I just got a graphics tablet and after two hours of drawing my hand hurts already. Thank you so much for this video! My lines became smoother and the pain was greatly reduced from your tips!
I've looked through a couple of "how to hold tablet pen" videos and almost closed youtube because no one talked about such important things as unsupported angular pressure and wrist strain. But you did. It's one of those videos where someone really helps out. Thank you very much man!
X-RUST Thanks! Mostly just reporting the details from an article I found (in description), but I was surprised this information hadn't made it to RUclips!
A few minutes ago I just used a graphics tablet for the first time and my hand hurt terribly. Thanks to your video I just understood that I was doing everything wrong. I even just realized that I have been using pencil and pen wrong for years. Thank you so much!
I’m glad this was helpful for you! If you encounter any further issues, definitely make sure you talk to a healthcare professional. The tips in this video were helpful to me (hence why I shared them), but nothing can replace professional care if you continue to have problems. Take care and have fun!
this whole time ive been wondering why my drawing felt so different with this vs with real drawing I didn't know these were meant to be help vertically 😭😭
Hey everyone! 😁 Thank you so much for watching this video. I made this one a long time ago and never expected it to do this well. These days I’ve been making videos about the science of creativity. If you’re into that, consider checking out the rest of my channel. I think many of you will enjoy some of my newer projects even more than this one! Cheers! 🙌🏻
Old video now, but thanks still for sharing this. I'm a goose; I understand all the physics about force applied at an angle, but never transferred that knowledge to the obvious solution of "hold the stylus vertically!" I definitely noticed that I was pushing super hard and was getting sore because of it. Thanks for this little piece of info that tipped me over the edge to finally actually adjusting my grip instead of just complaining about it!!!
Hey, sorry I replied after a year. How's your HS611? Mine has just arrived and overall I'm pretty satisfied, are you experiencing any issues long term?
Thank the heavens for this video. i just got into digital art and when i draw, i keep thinking "people can't possibly always draw like this" so i did some searching and i'm so glad i found your video. Holding it verticle make so much sense. Plus i'm sure this will also help the nibs last longer because i'm not pressing down as hard! thank you!
I’ve been naturally holding the pen with four fingers as you showed thinking it was wrong and trying to avoid it, while finding the typical grip as uncomfortable. Now it makes sense
Thank you a lot. I'm so glad that I find out this video sooner rather than latter. I started drawing two weeks ago, my hand hurt a lot and I didn't know I was holding the pen the wrong way. 🙏🙏Other guides told me to draw with my elbow but I kept questioning how is it possible. Now it makes sense.
this needs to be talked about more. thank you, sir. i struggled with alot of things, but now alot of things are solved just by changing my grip on the pen. Thank you!
Day two of using my new drawing tablet and I was like "okay, it can't hurt this much, something must be wrong". Thank you so much for this video! I wil try to keep those principles in mind from now on as I reteach myself how to draw with this thing lol
lol it was a very similar experience for me. I was doing it wrong for at least a few weeks before I finally did the research and made the video. Glad it helped you out!! 😁 Best of luck
Good information. Interesting enough this grip works wonderfully when you are LEARNING to draw with pen in an horizontal table (both ballpoint and fineliner types). This grip allows to get the pen perpendicular to paper thus improving ink flow to paper. This one also FORCES you to learn to move correctly the whole arm while doing the learning excercises. Once you get all the "whole arm" moves and the pressure value calculations into your cerebellum, you can move easily to other grip you want (or the ones specifically needed to draw with pencil, mechanical pencil and/or big format paper) with no changes in your draw quality.
The other advice is good, but holding the pen vertically due to the problem of angular pressure is unnecessary in most art programs. You can just customize your pen pressure curves in your software based on what works best for your pen grip.
As long as you’re not gripping the pen too tight or pressing too hard, I say go for it 👍🏻 The vertical grip helps with the “rotate your hand to add pressure” method, but I’m sure there are other ergonomic ways of getting the same result.
I've been trying to adapt to a tablet recently, and I was wondering why it seemed to hurt my hands so much more than traditional drawing. I'll have to try this!
Actually thank you so much. I’ve been scouring the internet for the reason why my hand didn’t hurt when I sketched for hours but it started to hurt and TINGLE after a few hours of digital art. Thank you, thank you ❤
Thanks so much for this...I can't stand drawing with the pen tool in general. I just started learning to draw digitaly and now that you've shown how to hold the stylus. I'm finally getting a halfway decent circle. I'm hating on my tablet a little less.
For your first point, you could also asjust the pressure curve, so less force is neccesary to create a mark. This works very well for me, as the upright grip looks really uncomfortable and unnatural to me. The loose grip is important though, but I find, that when I control my sitting position, sit quite upright, I have no problem with strain on my hand. Only the drawing using the whole arm is something I often forget, and I tend to zoom in and out, and use only smaller parts of the tablet to draw.
It's so weird to hear people have wrist or hand injuries while drawing on a tablet. I made my pen be almost insanely sensitive. I use the writer grip and have no issue, but I put extremely low pressure when I draw. I also hold my pen very lightly so that I can press those 2 buttons on the pen easily. The digital world helps so much that you can draw very thick lines with very little pressure, but you need to check your graphics tablet settings. At first I swapped pressure settings a lot, but I got at the stage where I can keep it low and still get thin to thick lines easily with so little pressure that sometimes I think I barely even touch the surface.
not using your fingers and wrist and the keeping it vertical is a really good tip. it eliminates jitter and i can double click icon's now without moving it ten times to other places before it catches the second click. thank you man.
They've stopped teaching strong penmanship in schools... but I was always taught to write from the shoulder. The mass and momentum of the whole arm helps you create lovely smooth curves and the larger muscles means less fatigue. Now that I've taken up drawing and painting, all those continuous pattern handwriting exercises have really paid off : ) So, I'd advise anyone struggling to get smooth curves and straight lines on their tablet to take a look at which muscles they're using to write/draw. Younger folks tend to plant the heel of their hand firmly on the surface, grip too hard and use their finger flexors to pull the pen in and out - and the wrist for side to side. The result is jerky movement, short line spans and difficulty in drawing long straight lines or smooth curves. Circles are hell as they will inevitably turn into squashed ovals due to self-obstruction, non-linear action and using separate muscle groups for each axis. You'll also find the wrist rotating instead of moving sideways, requiring much more coordination and correction with the fingers to keep an angle. Basically, drawing from the wrist/fingers is going to hurt and produce terrible results. If this is you... then I suggest practicing circles, lines and figure 8's every day as part of your warm up. Also, placing several dots on the screen then joining them up with a mixture of straight lines and smooth curves to get your speed, accuracy and smoothness up. Before too long you'll be joining up those circles seamlessly - and hitting your points every time. You'll not only see an increase in quality - but you'll find it FAR less fatiguing too. While doing these exercises, it's very important that you avoid planting the heel of your hand... the hand should have almost no friction with the surface (try the glove that came with your tablet if you need your hand to rest on the surface) - all motion should come from the shoulder NOT the fingers or wrist. It might feel awkward and heavy at first, but it's so much easier, more efficient and smoother once you get used to it. The mass of the arm will help round out your curves and loops and reduce jitter/jerkiness. If you turn this approach to handwriting, you'll see improvements there too - in terms of speed, ease and aesthetics. Just my 2c _(as adjusted for inflation)_
THaNK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO I've been trying to find a good and comfortable way to draw and this really really helped! I had issues with my wrist/hand and luckily nothing was severe and it was just a huge strain. This video definitely helped me a lot!
C太 Hey, you are so welcome! I had bad cramps for a while myself when I started drawing the wrong way so I totally understand that. I'm glad you were able to fix the problem and not have any actual health issues!
I've been using a three-finger/ring finger writers' grip for years, so there was very little change when I started using a tablet XD The advantage of drawing that way is that the small muscles in the fingers are already developed so when it comes to very tiny movement and details (which you do NOT want to use your arm for- right tool for the right job, if you think about the shoulder/elbow/wrist/fingers as tools that make different sized curves, it makes it easier to understand which joint you should be using to create what type of line (and why using your fingers to make straight lines is an exercise in frustration))- ahem, when it comes to tiny movement and details, the structure is already in place and doesn't need (as much) development. Great reference video, and glad to know I should definitely never be ashamed when people ask why I write so weird :P
Thank you so much!!! I have extremely severe tendonitis in my both my wrists (more so in my dominant hand) but i never could figure out how to hold any writing tool in a way that would alleviate that strain effectively, but this seriously helped! Ive never been told to draw with my arm, and only ever have used finger and wrist movements, but the minute i tried to draw or write using my arm, it felt so natural and took away a TON of that pressure. Just purchased a drawing tablet for college classes (graphic design!) and not only did i learn how to properly hold and use my tablet pen to avoid bad habits and further pain, but also learned something that will seriously help me survive writing more than 2 sentences lol...thanks so much!
I've been drawing on a pen tablet for over a decade now and only now am I finally looking up how to do it without pain... Great and informative video though. Looking forward to less pain -____-
ahhh I'm new to draw and start to practice drawing straight lines. During the practice I just was bothered by the friction caused by the touch between my palm and the tablet... thanks for your share!!!
DUde thank you soo much, I was getting a lot of scratches and stylus pressure problems because i was drawing with the writers grip but now its so much better!
finally! I have been wondering why I was not able to draw properly. I kept trying but it kept jittering. I even wanted to complain to the sellers that the goods must have been damaged somehow but I wanted to see if there was on here about it! And this really helped me! thank you very much for your help!
Excellent and extremely thorough. This Intuos pen doesn't feel natural trying to press the side buttons, but primarily because the thing is extremely light plastic (seems like it'd be easier if heavier like a nice pen). Your explanation of how the pressure-sensitive tip works is extremely informative and helpful!
You're the best, dude! It took me a couple of days to figure out for myself and then I started to looking for the correct way. Turns out I figured it out right but no one never really explains how to hold and apply pressure.
Man accidentally found out this video while searching for putting grip to your tablet pen, thanks for uploading this video just new to digital art and still struggling for months now because of the way I hold the pen this saves my hand for having future strain coz I'm feeling a hint of it now :3
dude thank you SO much for this simple short video! I keep seeing these long-ass videos going into deep detail and I can't keep focused on them. you saved my hand from more suffering! XD
I have an Apple Pencil which functions more like a pencil (obviously) so I could never understand why I didn't have wrist issues. This is really helpful!
I'm new to digital drawing so when I was trying to find a grip for the pencil, something seemed off. I tried multiple grips but none felt right and most other videos about this subject just seemed to recommend something similar to the writers grip. This video helped a lot as you spoke about correct pencil grip, along with other things that I had not even thought of. Great vid!
I feel so dumb for not realizing on my own, thank you man! I'sub now before you blow up, this the type of content you post is bound to receive the appreciation it deserves
Thank you SO much for this! My goodness, I was wondering why I couldn't get much stability, my wrist/fingers hurt, drawing had become a strange chore. I'm so used to using a regular pencil, but couldn't figure out why things weren't working correctly with my tablet pen. Appreciate all the help!
My first week using a Wacom, and my middle finger was hurting so bad lmao 😂😂 I think I can also utilise this for my osu gaming experience. Great video, big topic 🙌
My goodness...thanks... This is one of the reasons I stopped painting, and now that I got back to it again my fingers hurt like hell ._. Really glad I found this video ^^
wow! thanks. Just started with a tablet and you right never saw a video dedicated for these stuff. And sure enough my wrist is hurting after only 3 days of sketching.. Thanks!
i am using a quite unique pen grip. my pinky ring and pointing finger are in front of it while my long finger is behind it. the pen is pushes as far in toward the hand as possible. the grip is a vertical grip for both the hand and the pencil. as someone who gets easily elbow and wrst pain this is MUCH more comfontable than a standerd grip for me
Good points. One thing I would like to add to the idea of not using fingers and drawing with full arm. When you try to hold pen like a traditional pencil and use your fingers too much it is causing too much twist and jitter of the pen in your hand and you will constantly find yourself in position when you fingers are accidentally gripping and pressing the buttons. Many artists are having trouble with buttons and even disabling them completely! But in many apps we really need them. Can't say minimizing fingers usage solved this problem completely, but at least it became much less annoying.
bro i really searching for this a lot! especially when i wanna put line weight i was super sucked! and i have carpal tunnel i was to decide leave digital drawing
Thank you very much. My main problem was that the pen of my pen display is thicker than even my 5.6mm lead holder, which is already pretty thick. So holding it like I usually hold pencils is very, very uncomfortable and exhausting. It just doesn't work for me. But this actually makes it a lot more comfortable, although it feels pretty weird first. The pens from my normal graphic tablets were a lot thinner so I never noticed the problem, although I also never worked as intense on them as on my pen display.
Alice Peters You’re so welcome! That’s really interesting, I had never thought about the pen thickness but that’s definitely a factor. It’s quite normal to feel a little awkward at first when using a new technique, but long-term it’s all about finding something comfortable and non-strenuous. I’m glad this was helpful for you! You’re on the right track! 😁
@@CreateWithZac I came back to honestly thank you once more for your tip. After only 3 days, my problems with holding my huion pen is basically gone. I don't feel tired after just a couple of minutes anymore, the general feel is a lot better and since I even started to hold my mechanical pencils with a different grip, it already feels a lot more naturaly than my previous grip that I used for my entire life. I'm kinda sad no one ever told me back in school about possible other grips and everyone enforced holding pencils & pens a specific way. Could have safed me a LOT of tired hands and this uncomfortable feeling of having to hold a pen. This might sound a bit exaggerated, but you really, really helped me with this in a lot of ways in just a very short amount of time.
@@Parou Wow! I'm so glad to hear this! Helping out struggling artists by bringing under-addressed topics to light is the main reason I make videos! There are a LOT of different ways to hold a pencil / pen / tablet stylus, and I would encourage you to keep learning new techniques to try them out and see what works best for you. Thank you for sharing your experience with me 😁
think I should work on making my pen somewhat close to vertical, I always lean it too hard which is out of range for the pen to detect any pressure. and hey, glad u find holding a pen with 4 fingers and having the pinky support the ring finger useful, I thought I'm the only person hold a pen like that (I hold every pen like that, Idk I just think my fingers are a bit weak so it works out for me)
@@CreateWithZac It really helps! Thanks alot ! As i got your attention, may I ask for any tips on more confident lines on the tablet? Im new to drawing and my lines are loosely everywhere but its way worse on the tablet. Im doing the daily exercices but vertical straight lines are really jarring on it.
Davi I’ve had the same problem with my tablet, especially with the verticals. I find the solution to most of my problems is finding just the right amount of pressure / weight to put on my hand. Too little and the lines are out of control, too much and friction makes them jagged and “jumpy”. So I’d experiment with that and keep pushing through with your exercises. Currently I’m working really hard on a “drawing, art, and creativity for beginners / non-creatives” series, but once I finish that up, I actually plan to jump right back into digital drawing. So I’ll have more videos coming out on digital-drawing basics sometime in the next few months!
@@CreateWithZac I've noticed those series in your channel, pretty nice. Will keep following it as for a beginner like me it fits pretty well, keep it up! Thanks for the detailed tip!I will practice with that in mind !
Holy heck, this is amazing. My wrist has been hurting all day (due to unrelated nonsense at work), but I still have work to do! Drawing like this made it so easy (yeah, I should give my wrist a wrest, but I was really feeling it today). I had tried to adjust my grip before, and it just didn't feel as right as this!
That's awesome! I'm glad you found this more comfortable for you. I don’t blame you for working through your inspiration, that’s always a good time! Just try not to overdo it 😉
Holding it more vertical also reduces the chances that scratches develop. Holding it like a pencil can cause the plastic just behind the nib to scrape along the surface causing more wear.
Krab krust tv2 Very true as well! I’ve even noticed the nib on my pen getting filed down a bit, back when I was pressing too hard at the wrong angle. Thanks for sharing 😁
Last summer, my right hand got hurt bc i hold the pen incorrectly, but after i followed your instructions, the pain has gone 🥺 thank uu But right now, my left thumb hurt (maybe bc i used the cmd + z and too many keys on the keyboard), could you share your ways (with the left hand)? 🥺🥺
Another helpful tip for anyone using a non display graphics tablet, dont hold the pen with alot grip as though youre trying to stab something. Loosen your grip a bit, keep your pen as vertical as possible, change the pen pressure to more firm or softer depending on your preference in the pen settings. Practice gesture lines, lifting and lightly applying lines, then more pressure and release pressure.
I just got a graphics tablet and after two hours of drawing my hand hurts already. Thank you so much for this video! My lines became smoother and the pain was greatly reduced from your tips!
Happy to hear it! 😁 Keep me updated on your progress if you’d like. I love to see what people are creating.
I've looked through a couple of "how to hold tablet pen" videos and almost closed youtube because no one talked about such important things as unsupported angular pressure and wrist strain. But you did. It's one of those videos where someone really helps out. Thank you very much man!
X-RUST Thanks! Mostly just reporting the details from an article I found (in description), but I was surprised this information hadn't made it to RUclips!
A few minutes ago I just used a graphics tablet for the first time and my hand hurt terribly. Thanks to your video I just understood that I was doing everything wrong. I even just realized that I have been using pencil and pen wrong for years. Thank you so much!
I’m glad this was helpful for you! If you encounter any further issues, definitely make sure you talk to a healthcare professional. The tips in this video were helpful to me (hence why I shared them), but nothing can replace professional care if you continue to have problems.
Take care and have fun!
this whole time ive been wondering why my drawing felt so different with this vs with real drawing
I didn't know these were meant to be help vertically 😭😭
Hey everyone! 😁 Thank you so much for watching this video. I made this one a long time ago and never expected it to do this well.
These days I’ve been making videos about the science of creativity. If you’re into that, consider checking out the rest of my channel. I think many of you will enjoy some of my newer projects even more than this one!
Cheers! 🙌🏻
you got it about the absence of youtube or any other guidance on holding the graphics pen. thank you very much for showing us!
You’re very welcome Mark! I’m glad this video was able to fill in the gap there 😁
Old video now, but thanks still for sharing this. I'm a goose; I understand all the physics about force applied at an angle, but never transferred that knowledge to the obvious solution of "hold the stylus vertically!" I definitely noticed that I was pushing super hard and was getting sore because of it. Thanks for this little piece of info that tipped me over the edge to finally actually adjusting my grip instead of just complaining about it!!!
Update: if you are using a modern pen tablet/display, most styluses have 60° tilt support - using a Huion HS611 at the moment.
Hey, sorry I replied after a year. How's your HS611? Mine has just arrived and overall I'm pretty satisfied, are you experiencing any issues long term?
Thank the heavens for this video. i just got into digital art and when i draw, i keep thinking "people can't possibly always draw like this" so i did some searching and i'm so glad i found your video. Holding it verticle make so much sense. Plus i'm sure this will also help the nibs last longer because i'm not pressing down as hard! thank you!
I’ve been naturally holding the pen with four fingers as you showed thinking it was wrong and trying to avoid it, while finding the typical grip as uncomfortable. Now it makes sense
Thank you a lot. I'm so glad that I find out this video sooner rather than latter. I started drawing two weeks ago, my hand hurt a lot and I didn't know I was holding the pen the wrong way. 🙏🙏Other guides told me to draw with my elbow but I kept questioning how is it possible. Now it makes sense.
this needs to be talked about more. thank you, sir. i struggled with alot of things, but now alot of things are solved just by changing my grip on the pen. Thank you!
Day two of using my new drawing tablet and I was like "okay, it can't hurt this much, something must be wrong". Thank you so much for this video! I wil try to keep those principles in mind from now on as I reteach myself how to draw with this thing lol
lol it was a very similar experience for me. I was doing it wrong for at least a few weeks before I finally did the research and made the video. Glad it helped you out!! 😁 Best of luck
Good information. Interesting enough this grip works wonderfully when you are LEARNING to draw with pen in an horizontal table (both ballpoint and fineliner types). This grip allows to get the pen perpendicular to paper thus improving ink flow to paper. This one also FORCES you to learn to move correctly the whole arm while doing the learning excercises. Once you get all the "whole arm" moves and the pressure value calculations into your cerebellum, you can move easily to other grip you want (or the ones specifically needed to draw with pencil, mechanical pencil and/or big format paper) with no changes in your draw quality.
The other advice is good, but holding the pen vertically due to the problem of angular pressure is unnecessary in most art programs. You can just customize your pen pressure curves in your software based on what works best for your pen grip.
As long as you’re not gripping the pen too tight or pressing too hard, I say go for it 👍🏻
The vertical grip helps with the “rotate your hand to add pressure” method, but I’m sure there are other ergonomic ways of getting the same result.
You sir, are a genius. This has helped me a lot and you didn't make the explanation complicated. Thank you.
I've been trying to adapt to a tablet recently, and I was wondering why it seemed to hurt my hands so much more than traditional drawing. I'll have to try this!
Reemster Go for it! 😁
OMG, so much easier to use the drawing tablet now. thank you so much for making this video.
Actually thank you so much. I’ve been scouring the internet for the reason why my hand didn’t hurt when I sketched for hours but it started to hurt and TINGLE after a few hours of digital art. Thank you, thank you ❤
Thanks so much for this...I can't stand drawing with the pen tool in general. I just started learning to draw digitaly and now that you've shown how to hold the stylus. I'm finally getting a halfway decent circle. I'm hating on my tablet a little less.
For your first point, you could also asjust the pressure curve, so less force is neccesary to create a mark. This works very well for me, as the upright grip looks really uncomfortable and unnatural to me. The loose grip is important though, but I find, that when I control my sitting position, sit quite upright, I have no problem with strain on my hand. Only the drawing using the whole arm is something I often forget, and I tend to zoom in and out, and use only smaller parts of the tablet to draw.
It's so weird to hear people have wrist or hand injuries while drawing on a tablet. I made my pen be almost insanely sensitive. I use the writer grip and have no issue, but I put extremely low pressure when I draw. I also hold my pen very lightly so that I can press those 2 buttons on the pen easily. The digital world helps so much that you can draw very thick lines with very little pressure, but you need to check your graphics tablet settings. At first I swapped pressure settings a lot, but I got at the stage where I can keep it low and still get thin to thick lines easily with so little pressure that sometimes I think I barely even touch the surface.
@@MrBooghyMan how do you do that, how do i make my pen more sensitive?
not using your fingers and wrist and the keeping it vertical is a really good tip. it eliminates jitter and i can double click icon's now without moving it ten times to other places before it catches the second click. thank you man.
Glad I could help! ✌🏻
Thank you! That was really helpful. my pen was driving me crazy and I didn't even know what I was doing wrong.
They've stopped teaching strong penmanship in schools... but I was always taught to write from the shoulder. The mass and momentum of the whole arm helps you create lovely smooth curves and the larger muscles means less fatigue. Now that I've taken up drawing and painting, all those continuous pattern handwriting exercises have really paid off : )
So, I'd advise anyone struggling to get smooth curves and straight lines on their tablet to take a look at which muscles they're using to write/draw.
Younger folks tend to plant the heel of their hand firmly on the surface, grip too hard and use their finger flexors to pull the pen in and out - and the wrist for side to side. The result is jerky movement, short line spans and difficulty in drawing long straight lines or smooth curves. Circles are hell as they will inevitably turn into squashed ovals due to self-obstruction, non-linear action and using separate muscle groups for each axis. You'll also find the wrist rotating instead of moving sideways, requiring much more coordination and correction with the fingers to keep an angle.
Basically, drawing from the wrist/fingers is going to hurt and produce terrible results.
If this is you... then I suggest practicing circles, lines and figure 8's every day as part of your warm up. Also, placing several dots on the screen then joining them up with a mixture of straight lines and smooth curves to get your speed, accuracy and smoothness up. Before too long you'll be joining up those circles seamlessly - and hitting your points every time.
You'll not only see an increase in quality - but you'll find it FAR less fatiguing too.
While doing these exercises, it's very important that you avoid planting the heel of your hand... the hand should have almost no friction with the surface (try the glove that came with your tablet if you need your hand to rest on the surface) - all motion should come from the shoulder NOT the fingers or wrist.
It might feel awkward and heavy at first, but it's so much easier, more efficient and smoother once you get used to it. The mass of the arm will help round out your curves and loops and reduce jitter/jerkiness.
If you turn this approach to handwriting, you'll see improvements there too - in terms of speed, ease and aesthetics.
Just my 2c
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This is the best thing to ever come out of inflation 👏🏻 Appreciate your thoughts + advice!
THaNK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO
I've been trying to find a good and comfortable way to draw and this really really helped! I had issues with my wrist/hand and luckily nothing was severe and it was just a huge strain. This video definitely helped me a lot!
C太 Hey, you are so welcome! I had bad cramps for a while myself when I started drawing the wrong way so I totally understand that. I'm glad you were able to fix the problem and not have any actual health issues!
really helpful
i have no idea how but its now easier for me to aim things with your grip. thanks
Used my graphics pen to hit that like button. Thanks for the helpful tip!
Thanks Angelo! The like-via-tablet-pen is much appreciated 😎
I've been using a three-finger/ring finger writers' grip for years, so there was very little change when I started using a tablet XD The advantage of drawing that way is that the small muscles in the fingers are already developed so when it comes to very tiny movement and details (which you do NOT want to use your arm for- right tool for the right job, if you think about the shoulder/elbow/wrist/fingers as tools that make different sized curves, it makes it easier to understand which joint you should be using to create what type of line (and why using your fingers to make straight lines is an exercise in frustration))- ahem, when it comes to tiny movement and details, the structure is already in place and doesn't need (as much) development. Great reference video, and glad to know I should definitely never be ashamed when people ask why I write so weird :P
Thanks for the tutorial. You explained it really well. And, I'm sure you will save me from lots of pain down the line.
myozbubble Thank you! I’m so glad it was helpful! 😁
Thank you so much!!! I have extremely severe tendonitis in my both my wrists (more so in my dominant hand) but i never could figure out how to hold any writing tool in a way that would alleviate that strain effectively, but this seriously helped! Ive never been told to draw with my arm, and only ever have used finger and wrist movements, but the minute i tried to draw or write using my arm, it felt so natural and took away a TON of that pressure. Just purchased a drawing tablet for college classes (graphic design!) and not only did i learn how to properly hold and use my tablet pen to avoid bad habits and further pain, but also learned something that will seriously help me survive writing more than 2 sentences lol...thanks so much!
You are so welcome! This was a pleasure to read. Best of luck to you in college :D Graphic design is a challenge, but I'm sure you're up to it!
I've been drawing on a pen tablet for over a decade now and only now am I finally looking up how to do it without pain...
Great and informative video though. Looking forward to less pain -____-
Happens to the best of us! Thank you for your kind words. I hope your drawing pains and difficulties are completely resolved over time 👌🏻
Info provided by this video is priceless. Thanks Zac
Anytime! I’m glad this was helpful 😁
ahhh I'm new to draw and start to practice drawing straight lines. During the practice I just was bothered by the friction caused by the touch between my palm and the tablet... thanks for your share!!!
Finally found the video that i need!! Thank you this really helped me. 😀😀😀
I’m glad this was helpful!! 😁 I still can’t believe how many people are finding this video 3 years later.
Thanks for the tips - just started drawing for the first time on a larger pen display.
Whole different game.
Wowza.
im a beginner at drawing tablet, and this turns me out! thx dude
Glad I could help!! 😁
DUde thank you soo much, I was getting a lot of scratches and stylus pressure problems because i was drawing with the writers grip but now its so much better!
Yash Keni Thank you for your support! This stuff keeps me going. I’m really glad it was helpful for you 😁
yay it's kaneki
finally! I have been wondering why I was not able to draw properly. I kept trying but it kept jittering. I even wanted to complain to the sellers that the goods must have been damaged somehow but I wanted to see if there was on here about it! And this really helped me! thank you very much for your help!
Happy to help!! Glad this video worked for you 😁
This video is really underrated, so helpful, big thanks for making it!
Thanks for showing up for it! Glad it was helpful for you 👌🏻
Thanks. I just started last week and kept thinking about this
Excellent and extremely thorough. This Intuos pen doesn't feel natural trying to press the side buttons, but primarily because the thing is extremely light plastic (seems like it'd be easier if heavier like a nice pen). Your explanation of how the pressure-sensitive tip works is extremely informative and helpful!
munkeepilot Thank you for your kinds words! Glad I could help. You guys all leave such fantastic comments 😁
You're the best, dude! It took me a couple of days to figure out for myself and then I started to looking for the correct way. Turns out I figured it out right but no one never really explains how to hold and apply pressure.
Constantine Yarushkin Thank you! I’m glad you got it all figured out and that this video was confirmation for your efforts 😁
That was great, thanks for the advice, it will be very useful as I'm just starting our with a graphics tablet.
Man accidentally found out this video while searching for putting grip to your tablet pen, thanks for uploading this video just new to digital art and still struggling for months now because of the way I hold the pen this saves my hand for having future strain coz I'm feeling a hint of it now :3
Z i e f hey that’s awesome! I’m glad you found this video and that it was helpful for you 😁
dude thank you SO much for this simple short video! I keep seeing these long-ass videos going into deep detail and I can't keep focused on them. you saved my hand from more suffering! XD
Thank you for showing up and leaving such a wonderful comment! I’m glad I could help 👌🏻😁
I have an Apple Pencil which functions more like a pencil (obviously) so I could never understand why I didn't have wrist issues. This is really helpful!
I’m so glad this was helpful for you! I also switched to the iPad / Apple Pencil a while ago and it is an absolute game-changer 😁
so it works different to normal graphics tablets?@@CreateWithZac
Now my line art is on another level
Oh man, just WAIT until you see my "Line Accuracy" video 😆 (Shameless Self-Plug)
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I'm new to digital drawing so when I was trying to find a grip for the pencil, something seemed off. I tried multiple grips but none felt right and most other videos about this subject just seemed to recommend something similar to the writers grip. This video helped a lot as you spoke about correct pencil grip, along with other things that I had not even thought of. Great vid!
I feel so dumb for not realizing on my own, thank you man! I'sub now before you blow up, this the type of content you post is bound to receive the appreciation it deserves
Thank you SO much for this! My goodness, I was wondering why I couldn't get much stability, my wrist/fingers hurt, drawing had become a strange chore. I'm so used to using a regular pencil, but couldn't figure out why things weren't working correctly with my tablet pen. Appreciate all the help!
Charqee You’re very welcome! I’m glad I was able to help out 😁
been using your advice for a year now and its helped me improve alot! thanks~!
This video is so underrated. Thank you. I had no idea.
Lyann Duff Thanks for the support! Glad it was useful for you 😄
I needed this video before I gave myself rsi while studying animation. Thank you for finally addresding this issue.
really great information. Thanks a ton for putting this to place!
bimal nair Anytime 😁 Thank you for your support!
My first week using a Wacom, and my middle finger was hurting so bad lmao 😂😂
I think I can also utilise this for my osu gaming experience. Great video, big topic 🙌
My goodness...thanks... This is one of the reasons I stopped painting, and now that I got back to it again my fingers hurt like hell ._.
Really glad I found this video ^^
Robert Renato Hack Thank you as well! I’m so glad it was helpful 😁
OMG ive been lokking for a vid like this thank youuuu
You’re welcome! Thanks for showing up and letting me know that this helped you 😁
wow! thanks. Just started with a tablet and you right never saw a video dedicated for these stuff. And sure enough my wrist is hurting after only 3 days of sketching.. Thanks!
So glad this video reached you when you need it! Gotta stay safe and healthy to make those awesome drawings.
@@CreateWithZac well.. not so awesome yet :/ tablet is really hard to get use too..
I fixed myself immediately and felt the tension in my wrist relax
I've been getting discouraged because my hand has been cramping up in Photoshop projects. Thank you for this video!
I came here expecting clickbait but I found smart advice. Thanks! :)
Oh we never joke about ergonomics 😆 Glad it was helpful!
i am using a quite unique pen grip. my pinky ring and pointing finger are in front of it while my long finger is behind it. the pen is pushes as far in toward the hand as possible. the grip is a vertical grip for both the hand and the pencil. as someone who gets easily elbow and wrst pain this is MUCH more comfontable than a standerd grip for me
Good points. One thing I would like to add to the idea of not using fingers and drawing with full arm. When you try to hold pen like a traditional pencil and use your fingers too much it is causing too much twist and jitter of the pen in your hand and you will constantly find yourself in position when you fingers are accidentally gripping and pressing the buttons. Many artists are having trouble with buttons and even disabling them completely! But in many apps we really need them. Can't say minimizing fingers usage solved this problem completely, but at least it became much less annoying.
Great inpho🎉thank you for sharing this information 😊😊😊
Even though i do not draw a lot, this still helps because i wanna be safe! Thanks.
ItsZed01 That’s awesome, safety is a must! 😁 Glad I could help out.
So helpful, also my lines are a lot smoother now. An unexpected upside of using this method
bro i really searching for this a lot! especially when i wanna put line weight i was super sucked! and i have carpal tunnel i was to decide leave digital drawing
Thank you very much. My main problem was that the pen of my pen display is thicker than even my 5.6mm lead holder, which is already pretty thick. So holding it like I usually hold pencils is very, very uncomfortable and exhausting. It just doesn't work for me. But this actually makes it a lot more comfortable, although it feels pretty weird first. The pens from my normal graphic tablets were a lot thinner so I never noticed the problem, although I also never worked as intense on them as on my pen display.
Alice Peters You’re so welcome! That’s really interesting, I had never thought about the pen thickness but that’s definitely a factor. It’s quite normal to feel a little awkward at first when using a new technique, but long-term it’s all about finding something comfortable and non-strenuous. I’m glad this was helpful for you! You’re on the right track! 😁
@@CreateWithZac I came back to honestly thank you once more for your tip. After only 3 days, my problems with holding my huion pen is basically gone. I don't feel tired after just a couple of minutes anymore, the general feel is a lot better and since I even started to hold my mechanical pencils with a different grip, it already feels a lot more naturaly than my previous grip that I used for my entire life. I'm kinda sad no one ever told me back in school about possible other grips and everyone enforced holding pencils & pens a specific way. Could have safed me a LOT of tired hands and this uncomfortable feeling of having to hold a pen.
This might sound a bit exaggerated, but you really, really helped me with this in a lot of ways in just a very short amount of time.
@@Parou Wow! I'm so glad to hear this! Helping out struggling artists by bringing under-addressed topics to light is the main reason I make videos! There are a LOT of different ways to hold a pencil / pen / tablet stylus, and I would encourage you to keep learning new techniques to try them out and see what works best for you. Thank you for sharing your experience with me 😁
OMG Thank you, I have been having issues with the pen!
You’re most welcome! Glad I could help 😁
Thank you so much. That's why my wrist and arm hurts so much.
MARIA Thanks for being, Maria 😁 I’m glad it was helpful!
This was actually useful, thank you stranger!
Thank you so much for this. Huge help
Brilliant! Thanks so much!
Really well explained, thanks
Thanks, this was very helpful.
think I should work on making my pen somewhat close to vertical, I always lean it too hard which is out of range for the pen to detect any pressure. and hey, glad u find holding a pen with 4 fingers and having the pinky support the ring finger useful, I thought I'm the only person hold a pen like that (I hold every pen like that, Idk I just think my fingers are a bit weak so it works out for me)
Thanks a lot for this useful video. Much appreciation brother.
that was also my first instinct when i first tried drawing on my tablet. keep the pen vertical.
wow. Now I can draw circles much more confident! =O . Thanks mate!
Davi Glad you’re here, and glad I could help out! =)
@@CreateWithZac It really helps! Thanks alot ! As i got your attention, may I ask for any tips on more confident lines on the tablet? Im new to drawing and my lines are loosely everywhere but its way worse on the tablet. Im doing the daily exercices but vertical straight lines are really jarring on it.
Davi I’ve had the same problem with my tablet, especially with the verticals. I find the solution to most of my problems is finding just the right amount of pressure / weight to put on my hand. Too little and the lines are out of control, too much and friction makes them jagged and “jumpy”. So I’d experiment with that and keep pushing through with your exercises.
Currently I’m working really hard on a “drawing, art, and creativity for beginners / non-creatives” series, but once I finish that up, I actually plan to jump right back into digital drawing. So I’ll have more videos coming out on digital-drawing basics sometime in the next few months!
@@CreateWithZac I've noticed those series in your channel, pretty nice. Will keep following it as for a beginner like me it fits pretty well, keep it up! Thanks for the detailed tip!I will practice with that in mind !
Anytime, Davi! The beginners of the world are exactly who I’m here for =)
Holy heck, this is amazing. My wrist has been hurting all day (due to unrelated nonsense at work), but I still have work to do! Drawing like this made it so easy (yeah, I should give my wrist a wrest, but I was really feeling it today). I had tried to adjust my grip before, and it just didn't feel as right as this!
That's awesome! I'm glad you found this more comfortable for you. I don’t blame you for working through your inspiration, that’s always a good time! Just try not to overdo it 😉
thanks for help man i have Been wondering about this for a few weeks
Awesome video! Thank you!!
Oh my god!!! Thank you so so much.
It's really helpful.
Holding it more vertical also reduces the chances that scratches develop. Holding it like a pencil can cause the plastic just behind the nib to scrape along the surface causing more wear.
Krab krust tv2 Very true as well! I’ve even noticed the nib on my pen getting filed down a bit, back when I was pressing too hard at the wrong angle. Thanks for sharing 😁
Thank you so much i was looking for a way to draw better lines and this totally helped me
thank you for helping :D i can now finally draw smoothly also u explained it well
Thanks for these tips Zac!
Sure thing friend! 😁
Last summer, my right hand got hurt bc i hold the pen incorrectly, but after i followed your instructions, the pain has gone 🥺 thank uu
But right now, my left thumb hurt (maybe bc i used the cmd + z and too many keys on the keyboard), could you share your ways (with the left hand)? 🥺🥺
Such a BIG help! Thank you!
Ashley Bailey You are very welcome! Thank you for your support, and welcome to my channel 😄
THANK YOU THIS HELPED SO MUCH
so helpful! thank you!
Wow, totally worth it.
No wonder my hand hurts, I just bought my pen tab. Thanks man, it helps me...
Thank you! Glad this helped you out.
very good video, thanks very much for taking the time to do this.
chrisjhart221138 Absolutely! Thanks for taking the time to leave great feedback 😁
Thank so much for this video, it helped me a lot! God bless you :)
Another helpful tip for anyone using a non display graphics tablet, dont hold the pen with alot grip as though youre trying to stab something. Loosen your grip a bit, keep your pen as vertical as possible, change the pen pressure to more firm or softer depending on your preference in the pen settings. Practice gesture lines, lifting and lightly applying lines, then more pressure and release pressure.
Thanks for this vid. Glad I found it.
Thanks that was so helpful!
wow this is so useful to me, thanks a lot!