u/burneracc1175

A week ago, I developed a stiff pain in my index finger, which over the past week has spread to my thumb and wrist. The pain seems to fluctuate and move by the hour. Sometimes I feel very slight tingling, and have had occasional shocking sensations in my entire right arm (up to the shoulder sometimes, for whatever reason).

The pain isn't horrible (it sometimes vanishes completely), and I can still use my hands mostly like normal (can still grip stuff and move my fingers around), but I'm worried. I woke up this morning, and the sides of my ring and index fingers feel a bit numb. My appointment to get a general check-up is July 17, but I'm scared the symptoms will progress in that time.

Drawing and video games are my two major hobbies, so the anxiety over possibly needing to take a long break from them might be exacerbating my symptoms. I'm not sure if it's all in my head or if there's a step I should be taking to get seen quickly. I've started wearing a brace at night, adjusting my desk setup, and taking regular stretch breaks, but I fear that might not be enough to hold off any more damage before my check-up.

Hi all. As the title suggests, I'm struggling with finding the point of studies.

I understand that they're the primary way to improve your art, but I don't really get them. I don't walk away from a study feeling like I've learned anything!

Other times, I worry that I'm not studying "correctly," and am therefore wasting my time. It's been especially frustrating trying to improve my understanding of values. I've done a few digital 3-tone value studies and have recently taken a traditional art course at my local CC that focused on composition. When I try to apply what I think I've learned, however, I don't really see results.

I know my art isn't bad, and that I have the capacity to learn. I just seem to freeze up when I think about working on a study because I don't know if I will actually be able to apply it or not.