3 ways to draw like Quentin Blake (and to live a good life)

<p><em>Whether you&rsquo;re teaching kids to draw, drawing for them, or for yourself, learning to draw like Quentin Blake is enjoyable, rewarding, and won&rsquo;t cost you 10,000 hours.</em></p> <p>(Here, I should probably mention that since I started this simple Quentin Blake practice I have actually become a proffessional illustrator and am publishing books through&nbsp;<a href="http://www.howlingwolfbooks.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">www.howlingwolfbooks.org</a>&nbsp;, I can say more than ever now that this is the perfect starting place for budding illustrators, so read on!)</p> <p><strong>I&rsquo;m no illustrator</strong>&nbsp;by a long stretch.</p> <p>I am however, a primary school teacher and therefore blow children&rsquo;s minds on a regular basis by drawing things like stick men and apples with reasonable success.</p> <p>Even with the over-inflated sense of drawing ability this gives me, I am often reminded of my limits any time I try something ambitious or realistic. It usually results in some obscure, offensive, only slightly resemblant portrait (something like those unnerving versions of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/djdamien/5685986657" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Mickey Mouse</a>&nbsp;you see on the sides of ice cream vans).</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@howlingwolfbooks/3-ways-to-draw-like-quentin-blake-and-to-live-a-good-life-2ebe508bad08"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>
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