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Life Drawing, Carpal Tunnel, and Social Life - Draftsmen S2E10

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Life Drawing, Carpal Tunnel, and Social Life - Draftsmen S2E10

by Stan Prokopenko in Draftsmen Podcast

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This episode was timely on a personal level due to a resurgence of an injury from a previous life - it’s helpful to know that Marshall has been through it too, and I appreciate your recommendation for self care and being positive. Thank you for sharing that. I hope you will gather a group of experts and dedicate an entire episode to this topic of RSI. There was one thing I heard in this episode in particular that I didn’t really like. It seems like at times you’re artificially going out of your way to try to create conflict, and it’s uncomfortable to hear. When your opinions truly differ, it’s great to hear you discuss it, but this time seemed to go off into the weeds. If you didn’t already have a lot of credibility with me, I probably wouldn’t have kept listening (I’m sorry 🙇‍♀️). This is a common tactic recommended by experts to grow audiences, be more viral, etc., but is it really who you are and who you want to be? Is the fighting and insulting going to attract the kind of audience you really want? In general I love the podcast and gain a great deal of inspiration and knowledge from it. What I like the most is the friendly sharing of wisdom and knowledge, and your mutual appreciation of each other. Thank you.

LESSON NOTES

Marshall and Stan devote an episode to answering voicemail questions! They answer hot topics like whether or not it makes sense for an artist to finish a drawing that has mistakes in it, can you make it as an artist without sacrificing your social life, and is ballpoint pen a viable tool… If you enjoy these episodes please send us more questions.

Timecodes

5:50 - How do you train yourself to see errors while drawing and is it better to carry through with a bad drawing or redo it?

16:51 - Should I do an art internship or spend money to take more art courses at community college?

19:45 - Is it really necessary to give up all social activities to pursue a career in art?

24:20 - How Stan keeps it TIGHT TIGHT TIGHT during quarantine

29:54 - How do you find workshops and live drawing sessions that focus on what you want to draw?

34:40 - How do artists overcome carpal tunnel? Can surgery help an artist bounce back?

43:12 - Are you planning on doing videos on composition or can you recommend resources?

44:09 - How would you recommend studying the Natural Way to Draw by Nicolaides?

49:49 - Do you feel the ballpoint pen is a serious viable art tool?

55:00 - Intellectual Arguments and Insults

References and books

(some contain affiliate links)

Emma Coats’ 22 Maxims of Pixar Storytelling

George Bridgman

William Stout

Neil Gaiman - Make Good Art

Arnold Schwarzenegger - Stay at Home, Stay Fit

P90x3

Bagdad Cafe

Marshall’s composition recommendations

The Natural Way to Draw by Kimon Nicolaïdes

Referenced Artists:

Drew Struzan

Kim Jung Gi

Eadweard Muybridge

France Van Stone

Samuel Silva

Richard Johnson

COMMENTS

Stan Prokopenko

We answer hot topics like whether or not it makes sense for an artist to finish a drawing that has mistakes in it, can you make it as an artist without sacrificing your social life, and is ballpoint pen a viable tool.

Becky

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3yr

I know this episode is old and everything, but I just got to it and I wanted to comment on the carpal tunnel question in case others have that concern. First, I do agree with Marshall on seeking out expert opinion and advice and everyone's situation is different, but just as a hopeful surgery story-I messed up my thumb pretty bad while gaming (and I only play a couple of hours once a week, but it was aggressive competitive type play). I mapped all my favorite keys to my thumb mouse buttons and ended up developing tendon issues that required surgery. I did everything recommended to try to avoid surgery, but eventually caved for surgery. I feel much better now after surgery. It does get a tiny bit stiff if overused (I'm a year post surgery now), but I feel I can do the things I enjoy again. Although, I did have to get creative to adjust my environment to have less stress on any one finger to avoid future damage.