It is apparently a quite common problem - both amongst veteran and younger artists: trembling fingers. My personal perception: maybe 50 % of us all have suffered problems with their hand trembling too excessively for painting more than one time.

And so i did the following number of hints on how to get over trembling fingers as well as ways to get used to it, if it can't be stopped.

However I have to state this first: if you have trembling fingers often and have not done this already: go and see a physician!

Often trembling fingers are nothing a bit more rest or cutting down on caffeine cannot mend (later on more on this). But trembling fingers can also be the sign of some serious illnesses that require qualified treatment.

Having said that, here are some home made remedies for trembling fingers. Needless to say it is always a great idea to live healthy.

First reduce your coffee consumption. And do the same for beverages that contain caffeine like cola.

And then always make sure you get sufficient rest. Depending on your actual constitution 8 hours each day undoubtedly are a good guideline. Additionally a quick nap after lunch time can work wonders, too!

I'm certain that you do not drink a lot alcoholic beverages as this may aggravate your trembling, as well. Merely with regard to completeness: consume alcohol very rarely and moderately.

Maybe this is a relatively surprising discovery for you: trembling fingers could possibly be the result of a excessive sugar intake (often in conjunction with an excess of caffeine). So substitute your sugars with more healthy food like fruits and vegetables.

After that it can help you if you get much more active. This can be frequent physical exercises or becoming a member of your neighborhood sports club and having longer walks in the neighborhood.

Also a reduced level of Magnesium could cause muscle tightness resulting in trembling fingers. A tell tale sign is if you get hic-ups or cramps. Therefore be sure to eat a good amount of veggies and salad each day so that you have enough magnesium.

After that in case you are under medication this can be a factor, as well. In this instance - once again: ask your medical professional. He might offer an idea how to fine-tune your medication to get rid of the trembling.

But what if you are unable to lessen the trembling sufficiently to sketch without having problems?

Then you can apply all these tricks to sketch regardless of trembling fingers:

To start with you will find in any nicely equipped art supply store so called drawing 'brigdes' - these are compact bridge shaped shelves made from wood or acrylic. You position them across your drawing in order to rest your arm and steady your hand. The only downside: you are unable to carry out these long and sweeping movements in exchange.

2nd you may cultivate your drawing style in a direction so you do not need to sketch delicate details with high precision. So you learn to obtain a looser more flowing and more forgiving style.

Ultimately you can think about using stencils, french curves and rulers.

Most important: don't get discouraged. Imagine: old Charles M. Schulz (the inventor of Charlie Brown and Snoopy) had Parkinson. Nevertheless he was able to adapt and compensate the trembling so he didn't stop drawing his comic strips up to the point he retired (at age 77!).