I would say play around with different ways to hold a pencil. That would let you test out if it is indeed the way you hold the pencil. If it has always been an issue, the doctor is probably a pretty good bet. after a quick search I found this, some different positions for holding a pencil for some ideas:…
Hey, I purchased a graphics tablet today and within minutes of using it my hand started to ache (little fingers knuckle and Meta-Carpals) I've always had pain when using pencils and pens but this time it seems worse, I think it's down to how I hold pencils (I'm left handed) I kind of scrunch all of my fingers around the…
I'm right handed and I was doing the same. after a week of trying to take it i waisted 2 nibs of grinding the pen into the board I got a pencil and a notebook and practiced loosely drawing for a few days. The pain is gone and I can save on nibs