Draw Stronger: Self-Care for Cartoonists and Other Visual Artists

By Kriota Willberg

Book Overview

Finally, Draw Longer, Draw Stronger is here! You're a cartoonist. You take care of yourself to prevent drawing injuries. You do your stretches, take regular breaks, and draw with perfect posture. What happens? You start experiencing pain when you draw anyway! A perfect example of bad things happening to good people. What should you do? Go to the doctor if it's serious. But, if it's a minor injury, go to your bookshelf and start reading Draw Longer, Draw Stronger! This little tome can be used to help reduce discomfort until you see a healthcare professional, or it can provide guidelines for managing mild drawing injuries that don't require medical attention. Explore Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation Therapy (R.I.C.E. Therapy) from the perspective of a committed drawer, learn some tips for understanding your pain, avoid worsening your injuries, and more!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1941250238
• ISBN13: 9781941250235
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Uncivilized Books
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher

Customer Reviews

Very skilled cartoonist who knows her material

Kriota Willberg is a licensed massage therapist and the inaugural Artist in Residence at the New York Academy of Medicine Library. She speaks with authority on the topic of this book. The explanations of the exercises are detailed and concise, and very easy to follow - I particularly enjoy the spider-hands one, I can feel a good stretch in my fingers and palms in muscles I didn't know were there. Excellent resource! (PS if you enjoy bioethics and medical history, check out her zine, Silver Wire. I believe it is on the internet for free someplace. I was able to pick up a copy last year at SPX, and it was an astounding read.)