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I am making ends meet with my commissions, I get a lot of them.
I wanna be able to draw for like 15 hours a day to get shit done. I do breaks here and there.
But after like 8 hours my thumb starts to hurt and looks like it is melted sideways.
How to combat that? How do you deal with that? Gloves or something else?

>> No.6239644

ai genes

>> No.6239651

>>6239608
Overworking. Your body was not built for it.

>> No.6239654
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6239654

Stretch GENTLY (if you do too much and you're not used to, you'll get injured, I did that and went out of commission for 2 months).
You can stretch when the day starts, then maybe every 2 hours should be enough, take those breaks to also eat, take a walk or just lie on the couch for a few minutes in silence.

Find ways to speed up your workflow. And instead of cramming in more work, just establish a daily quota that if you fill, you can stop for the day.

Use your mouse/keyboard instead of the pen for parts where drawing isn't necessary (typesetting, using filters, choosing colors, using gradients...)

That's about it. You can't push yourself past a certain physical limit.
Maybe you could learn how to draw with your other hand, and delegate easier parts of the drawing to it.

>> No.6239657

>>6239608
try putting your hand in warm or cold water for relaxation

>> No.6239659

>>6239608
>draw 15 hours a day
Dont you guys have jobs?

>> No.6239664

>>6239659
That's the secret. Majority of artists are jobless. Some of them might get an influx of money via industry job/commission but will soon dry off a month later.

>> No.6239692

>>6239659
Machine Intelligence will soon make 90% of artists redundant.

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6239754

>I get a lot of them
Increase prices, get paid the same for 6 hours, rest your thumb the other two.

Simple as

>> No.6239779

>>6239608
>draw for like 15 hours a day
nothing in the world will prevent you for fucking up your hands and wrists permanently doing repetitive work for so long every day
good luck

>> No.6239808

>>6239608
>15 hours of slave labor
>sure beats 8 hours of normal labor being paid double and drawing 2 hours after work for relaxation

>> No.6239833

>>6239808
Yes, unironically
Fuck getting up at 7AM to do regular work

>> No.6239840

>>6239833
nta but there are plenty of jobs with flexible schedules. I work as a teacher and right now I'm working six hours weekly getting paid almost a minimum wage. It's comfy because I have plenty of time to program my video-game.

>> No.6239845

>>6239608
>15 hours a day
Dude, Japanese mangaka end up hospitalized for less. All that commission money will evaporate quick as fuck if you end up hospitalized. Either figure out a way to maximize the efficiency of your process, or take less commissions. Well, you should probably do the first regardless.. That's my recommendation.

>> No.6239865

>>6239608
Raise prices, you dumb son?

>> No.6239891

>>6239833
>15 hours of slave labor
>I wake up at 10am and work until 1 am
>this means I'm free
>more free than the guy who works 40 hours a week and has 3 weeks of paid vacation every year

>> No.6240259

>>6239608
>But after like 8 hours my thumb starts to hurt and looks like it is melted sideways
show your pengrip

>> No.6240265

>>6239891
>>6239845
>>6239808
>>6239779
>>6239659
>>6239651
get your shit together, you can draw how many time you like if you have a right grip and don't press a pen too much

>> No.6240478

>>6240265
Honestly for me I have to clock out at 6-8 hours due to back pain. I’ve never hard problems with my hands hurting though.

>> No.6240510

>>6239608
>I wanna be able to draw for like 15 hours a day to get shit done
are you trying to speedrun carpal tunnel?

>> No.6240517

>>6239608
8 hours is already a big accomplishment Anon, it's strenuous and you might not be able to maintain it forever, especially if you push yourself further.

I think you should look into raising your commission prices slowly instead and building your media presence. The more demand there is for you the more you can raise your price without losing your amount of customers. Once you're making enough money you can take time for personal projects if that's your wish as well