How many hours a day do you draw?

dojo 2016-11-12 02:41:42 UTC #4

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 2016-11-12 02:54:03 UTC #5

30 minutes non comic day. Hour per comic day

spadesart 2016-11-12 03:08:03 UTC #6

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 2016-11-12 03:12:39 UTC #7

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 2016-11-12 03:20:13 UTC #8

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 2016-11-12 03:23:18 UTC #9

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 2016-11-12 04:24:19 UTC #10

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 2016-11-12 04:25:39 UTC #11

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 2016-11-12 05:36:35 UTC #12

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

Kura 2016-11-12 05:39:38 UTC #13

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 2016-11-12 06:37:33 UTC #14

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 2016-11-12 06:44:49 UTC #15

O: Whoa. How is it for your wrist?

heterodont 2016-11-12 06:45:18 UTC #16

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

HAHA

AnnaLandin 2016-11-12 07:04:10 UTC #17

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 2016-11-12 07:06:45 UTC #18

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 2016-11-12 07:16:17 UTC #19

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

miesmud 2016-11-12 13:31:11 UTC #20

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.

punkarsenic 2016-11-12 13:33:13 UTC #21

I mean, I have spent a full day non-stop drawing before, and tend to basically do that during intense times. but generally, it takes two to three hours to complete a page, and on average i do two a day. so... four to six hours?

Wishjacked 2016-11-12 14:23:43 UTC #22

Ha, my schedule is a mess!!

Sunday- zero hours. I haven't drawn something on a Sunday since, like, June.
Monday- maybe 20 minutes.
Tuesday- again, 20-30 minutes
Wednesday- 3 or 4 hours
Thursday- 1 or 2 hours
Friday- 4 or 5 hours
Saturday- 2 or 3 hours

and then back to no-art Sundays! I should start waking up super early on Sundays so I can get a half-hour in before my day begins, haha. But this schedule is reaaaally quite accurate. That's also why when I have dentist appointments or something on Wednesdays, my comic is always late. Wednesdays are my main comic days. XD

Silerna 2016-11-12 14:30:26 UTC #23

Every free minute I got. Even when I'm on the subway,bus and so on. I don't know how much hours I draw each day since it's different by the day.