MediBang News Vol.10 We took a survey on the way painters hold their pens!

I wonder if there is any way to improve my drawing skills without practicing too much…

( ﾟдﾟ)!?

What if I change the way I hold my pen?
I might become able to draw like great painters????　

Hello!
This is your MediBang staff No.4 from the MediBang Paint Development team.

Well, the project I prepared this time is
“Taking a survey on Twitter Vol.3”!

The theme for the project is

\ Everyone’s way of holding a pen while drawing //

【アンケートにご協力ください！?】
突然ですが絵描きの皆様に質問です?

Q.お絵かきする時のペンの持ち方はどれですか？

リプ欄にアンケート貼り付けますので画像を元にご回答お願いします！
※アンケートに該当がない方は引用RTかリプで自分の持ち方を教えてもらえるとうれしいです！ pic.twitter.com/k9nYpe7I88

— 中の人4号@MediBang (@medibangNo4) January 24, 2022

I guess most of you are interested in how other painters hold pens while drawing but rarely have a chance to observe it.
This survey is based on interests like that!

As a result, we had …

54,332 votes!

It’s the biggest number we have ever had!

We thank all of you who voted!!

For those who want to see the result of other survey we conducted before,
I attached the link for the articles we published before.
Please take a look!

▶︎Survey on everyone’s drawing posture!
▶︎Survey on everyone’s working environment!

Well, then

Let me announce the result of our survey!

I hope this survey will help
those who want to rethink their ways of holding a pen!

The result of the survey.

1st place	②You support a pen with index finger and middle finger while holding it.	19724 votes
2nd place	①You hold a pen in a basic and aesthetic way.	15884 votes
3rd place	④You hold a pen loosely.	10575 votes
4th place	③You grip a pen and it looks like Doraemon’s round hand.	4810 votes
5th place	⑥You hold it like an assassin.	2198 votes
6th place	⑤You hold a pen between index finger and middle finger and it looks like mantis’s hand.	1155 votes

The 1st place is

②You support a pen with index finger and middle finger while holding it. 19724 votes.

It was an overwhelming victory…

By the way,
this is exactly the same way how Ms. Oda, an illustrator and a designer in MediBang who I admire, holds a pen while drawing.

According to her

This is like “a double edged sword” because it’s really easy to hold a pen like this but it hurts her fingers at the same time.

I thought I’d be able to draw wonderful illustrations if I imitated her
but the reality is not so sweet….

Please take care if any of you hurts fingers like she does.
I heard that it is good to use finger supporters.

The 2nd place is

①You hold a pen in a basic and aesthetic way. 15884 votes.

Then,
the 3rd place is

④You hold a pen loosely. 10575 votes.

The 4th place is

③You grip a pen and it looks like Doraemon’s round hand. 4810 votes.

Surprisingly, there were more people who voted for
“④You hold a pen loosely” than I expected.

Let’s see the result of

⑤You hold a pen between index finger and middle finger and it looks like mantis’s hand.
⑥You hold it like an assassin.

I knew people who hold a pen like this do exist but had no idea how many.

⑤You hold a pen between index finger and middle finger and it looks like mantis’s hand.

6th place. 1155 votes.

It was the least common one but there were
more people who voted for this than I expected.

I, your MediBang staff No.4 tried this style.

It’s easier than I thought to hold a pen like this.

I’m so surprised.

But I feel it’s for writing letters rather than drawing illustrations.
Please try it if you are interested. ✨

⑥You hold it like an assassin.

5th place. 2198 votes.

It exceeded my expectations again!

This is the reaction from a user who hold a pen like an assassin.

いつ襲われるかわからないので⑥ですね

— 桜大福(前くま六) (@matsunobrothers) January 24, 2022

So, you are fully prepared as an assassin.
Maybe, you can walk alone at night and nothing can harm you.

Actually, there are people who use this style practically when they sketch.

Then,
I’d like to introduce ways of holding a pen
that were not on the list of our survey!?

ネイルも剥がれてるしペンも近くにないしのアレな写真ですけどギュッと握りしめるこんな感じです pic.twitter.com/uexTkwzJqO

— みー (@gomachii11) January 25, 2022

フォロー外から失礼します
②圧と、人差し指が余る持ち方を
描くものによって使い分けている…事に今気づきました。 pic.twitter.com/97ug8Mx8SF

— サイキ小春☀️? (@cohaluK) January 24, 2022

この中だと二番が近いのでしょうか？自分はこう持ってます pic.twitter.com/vqjUrZlF3S

— ノミト・ソン＠突入部隊ラミカ作成中 (@nomitomami2) January 24, 2022

ff外から失礼します??自分はよくわかんない持ち方してます…自分でもなんでこうなったのかは分かりません?
でも意外と安定してるので描きやすかったりします???? pic.twitter.com/oVzC5FlmdI

— ちい (@TVuB9ckA4ipCtOT) January 25, 2022

あー
その

これはどれですかね
これ以外で文字が書けません pic.twitter.com/USsd7N9rAC

— 暮灘@リィン垢 (@NierKurenada) January 25, 2022

自分この持ち方やわ
これが手首を軸にして描くから長時間は無理だけど筆圧も調整しやすい pic.twitter.com/xpreJZOCko

— 無言様 (@XNA6j8AESqrQtSB) January 26, 2022

わたしはいつも全指でペンを支えています！
なのでいつも小指がいっったいです！ pic.twitter.com/1sPS5Pnyc8

— しの兎　なな (@nnas_U) January 24, 2022

耳かきで失礼します。小指がフリーターしてます。 pic.twitter.com/JUhWOVzxAT

— ちかはネタバレしない。 (@1aki2natu0101) January 24, 2022

自分は結構意味わからんくらい親指が迷子になりますね pic.twitter.com/DzwexMBZLj

— しゅるまる? (@syurua_mash1230) January 25, 2022

お絵書きとはちょっと違うかもですが
デザイン画書く時は右、製図する時は左です
左の方が曲線が描きやすいので
定規使う時は親指、人差し指、中指の三本でペンをほぼ垂直に立てます
文字は右をもう少し握り込んだスタイルで、中指のペンだこ痛いです pic.twitter.com/LmROypohmh

— アリス (@ariceland) January 25, 2022

小指に自我が芽生える② https://t.co/dLNIK1dE3D pic.twitter.com/b3RAKeEFTq

— 8割がた田中 (@2warihasuzuki) January 25, 2022

親指関節死に型 https://t.co/PXziyilR8P pic.twitter.com/yQzWH3gRBa

— いずっぽん（チャンピオンタイム (@izp_on) January 25, 2022

リプ欄引rtザッと見でいなさそうなので失礼します。小指以外の指先で支えて親指で挟みます。ベーシックに矯正しようと試みるも集中するとこれに戻ってしまいます… https://t.co/3c46wU8Qz5 pic.twitter.com/w6IJW65no1

— 街与 (@matiiiyo) January 25, 2022

左写真8割 右写真２割
さっきから勘違いしまくってました
どれにも当てはまってない………？ https://t.co/2BYWiy8hD2 pic.twitter.com/ZeWOHN227z

— 鈴-RIN (@Rinpygmalion) January 24, 2022

こんなん。
昔々塑像やってた時から多分これだったので、もう直せんな… https://t.co/IdhVfdfj8T pic.twitter.com/g6GKOQbiEd

— さき?ｽﾀｵｹ強化月間 (@ohana_2001) January 24, 2022

That’s all!
Did you enjoy it?

✨There might be the one for you that makes you draw better ✨

from the ways of holding a pen that everyone introduced us to.
I hope you will use this opportunity to try many ways of holding a pen.

There are more reactions from other painters
that we didn’t introduce in our article.
So, please check replies and quote-retweets if you’d like to.。

See you next time! ?

▼Next MediBang News will be published on
Mid March〜Late March, 2022

Past MediBang News Letter
▶︎MediBang News Vol.9 Staff inside MediBang will introduce themselves by using the Self-Introduction template!
▶︎MediBang News Vol.8 Research on the drawing environments of artists!
▶︎MediBang News Vol.7 Research on the drawing posture!
▶︎MediBang News Vol.6 The secret to staying motivated…!
▶︎MediBang News Vol.5 Inside MediBang Premium 4-Koma Manga
▶︎MediBang News Vol.4 Featuring apps that motivate you to draw!
▶︎MediBang News Vol.3 Top 10 Recommended Working BGM on YouTube!
▶︎MediBang News Vol.2 ART street Posts Sharing Techinques！
▶︎MediBang News Vol.1 Introducing MediBang Development Team Members