Resources: Stretch Exercises for Artists

[goss]

At some point as Artists, we've all experienced wrist pain that comes from labouring for long hours over our work. Over time, this sort of repetitive stress on the wrist can lead to Tendonitis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or other serious injuries.

Here are some simple warm-up exercises for Artists:

And here's a helpful YouTube video demonstrating many of these hand exercises:

Watch on YouTube

Lastly, please check out the article Animator's Guide to Health and Wellness for a series of stretches and strengthening exercises specifically for digital artists.

Hope you find these useful! :)

Comments

[adafrog]

Great info. Thanks.

[goss]

You're welcome. :)

Amazing how a minute or two of hand warm-ups this can save weeks of pain from strained muscles.

[adafrog]

I'll bet.

[mekare]

Thanks for sharing these! I'll use them on the weekend when I have to finish three Big Bang pieces.

[goss]

Awesome! And good luck with your BB art! :)

[mekare]

Thanks! Since holidays have started today I 'm setting all of tomorrow aside for arting. Today I'm going to a wedding anniversary party of a colleague. :-)

[darthneko]

Thank you for sharing these! I have to limit myself to about an hour of drawing at a time because my hands go numb - I'll give these a try first, see if it helps.

[goss]

Yeah, coming across the first chart on Tumblr was a good reminder for me as well. I always forget to take breaks every 15 minutes or so, to relax or stretch my muscles.