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Three Questions with Kate Parkinson: Advice for Young Illustrators

From Inkygirl: Today, I'm delighted to fire Three Questions at my friend Kate Parkinson. Kate's an illustrator, designer and author... Read more »

Comment | March 9, 2015, 11:13 am

• Kid's Corner

How to Draw a Hermit Crab

Learn how to draw a hermit Crab with award winning illustrator, Shoo Rayner.

Comment | March 4, 2015, 1:05 pm

Let’s Draw a Sci-Fi Robot

How to draw a sci-fi robot.

Comment | February 23, 2015, 3:25 pm

KidLit Kibbles

Fellowship Poster Madness

From Chronicle Books: Since the early years of our Design Fellowship Program here at Chronicle Books there has been a promotional... Read more »

Comment | February 17, 2015, 5:58 pm

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How to Paint an Impossible Heart for Valentine’s Day

Learn how to paint an impossible heart in glowing watercolours for Valentine's Day with award winning illustrator, Shoo Rayner.

Comment | February 14, 2015, 11:34 am

• Kid's Corner

How to draw I Heart U – for Valentines

It's nearly Valentine's Day and you are probably wondering what to draw on card. Well, here's a simple idea, and... Read more »

Comment | February 9, 2015, 12:33 pm

• Kid's Corner

How to Draw an Impossible Heart for Valentine’s Day

Learn how to draw an impossible heart for Valentine's Day with award winning illustrator, Shoo Rayner. It looks tricky but... Read more »

Comment | February 5, 2015, 5:17 am

• Kid's Corner

100K Subscriber Competition!

Shoo Rayner Drawing Channel is excited to be so close to reaching 100,000 subscribers. In honor of this accomplishment Shoo... Read more »

Comment | January 29, 2015, 12:22 pm

KidLit Kibbles

How to Draw… Anything

Ever had a day when you want to draw, but don’t know what to draw? You just stare at the... Read more »

Comment | January 28, 2015, 5:47 pm

A Big Hug

Shoo Rayner shares how to draw a big hug and talks about the future of his drawing channel.

Comment | January 24, 2015, 6:34 am

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How to Draw… a Parasite

From fleas to nits to thread worms, this is a great time of year to think about the bugs that... Read more »

Comment | January 21, 2015, 10:56 am

• Kid's Corner

How to Draw Cartoon Style People

Shoo Rayner makes drawing cartoons seem easy. Last night I met somebody who told me they found it really hard... Read more »

Comment | January 20, 2015, 11:41 am

Let’s Draw Smaug, from the Hobbit!

New illustration technique from Draw With Jazza.

Comment | January 11, 2015, 8:37 am

• Spark Your Creativity

How to Draw a Cute Busy Bee

This video shows you how to draw a busy bee in my Shoowaii style. What is Shoowaii? it my version... Read more »

2 comments | January 10, 2015, 6:19 am

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Looking at the ‘Art’ in Picture Book Illustrations – By Paeony Lewis

I’m going to be really naughty. As a writer I know that illustrations and narrative work together in picture books.... Read more »

Comment | January 5, 2015, 6:01 am

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How to draw… Big Ben

Here’s a lesson on how to draw the most iconic clock tower in the world from Leigh Hobbs (with a... Read more »

Comment | January 3, 2015, 12:08 pm

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How to Draw a Christmas Elf

Learn how to draw an elf for a Christmas or holiday card or project with award winning illustrator, Shoo Rayner.

Comment | December 25, 2014, 6:34 am

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Celebrating the Holidays with Art from Helen Cann, Dave Horowitz, and LeUyen Pham

Here’s what you’ll see: Art from LeUyen'sThe Twelve Days of Christmas (Doubleday, September 2014); art by Helen Cann, who illustrated... Read more »

Comment | December 24, 2014, 12:06 pm

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How to Draw a Gingerbread House for Christmas

Learn how to draw a gingerbread house for Christmas or for a Christmas card with award winning Illustrator, Shoo Rayner.

Comment | December 23, 2014, 11:36 am

Jon Klassen: The Complexity of Conveying Simple Emotions

Author and illustrator Jon Klassen walks us through his creative process and discusses sources of inspiration.

Comment | December 22, 2014, 12:18 pm