Been drawing for some years before starting draw a box, got me wondering about how I position myself
https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtFundamentals/comments/11yhz2z/been_drawing_for_some_years_before_starting_draw/
2023-03-22 12:43
williamc_
I'm quite tall at 195cm (6.4 feet) and I feel kind of awkward in most drawing positions. Some of my favorite artists (Yoshihiro Togashi) have developed chronic pains from drawing so I also want to avoid that.
I want to optimize so I'm looking for tips/pointers on how to position yourself while drawing.
I couldn't find a section on it at drawabox so I try to ask here
Uncomfortable
2023-03-22 14:44
You can check out the last section of the Tools video from Lesson 0 (the link is timestamped), it discusses how high your desk should be in relation to your body, to maintain good posture and avoid injuring yourself.
stab-man
2023-03-22 15:32
You need higher chair and higher table. Its all very personal, you have to find whats comfortable for you. Try researching something like how to set ergonomic workspace.
Also regular physical training help a lot.
As Uncomfortable said, maintaining good posture is crucial for your health.
williamc_
2023-03-23 10:59
Thank you for the response! I've been considering getting a mechanical table that I can raise/lower for a while.
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2023-03-22 16:23
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WASPingitup
2023-03-22 18:44
do not visit a chiropractor lol
Mokinke
2023-03-23 03:44
Why not?
WASPingitup
2023-03-23 04:17
Chiropractic is one of the biggest scams on the planet. There is no empirical evidence to suggest that it works, and studies on the subject show that it is more likely to have adverse affects than good. Not to mention, the inventor told everyone that he learned how to do it from "The Other World".
Bruton_Gaster1
2023-03-23 15:15
Just to add, the adverse effects can be horrible. From paralysis to death. Too many people have died after for example ruptured arteries of the neck/vertebra due to a wrong action by a chiropractor. It's really not worth the potential risk.
Lady0fTheUpsideDown
2023-03-26 00:08
TIL redditors hate chiropractors. Been seeing mine for yearsssss and it has helped me a ton. My SI joint has a habit of misaligning and having a combo of massage and adjustment is the only thing that gets it back in place.
WASPingitup
2023-03-26 01:20
I'm glad that you've had a good experience, but that doesn't outweigh the evidence indicating that the field is 99% quackery. It has been shown that chiropractic adjustments are not effective treatments for any malady (with the possible exception of back pain, but the evidence for this is still scant). In fact, this study (and a few others) estimate that 30-60% of chiropractic patients suffer adverse effects from spinal adjustment, meaning a visit to the chiropractor could be more likely to do harm than good.
Lady0fTheUpsideDown
2023-03-26 04:34
In terms of outcomes, I can only speak to anecdotal experience of me and my family members. Chiropractic has been hugely helpful for my back pain. In conjunction with soft tissue work (which my chiro is certified in doing as well, she's basically a chiro/PT hybrid), and muscle strengthening, it has helped me a ton. If a chiro makes claims outside of resolving joint pain, that is straight quackery. But it just makes sense to me that a joint out of place would be painful - get it back into place via soft tissue and manipulation, and keep it there by addressing the muscular issue behind it slipping out of place (weakness, for example), and pain is gone. Additionally, your 2006 study claims stroke risk, yet this 2008 study indicates there is actually nothing to prove a link between chiro and stroke. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2271108/.
To each their own.
williamc_
2023-03-23 11:00
Thanks a lot! I'm almost 30 and work in an office so the ergonomic aspect is so crucial