Itโs here !! The guide for two-legged people who donโt know how to draw wheelchairs !!!
7 pages of infodump !
Disclaimer : I donโt know everything, I have one (1) experience of wheelchair user who used both bad and good chairs, and I share what I learned.
1) Calvin in his wheelchair saying โyoโ under a huge title โhow to draw manual wheelchairs properly by Calvin Arium, a wheelchair user comic artistโ.
2) A character says โmy character self propels in a chair that was outdated in 1970 lolโ
Calvin says โso it looks like you two legged people donโt know the difference between an hospital chair and a chair made to be independantโ
an arrow point the crapppy chair, saying โwe never want to see this againโ
a bubble says โthe hospital chair is extremely unpractical, tough considering itโs cheaper than a good custom chair a lot of us have only thisโ
3) a character hurt himself trying to reach the wheels of the hospital chair. Several arrows point why the chair is unpractical : โhigh backrest restrain shoulders movementโ โhuge armrest restrains wheel accessโ โseparated footrest : amovible, cheap, bulkyโ โx structure, foldable but heavyโ โhuge front casters for stabilityโ โheavy wheelsโ
4) Several arrows point an active wheelchair (the KSL by Kรผshall) : โusually no armrestโ โa low backrest allow more movementโ โlight, design, ferning expersiveโ โspecial cushion to avoind injuriesโ โknee angle is usually 90ยฐโ โone single piece of frame, sometimes entirely weldedโ โweight : from 4 to 10kgโ โoften rigidโ โcenter of the wheel is the center of gravityโ โhigher quality wheels : less spikesโ
5) A hand grab different parts of the wheel, pushing harder in the second half. Bubbles says โsome have gloves, some donโt. The hand must grab the biggest area possible. Less movement = more energy. This is a common but not only way to push.Calvin is on his back wheels, rolling on grass and dirt
bubble says โpopping a wheelie is when a wheelchair user rolls on their back wheels to roll on every complicated surface.
6) several drawings illustrate the folding frame, the ergonomic but rigid and expensive backrest, the separated footrest (only for folding frame), the handles, the folding handles, athe amovibles handles, or no handles, the cool fancy loopwheels, the pretty custom colorsย
7) More Features ! The fancy rigid-foldable frame, the anti tippers (sometimes used by beginners), the motorization (wheels, smart drive) when propelling yourself is difficult
Calvin says โand now vroom vroom motherfuckersโ
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EDIT : Here is a youtube playlist about choosing, cleaning and using active manual wheelchairs in the public space, I learned a lot from those videos when I was a wheelie newbie. (Not sure theyโre all captionned tho) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3j9XB2x5HYmZqgLakRCNt_fjsVZjDAkJ
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