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Transcript excerpt · English
Translator: Tijana Mihajlović Reviewer: Mile Živković
Hi.
I've got a question for you:
how many people here would say they can draw?
(Laughter)
I think we've got about one or two percent of the hands going up,
and it's interesting, isn't it?
It's a little bit like people think of spelling or singing.
They think,"You can either do it, or you can't."
But I think you can.
Because when people say they can't draw,
I think it's more to do with beliefs rather than talent and ability.
So I think when you say you can't draw, that's just an illusion,
and today I'd like to prove that to you.
When I say "draw",
I'm not saying we're all going to draw like Michelangelo.
We are not going to be painting the Sistine Chapel's ceiling.
But would you be happy if, by the end of this session,
you could draw pictures a little bit like this?
(Audience murmuring) Oh, yes!
(Laughter)
Or even a little bit like this?
(Laughter)
Actually, there are only two things you need to do to be able to achieve this.
One is have an open mind. Are you up for that?
(Audience) Yes!
And two, just be prepared to have a go.
So grab a pen and a piece of paper.
OK, so here's how it's going to work:
I’ll show you the first cartoon we're going to do,
so just watch to begin with.
Here we go.
Just watching.
That's going to be our first cartoon.
It's a character called Spike.
I'd like you to draw along with me.
I'll draw the first line, you draw, and when you've done that, look up,
and I'll know you're ready for the next line.
Okay, here we go.
Start with the nose.
Now the eyes.
They're like 66s or speech marks.
That's it.
Next, the mouth. Nice, big smile.
Now, over here, the ear.
Next, some spiky hair.
Next, put the pen to the left to the mouth, little line like that.
Pen under the ear, drop a line like that.
Pen to the left of the neck, top of the T-shirt.
Line to the left, line to the right.
Just hold your drawings up and show everyone.
(Laughter)
How are we all doing?
(Laughter)
OK.
OK, fantastic.
So, it looks like you've just learned to draw one cartoon,
but you've actually learned more than that;
you've learned a sequence that would enable you
to draw hundreds and thousands of different cartoons,
because we're just going to do little variations on that sequence.
Have a go at this.
Draw along with me.
Nose.
Eyes.
Smile.
That's it.
Now some hair.
Pen to the left of the mouth,
under the hair,
little V-shape for the top,
line to the left, line to the right.
So we've got another character. Let's call her Thelma.
(Laughter)
So, we've got Spike and Thelma.
Let's try another one. Here we go.
Another little variation. You're getting the idea.
Starting with the nose.
But this time we'll change the eyes slightly.
Look, two circles together like that.
That's it.
Then, two little dots in for the eyes.
And this time we'll change the mouth slightly. Watch.
Little circle colored in there.
Have a go at that.
Next, the ear.
Now, we'll have some fun with the hair, watch.
Nice curly hair.
Then same thing: pen to the left to the mouth, little line like that.
Under the ear, drop a line.
Top of the T-shirt.
Line to the left, line to the right.
I think we'll call him Jeff.
(Laughter)
We'll do one more.
One more go. Here we go.
You're getting the idea.
(Laughter)
So we'll start with a nose again.
Notice we're doing little variations.
Now we'll change the eyes, so we've got them apart.
We'll put some little dots in like that.
Next, the mouth slightly different.
Let's put a little V-shape like that.
Triangle.
And a little line across, and we'll just color this a little bit in.
Now, watch this bit carefully; some hair, watch.
Here we go, little line like that.
Next, a bit more there.
And watch, a couple of triangles to make a little bow.
Triangle at the bottom, rest of the hair.
Pen to the left of the mouth again. You get the idea.
Drop a line for the neck.
Now the V-shape.
Line to the left, line to the right.
There we go.
Let's call her Pam.
(Laughter)
So you've done...
(Laughter)