Japanese Maple

I placed the maple leaf in front of my sketchbook instead of next to it, and as you can see here, the distance made it look short and fat.

Believe it or not, drawing can cause a repetitive strain injury (RSI). I thought only programmers could get it, but apparently that isn't the case. No wonder I've felt the pain on my right arm, shoulder, and lower back; I thought I was imaging it, since I've only been drawing a little more than a month.

Well, I do have bad posture and don't have ergonomic setup. I think I'd better stay away from colored pencils for a while until I feel better (good posture, frequent breaks, and stretching). In the meantime, I think I'll focus on pencils and technical pens. *sigh* Black-and-white-only drawings can get kinda depressing.

Media: pencils.