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Mikael Bergkvist
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Posted: 07 September 2025 at 8:33pm | IP Logged | 1 post reply
Neal showed me how he was holding the pen to be able to draw without  tiring his hand when doing a lot of work. Is this a particular craft thing? Do you know if Kirby had a similar ’trick’? Do you?
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John Byrne

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Posted: 07 September 2025 at 9:54pm | IP Logged | 2 post reply
Every artist is different.
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John Popa
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Posted: 08 September 2025 at 2:28pm | IP Logged | 3 post reply
I saw a video recently of Mike Grell who can switch hands when one gets too tired!
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John Byrne

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Posted: 08 September 2025 at 3:04pm | IP Logged | 4 post reply
I had a (now deceased) friend in College who was ambidextrous. It was fascinating to watch him bounce his pencil from hand to hand as he drew.

(I have not once experienced my hand getting tired from drawing.)

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Mikael Bergkvist
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Posted: 08 September 2025 at 6:24pm | IP Logged | 5 post reply
I had a bump on my index finger, resting my pen on the joint when I drew  and eventually it made drawing difficult. I had to learn to hold the pen differently. I guess its a different journey for every artist.  
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Josh Goldberg
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Posted: 09 September 2025 at 12:46am | IP Logged | 6 post reply
I had a (now deceased) friend in College who was ambidextrous.
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That's awesome.  I tell you what, I'd give my left arm to be ambidextrous.
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Dave Kopperman
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Posted: 09 September 2025 at 7:22pm | IP Logged | 7 post reply
This typo on a Pen & Ink group I follow on FB sums it up nicely:
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Peter Martin
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Posted: 09 September 2025 at 8:31pm | IP Logged | 8 post reply

 QUOTE:
I tell you what, I'd give my left arm to be ambidextrous.

A less humerus situation than I'd like.
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Athanasios Kollias
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Posted: 10 September 2025 at 6:48am | IP Logged | 9 post reply
I also had an artist friend who was ambidextrous. It was intimidating to watch him use both hands at the same time!!
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