It is a well-documented fact that those of us in the barn enjoy drawing. Robbi likes it so much that she chose it as a profession. I am so fond of drawing that I do it in spite of having no talent. And Tilly (another artist by training and vocation) loves drawing so much that she came up with the idea for our five-minute drawing sessions.
Over in Bobbledy land, we’ve been enjoying posting weekly prompts for kids and seeing the wonderful drawings they come up with.
As fun as it is to draw by oneself, it’s even more fun to draw with other people. And so we’re wondering if some of you in Idiots’World might have a hankering to put pen to drawing pad as well. Here’s what we propose: a mass group drawing effort in the year ahead.
To give us structure (and to keep us all on the same page), we’re going to use a book from our friends at Chronicle as a guide. Called 712 More Things to Draw (the book is a follow-up to an earlier book called 642 Things to Draw), it is a “guided sketchbook.”
In addition to featuring an incredibly appealing giraffe, the cover is printed on a sturdy stock with a pleasing texture. You will enjoy holding this book.
The interior is a grid of drawing prompts. Simple perhaps, but pretty helpful, I think, when it comes to actually sticking to a drawing regimen.
Speaking of which, here’s the plan:
1) Anyone who is interested, should order a copy of the book.
2) Starting January 1, Robbi, Tilly, and I are going to start filling out our books, one drawing a day, every day of the year.
3) We’ll post our favorite drawings on the blog (we promise we won’t make you suffer through each and every one of them).
4) Any of you who feels like it can send us scans or photos of your drawings to post as well.
5) And that’s that.
Let’s all spend a year drawing stuff together, shall we?
In fact, at a drawing a day, the book will last us almost two years. But something about two years of daily drawings sounds a bit more intimidating. Let’s take it one year at a time and see what happens.
We’ve got our books:
Now go get yours.
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Virginia: Delightful indeed. Chronicle is the absolute best. Which is why we are so excited that they are the ones who are going to publish our first commercial book, Ten Thousand Stories, due out next fall. We can’t wait to see ourselves up there with all that gorgeous stuff.