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Tips on: drawing characters

Another kind of storytelling: illustration

The human fairy tale Rapunzel has many characters:  a king and queen, an enchantress, a beautiful daughter,

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How to draw hair that does not look like a haystack

Hair is always a tricky thing to draw because it comes in so many different shapes

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Big beautiful hair

Characters often wonder what their hair is going to look like.  In the previous drawing tip,

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How to solve the puzzle of a new mythical creature

The workshop secretary, Dorothea, recently brought us a letter from a storyteller named April.  April needed

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Pumpkins as heads

Elves love pumpkins!  While we were busy decorating the workshop recently, with Jack-o’-lanterns, we thought of

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How to draw small hands

Sarah from Northport sent a question to the elves:  how do you draw hands on a

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Eye and pupil placement!

In a previous tip, we learned about the-importance-of-a-characters-eyes.  The appearance of the eyes defines a lot

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Invent your own mythical creature!

One of my favorite things to draw growing up in the woods were the creatures I

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Creating a creature for your story’s setting

Drawing mythical creatures is so much fun because you can let your imagination run wild.  (If

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Walk before you run

When you draw, it is important to learn the basics.  For example, it might be hard

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