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Just figured out my doodles look flat because I've been gripping the pencil like a barbell for 2 years
Switched to holding it loose like a chopstick last Tuesday and suddenly my shading actually has depth. Watched a 3 minute video that said "let the pencil rest" and it clicked, anyone else grip way too hard when they draw?
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theac6310d ago
My old art teacher used to yell at me every single class about my death grip, said I was gonna snap a pencil in half one day. Took 15 years and a random youtube short for it to finally sink in. Now I catch myself holding it like a feather and my lines are still shaky, so I traded one problem for another. Sometimes I still grip it hard when I'm stressed and my hand cramps up like I just did 50 push ups. At least we're not alone in this, right?
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