Fall Festival at the Library (Beatley Central Library - Alexandria)

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Last week at the Fall Festival I had a lot of fun giving tips on how to draw cartoon portraits, starting with the basic shapes. 

 

Ah hour later I had a line of amazing people of all ages ready to sit down in front of me and see their portrait quickly appear from simple lines to recognition. 

 

It was an amazing experience, where I traded portraits for their stories. They asked me about my trade, and I got to know this community better.

The library is huge, well organized and with amazing staff.

 

Thank you all for having me.

 

Some of the kids where nice to draw me back. I think I'm a winner here, don't you think?