Hi everyone. I’m recovering nicely from my injuries. The first few days were really painful, but now that swelling has gone down, scrapes are healing and my muscles are relaxing I’m feeling a lot better. I returned to the studio yesterday and managed to get some odds and ends business stuff done, as well as a little writing. Today I tried drawing with my left hand, and… well, you can see the results!
The good news is that I saw a specialist this morning and they assured me that there’s no permeant damage to my arm. The fracture is small, and nearly all the pain I’m experiencing if from muscle stress. They expect that I’ll be able to start using my arm for simple stuff within 3 weeks, and I can start using it for extended drawing around week 4 or 5 (tomorrow will be the end of week 1). So that’s good news, even though I hate waiting.
In the meantime I’ll be trying to work on fixing up the Modest Medusa website. I have some older art I can share, and I may do some more left hand drawings for you. We’ll pick up the second half of this season in mid August.
Thank you all for the support and encouragement!
Not bad for the non dominant hand. Time to practice ambidexterity?
Sorry about your arm. Enjoy the painkillers while they last!
This is why I should read more carefully. I missed the blurb on the last post and come to this and go “why is he in a cast?”. Hope everything goes well, man. I’m still dealing with the mistake of not noticing the signs with my injuries.
Now you must tell us what “really” happened. Ya know, that epic battle against orcs. Or the the alien adduction. Or the lighsaber duel you only barely won. Or……
I fell getting off a bus. It was very unimpressive.
Nope, nope, nope. You were…on your valiant war steed, and…let’s see…you lead your armies against the evil Dark Hordes of Urgmar…and when you lead the center of the charge, you class shield to shield with General Kangris, and…the impact knocks you both from your mounts. With your right shoulder dislocated, you have to use your off-hand to do battle against your foe. Somewhere off to the right, you hear Modest bellow, “To the King!” The cry is taken up by Marah, Asami, and Korra. But there’s no time to lose! It takes all your skill and wile just to stay on your feet. The Gods must be with you, for you manage to parry the flurry of hammer-blows. One hits you square in your breast plate and you fall back into the mud. Kangris stands over you, gloating, but you can’t quite make out his words through his helm and the din of clashing steel all around you. In desperation, you feign even greater injury. In his overconfidence, he raises his great war axe and pauses just long enough for you to make an unexpected strike. The tip of your blade slides in under his arm pit. Time, and the expression on your enemy’s face just visible through the gaps in his helm, freeze. For several moments that stretch into eternity, you hold each other’s gaze. You finally wrench your blade free, and Kangris staggers back, his weapon tumbles from his fingers, he sags to his knees, and falls face-first on top of you. You pass out. When you come to, you’re laying in the infirmary tent, the concerned faces of Modest and Marah peering down at you.
How’s that?
best fanfic ever.
While trying to save it from a surprise ninja attack. Also, the bus was full of puppies, children, and little old ladies.
Source: I was totally there, trust me.
Okay, but.. none of those puppies or children or old ladies tried to help me. They let me bleed!
Aww.
In my defense, I have had injuries I have literally no memory of, or idea how they happened.
A great example is the scar immediately above my left eyebrow, and six missing hours. Also the pool of blood by the front door, likely a decent amount previously belonged to me.
“I got Ninja’d” is my explanation, and as I have had A LOT of injuries, and many with amusing or entertaining stories, people just find that to be much more fascinating.
“How did that happen?”
“I have no idea, I just know that I was missing six hours, woke up on the loveseat (presumably the three cats and dog put me there knowing that without me they would likely no longer receive regular feedings), and saw the pool of blood by the door. I quickly went into the bathroom to tape up the gaping wound and went along with the evening like nothing happened…”
Not the most surprising mystery injury I have.
Jesus.
I remember the artist for Johnny Wander around up losing the use of her dominant hand for a while and did left handed comics for a bit. It was interesting watching her skill improve over time. In any case get well soon man!
You did really well with your left hand! And 4-5 weeks will pass by before you even know it, it’s really not that long 🙂
You draw way better with your left hand than I can with my right, and I’m right handed! Glad you’re going to be okay, hang in there!
I knew someone was going to say that 😀
Me too!
Actually. I think that is a very credible piece of art, for being done with the ‘wrong’ hand. You can’t be quite as exclusively right-handed as me. I hurt two fingers on my right hand three years ago and there were 2 – 3 weeks I didn’t get my teeth properly brushed – I couldn’t hold the toothbrush with my right hand and just couldn’t handle it properly with the left.
I’m having some of that as well. Brushing my teeth and combing my hair are surprising challenges.
Your left-hand arm looks better than my right-hand art.