How many hours a day do you draw?

[CSJones]

Simple, informal community poll.

Myself, I made a resolution back in September to draw at least something every day, even if it's just a doodle the size of a postage stamp. I've kept it, which is cool.

Lately, I've tried to draw 4 hours every work day and 7-8 hours a day on weekends, with varying success. I often get it, and I usually get at least 2 in unless I have an unusually long day or need to catch up on a sleep deficit. I've started logging my hours just like I would at a job, meaning I have to "clock out" if I want to surf the internet or have a wank, which has helped both keep me on track and keep me from exaggerating. ("I drew for 12 hours today!" Nope, you spent 12 hours in the studio. Like, 7 of that was spent covertly checking Reddit.)

I'm a bit upset that I can't pull my shifts this weekend because my mom's visiting, but oh well. Hopefully I'll get at least four hours in each day, at least.

You?

[Down_the_Rabbithole]

I'd say about 6-8 hours average. It'll probably be significantly less soon since my day-job starts Monday.

[mac]

i try to at least doodle a little everyday. usually when im trying to do a full drawing, it might take an hour or so??

[dojo]

UHH I think it's been varying a lot lately. For a bit there I was spending far too much time drawing (I was getting out of bed at like 8am, immediately go to my computer, sit down, draw until 2am, and then go back to sleep. With small food breaks inbetween but not much else, not even conversation. I don't recommend anyone do that at all, even if you're just trying to keep yourself as busy as possible like I was)

Right now I'm working on getting a healthier schedule, finding other things I can keep myself busy with as well as art so I for one, don't burn myself out, and for two, am taking better care of myself (doing stuff like going outisde, taking walks, riding my bike, etc.). My goal is to get it to more about 4-8 hours and actually allow myself time to do other things like play games.

[ChipGod]

30 minutes non comic day. Hour per comic day

[spadesart]

on days where i have nothing its usually 8-9am-11-12pm and when i have school/work its any time before/after until 11pm

[nessiefynn]

I'd say at least 2-3 hours a day. I have free periods at the start and end of school that I usually spend drawing, then an art class that I also use to draw, I then I usually draw some more once I get home!

[eleoza]

It takes like 10 hours to finish a page... I try to finish a page each day so emm... average 10 hours a day. (who needs sleep anyway)

[AoDLegacy]

My most recent page took about five hours of work to complete, ignoring time to actually draw, which I wasn't keeping track of time on that one. So I'd imagine the 5-6 hour range, 30 minutes - 3 hours for a digital design, it varies a lot from design to design.

[Tieback]

It varies... I have a set amount of pages/artwork to complete each week, and I work on it when I can. Some days 0 hrs other days 12hrs. I estimate I spend about 18 - 24 hrs a week drawing. I'd like to spend more, but I have a full time job and other responsibilities, so I do what I can

[heterodont]

I don't keep track but practically the whole day. Maybe subtract an hour or two for eating, and 6 hours for sleep on Fri/Sat/Sun.

Mon/Tues/Thurs i have classes, art school classes, so I'm drawing even then.

It's fun :Y

[CSJones]

You're making it sound like you only sleep 3 days a week.

[Kura]

Too many.

Some of my friends/family get mad at me because I work more on my comic that they do at their full time jobs, and to them it just doesn't make sense that I would put that amount of time into it and get so little pay in return.

[AnnaLandin]

I'm a freelance artist, and a workaholic, so I average somewhere around 8-11 hours a day, every day, for most of the year. I'm trying to get better at taking breaks and giving myself time off from drawing - and I'm definitely trying to get better at not sacrificing sleep for art.

I don't always succeed. >.<

[Moineau]

O: Whoa. How is it for your wrist?

[heterodont]

if i could (and not have it be detrimental to my health), I would

HAHA

[AnnaLandin]

O: Whoa. How is it for your wrist?

My wrist is just fine! I don't actually suffer from any kind of wrist-strain at all - possibly because I don't hold the pen the way you're supposed to, resulting in a much looser grip. Which means less strain in general. I also make sure to get up and stretch and walk around a bit a few times an hour.

I do have some issues with muscle-pains in my back and neck, but those are better these days than they used to be - I try to take a long walk every day when the weather isn't 100% terrible, which gets me away from the desk and lets me stretch my back out properly.

[Rueleer]

It ranges from 3-9+ hours depending how close the next deadline is. :'D My ideal at the moment is 4-5 hours, with enough time left over for Youtube watching and reorganising my stuff. (Live efficiently!)

[joannekwan]

I do about 4 or 5 hours on weekdays, hardly any on weekends.

[miesmud]

Not as many as I want.

When I had Summer break I was basically drawing 18 hours a day six weeks long... But now I can only draw like 2 hours on schooldays, and if I'm lucky 10 hours in the weekend. But school is quite stressful so I'm often too tired to even draw at all.