Tag: illustration

  • How to draw a whale

    I’ve been to Hull quite a few times now, visiting schools and libraries. If I have time, I like to pop into the Maritime Museum, where they have an extensive exhibition on the history of whaling, Hull having been a major whaling port. Christine Hill, the Principal Librarian with whom I’ve worked with often, has…

  • Drawing is a writing skill

    Literacy skills in the UK have improved over the last few years, but writing skills have not improved at the same rate. There is also a divergence between boys and girls – girls doing markedly better than boys when it comes to writing. It goes without saying that poor writing skills are a major hinderance for…

  • Draw cartoon people – turn stickmen into mannequins

    I hope you have had some fun drawing stick men? They are an extremely useful tool for quickly sketching poses, attitudes and expression. But how do we make the stick man a little more sophisticated? How can we draw something we might hang clothes on? The mannequin is simple model gives us a an idea…