Anastasia Morozova is a sketch artist located in Taganrog, Russia.
Non-artists do not understand the physical demands of professional artists. Please tell us about the daily exertion and challenges of being a sketch artist.
The peculiarity of the strain when I make a drawing on a tablet is mainly eye fatigue due to overstrain. Most of the time, the tablet is located closer to my eyes than a regular computer monitor. All the close distance viewing is taxing on my eyes. I use the Apple pencil as my main instrument – my left hand gets tired from the repetitious strokes and I can't change to the right hand and maintain the excellence my work requires. Due to a long sitting position, my back and neck are overstressed from leaning over a table. On long days, my neck will get tired from leaning over the tablet. How do I deal with these challenges? I use a kitchen timer and take breaks, exercise or stretch, go for a walk in the park, look at the green leaves of trees and bushes far in the distance. For me, it is great way to relieve tension from the eyes. Massages from my husband are also helpful and appreciated. =)
If you could fix one product or software to stop a repetitious use injury that nags you, what would it be?
For now my main tool for work is an iPad and Apple Pencil. For long-term use I need to give it a comfortable position at a comfortable distance from the eyes but often I draw a sketch in great detail and bring it too close that’s why my eyes are too overstressed. Also in the program Procreate it’s not visible what time it is and it's like a trap: you draw and don't notice the time on the screen, it's really not very convenient.
As a left handed person many would say you have a superpower. What is your favorite thing about being left handed? What daily right-handed activity makes you notice it is not your preferred hand?
This is a very interesting question 😄 There is evidence that left-handers on the planet are from 3 to 10% and this creates an interesting feeling that you are not like most people. However, I’m more inspired by creative world-famous people: musicians, artists, scientists and leaders. Also, my daughter is also left handed and we have our own creative world which I enjoy collaborating on and making. She is my big inspiration.
Just like a right-handed person feels uncomfortable using everyday objects like a toothbrush, cutlery and household appliances, scissors or a sewing needle and so on, I also feel the difference and immediately want to change my hand to the left.
“Create a wonderful space around yourself in which you and others are comfortable. Be honest and open with yourself and even in moments of doubt don’t give up. Doing what you love is itself an absolute success.”
At Ergonomics Coach, a maxim is: manufacturing inspiration for movement is the fundamental challenge. Unless you enjoy your practice / play, the inspiration to continue an activity over minutes, hours, days, months, or years, wanes and disappears. To be inspired, you must manufacture your own inspiration from true joy. Inspiration in artistic endeavors shares some similarities with the inspiration to move. What inspires you to create art? How do you manufacture you own inspiration to push to new levels?
Drawing is really a completely creative activity. But drawing to order implies responsibility to the customer and deadlines. There is a fundamental difference here: drawings to order shouldn’t depend on inspiration or mood because this is work and not entertainment. Therefore my task is to feed myself from other sources of inspiration in order to prevent a creative crisis. My inspiration is time with my family, walks to the sea or spontaneous trips, delicious food, attending a concert or exhibition, time alone without gadgets, sports, shopping, communication with creative people, participation in team movements like marathons or contests. These are the main joys and my inspiration for new beginnings in sketching.
What advice do you have for aspiring interior designers and sketch artists to create rooms that inspire movement?
I want to advise novice sketchers, interior designers, architects and everyone connected with the world of interior design, construction of buildings, and structures to love what you do, study daily and work on yourself, communicate with like-minded people and be inspired by the world around you. Create a wonderful space around yourself in which you and others are comfortable. Be honest and open with yourself and even in moments of doubt don’t give up. Doing what you love is itself an absolute success.
Morozova Sketch on Instagram
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