Missed Friday’s post again.

Things are going well with the work on my graphic novel, Payday, though it’s slow-going. Not because I’m not moving along. There are some things I’m drawing that do take some time, but there are two factors that are impeding faster progress. One being my schedule. I draw for an hour and change every weekday morning, and sometimes on the weekend, depending on what other projects I want to work on.

The second thing that slows me down is my drawing hand.  My thumb goes numb when I draw for 5-10 minutes. I stretch constantly, relax as much as possible, and have started to concentrate on not pressing too hard on the paper but instead let the sketching darken the lines for me. Unfortunately, my hand continues to hurt while I draw.

I’m not really sure what to do about this.

I finished page 10 and am finishing up page 11. I have one more panel to go, then I finish up some character things in the next couple pages before hitting the setup of the main part of the plot.