[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-portrait-doodles":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"Some sketches from the weekend. It's usually more fun to draw people's faces than the backs of their heads, but at least when I'm drawing them from behind, they can't spot me staring at them.\\r\n \\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/sketchbk24jan11-1cb1112012.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nThere's some \u003Ca href=\"http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2011/the-library-chronicles-what-would-you-choose/\">good discussion going on over on the Forbidden Planet International blog\u003C/a> about \u003Cb>choosing child-friendly comics for libraries\u003C/b>. Richard Bruton's been stocking his school library, recommends some books and asks for more recommendations. Have a look in the comments to see what people are suggesting and perhaps add your own suggestions!\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2011/the-library-chronicles-what-would-you-choose/\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/fpi_libraries-314fd0a256.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nDon't forget, tonight, just off Brick Lane, is \u003Ca href=\"http://www.laydeezdocomics.com//\">Laydeez Do Comics\u003C/a>! \u003Cb>Darryl Cunningham\u003C/b> (author of \u003Ci>Psychiatric Tales\u003C/i>) is coming all the way down from Yorkshire just to be in the audience, so I promised I'd be there. It'll be great, I love hearing from Myriad Editions' \u003Cb>Corinne Pearlman\u003C/b>, \u003Cb>Ed Hillyer (Ilya)\u003C/b> always does a good talk, and there are a couple new people booked that I have yet to hear speak, including \u003Cb>Erica Smith\u003C/b> and \u003Cb>Dr Julia Round\u003C/b>.\\r\n\\r\nAnd I'll leave you with a little video of DFC colleague \u003Ca href=\"http://www.fumboo.com/\">Jamie Smart\u003C/a> showing us how he draws \u003Cb>Desperate Dan\u003C/b> for \u003Ci>The Dandy\u003C/i>: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Clj-embed id=\"594\"/>\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyvqUvhdYKo\">\u003Ci>Jamie Smart How-to-draw-Desperate-Dan YouTube link\u003C/i>\u003C/a>\\r\nIf you're looking for more step-by-step how-to-draw videos, children's book creator \u003Ca href=\"http://www.shoorayner.com\">Shoo Raynor\u003C/a> has a huge stockpile of them over on \u003Ca href=\"http://www.shoorayner.com/DrawingSchool/\">Shoo-Tube\u003C/a>.","2011-01-24T11:34:00.000Z","portrait-doodles",[],"portrait doodles",1776628719590]