There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story, you never quite know where they'll take you. Beatrix Potter Unless you remember what is it like to be a child you have no business writing for children. J.K. Rowling I don't draw from life at all, but I do look out of my window a lot. Quentin Blake The moment you doubt wether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it. J.M. Barrie I don't write for children. I write and then somebody says: That's f

When I was a child, I often thought that I could understand things better than anyone, sometimes even than adults. I didn't need detailed explanations and I did not like to be talked down to. I remember asking things and not being given a precise answer. Phrases like "one day you'll understand", "you are too little for that" or "just because" were simply not acceptable answers and just bothered me. I usually thought the adults who used them were just trying to hide the fact t

For you to draw something well you have to understand what you are drawing. If you want to give it volume, depth or even texture you have to know the proportions and the anatomy of what you are drawing. Many people struggle to draw animals, especially mammals (the most popular ones) because they simply lack the essential information to do it. Mammals, for instance, have all the same bone and muscle structure, so if you know how to draw humans you can relate it to the other ma