lung capicity. Also your legs can feel numb after a while and you can receive back issues. In the long run all of this can even have serious negative effects on our health, for example our heart, liver and more sensitive to diabetis.
TED-Ed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUEl8KrMz14
I myself have now piled up boxes on my desk so my tablet is almost the same height as my face while my laptop (keyboard xD) and mouse are now at elbow height. This allows me to stand while working and i use the back of my chair as a way to lean against, instead of sitting on it.
Thinking about doing commissions... Any tips?
Posted 10 years agoAs the title pretty much says, I'm wondering if I should start doing commission work.
The thing is I'm not sure how to handle these things properly, like payment methods, pricing, art categories etc.
Can anybody with experience regarding commissions (either doing them or ordering them) tell me what you thought was a really good way to handle these?
The thing is I'm not sure how to handle these things properly, like payment methods, pricing, art categories etc.
Can anybody with experience regarding commissions (either doing them or ordering them) tell me what you thought was a really good way to handle these?
Update on life and upcoming work
Posted 12 years agoHey guys, I figured I might as well update my journal and tell you what is going on right now and what i'm planning to work on.
So, I'm still occupied by my college master degree and will not have loads of time to draw something specific for this site, I namely have to experiment on how to visualise a dream world (drawing wise) without going too cliché (like vague, blurryness and mist) etc.
So if you guys know a couple of games, movies, anything visual that represents a dream, then I would like to know!
I'm already aware of the Fade in DA and a dream scene in Mass Effect but I still need alot more examples. It's easy to get lost in the endless amounts of options on how to approach a dream, so knowing what's out there already can help me decide what i will or won't do.
Now, regarding on upcoming stuff, I have been sketching another Renekton solo drawing, but this time more dynamic to test myself a bit more anatomically wise.
I can't promise you when, but if I can, I will work on it. Also, I'm still considering trying out a faster and less finished method to draw stuff with, so I have multiple styles and methods under control.
But I'll have to see how comfortable I am with that first, knowing myself that even a cartoon can take days.
