January
18
How Big Do You Draw? (#IDrawThisBig) by Colby Sharp
I found out this week that Lauren Castillo draws small. Very small. In fact, when she sketches the characters are often 1.5 to 2 inches tall. I asked her to take a picture of one of her sketches with a quarter next to it. I loved seeing her little hedgehog chilling next to that quarter. It made me curious to know the size other illustrators sketch their characters.
Photo credit: Lauren Castillo
We would love to have our favorite illustrators snap a picture from one of their drawings with a quarter sitting next to one of the characters. A picture from a sketchbook would be perfect.
Illustrators can share their images by using the Twitter/Instagram hashtag #IDrawThisBig, or they can email them to me (colbysharp@gmail.com).
I’ll collect the images and throw them together in a post. I can’t wait to see what all these pictures look like sitting next to each other.
Pictures must be tweeted, instagrammed, or emailed by January 31.
I think that this is a post that our students will absolutely cherish.
Thanks for being Nerdy!
Colby Sharp is a third grade teacher at Parma Elementary in downtown Parma, Michigan. He’s married to the wonderful Alaina Sharp. They have four kids together. He’d love to connect with you on Twitter: @colbysharp, and he hopes that you will join him at Nerd Camp.
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What a cool idea to give us all insight into how these fab illustrators work. I never thought about the original size of the pictures. I wonder if individual illustrators always draw the same size (relatively). I can’t wait to see what you get.
I’m not an illustrator (except in my mind), but I want to play.
what a wonderful idea, Colby!
Fascinating, Colby, who knew? And what a FABULOUS human bean & teacher YOU are, Colby, and I hope you are told often! Thanks for doing what you do EVERY day!
Funny, I draw in different sizes depending on what I’m doing, but find it quite fun to draw very small characters. 🙂 Fascinating post!
Such a lovely illustration. Looking at Lauren Castillo’s other work online right now . PS. Great idea 🙂
Wow. I am looking at that quarter next to the hedgehog. Can’t stop staring. That’s some insane talent. I love her books even more now.
This is wonderful. Thank you for sharing with us! I have found so many fun and cool books for my class (and for me 🙂 from your blog!