Anchoring on the wrist for drawing something small

3:03 AM, Friday December 23rd 2022

Hi, I'm already used to draw from the shoulder, and I assumed that you're not supposed to pin your wrist to the table, even when drawing something small, but when I tried this, the muscle on my shoulder blade would start to spasm (especially when drawing small elipses). So, is it ok to pin the wrist to the table but still using the whole arm when drawing small shape?

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8:21 PM, Saturday December 24th 2022

The notes here from Lesson 1 should answer your question.

6:28 AM, Monday December 26th 2022

Thanks, I was focusing too much on drawing from the shoulder that I completely forgot about that, my bad.

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