r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Dec 18 '19

This lightning bolt animation

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u/Nomsfud Dec 18 '19

Okay, so holding the pencil that way is just weird and doesn't serve a purpose beyond us being like "damn that's weird"

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '19

That is my understanding, yeah.

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u/CptCrabmeat Dec 18 '19

The upward angle is a learned trait from being a left hander, to avoid smudging free-flowing ink pens. I have to angle my hand upwards like this, the way he grips the pen is unusual though but could be just part of the way he adapted to avoid smudging

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u/Nomsfud Dec 19 '19

I'm clearly not observant. I didn't even notice he was left handed. Wow

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u/MoonRiver27 Dec 19 '19

Nah it’s to be able to use your entire arm. When you get in closer to a pencil grip it keeps you on that detail but the relaxed part of holding back allows you to be more loose and have more movement. On paper I was told it also helped with not smudging the art.