In Part 1 of Your Guide to Knobs, Balls, and Rollers, I introduced you to the wonderful world of “rolling out” – what it is, what it does, equipment, and more! Now we will get into technique! As a reminder, in Part 1 I said, “If you have a connective tissue disorder, diabetic neuropathy, musculoskeletal injury, moderate […]
GET A GRIP: Your Guide to Knobs, Balls, and Rollers – Part 1
Achy muscles after a long day of drawing? These simple (and potentially cheap) tools can help relieve the pain!
GET A GRIP!: Ellen Forney Says You Don’t Have to be Unstable to be Creative
Kriota Willberg and the author of Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me on healthy and unhealthy sources of inspiration.
GET A GRIP!: When You’re in Pain, how do you Separate Good Advice & Bad Advice?
GET A GRIP! is a column dedicated to exploring all the health issues that keep us from making comics in all its forms. Sure, musculoskeletal or nerve injuries are the first things that come to mind, but other states of health like asthma, addiction, cancer, mood disorder, epilepsy, chronic pain in any body part, and more, can wreck […]
GET A GRIP!: How Experimenting with with Different Stylus Grips Can Keep Your Hand Healthy
GET A GRIP! is a column dedicated to exploring all the health issues that keep us from making comics in all its forms. Sure, musculoskeletal or nerve injuries are the first things that come to mind, but other states of health like asthma, addiction, cancer, mood disorder, epilepsy, chronic pain in any body part, and more, can wreck […]
GET A GRIP!: Keeping Equilibrium in Your Creative Practice
GET A GRIP! is a column dedicated to exploring all the health issues that keep us from making comics in all its forms. Sure, musculoskeletal or nerve injuries are the first things that come to mind, but other states of health like asthma, addiction, cancer, mood disorder, epilepsy, chronic pain in any body part, and more, can wreck […]
GET A GRIP!: How Graphic Medicine is changing the landscape of medical care
Health science educator Kriota Willberg is back to talk about how comics are improving our understanding of our bodies and how to keep them healthy
GET A GRIP!: Don’t Injure Your Anatomical Snuff Box!
Health science educator Kriota Willberg tells you about the surprising hand injury that may lie in your future if you’re an artist (or avid texter)
GET A GRIP!: 5 Things You Can Do To Reduce Drawing Pain
Health science educator Kriota Willberg has some important tips that artists (and everyone who sits at a desk) can appreciate
GET A GRIP!: Nate Piekos on recovering from his arm injury – Part Two
In Part 2 Nate talks about his workday as an injured artist, why he decided to tell his clients he was injured, and what chronic pain is like for him.