A drawing of Dragontzin —an anthropomorphic mexican feathery dragon— wearing a poncho pointing at a pencil on a table. He is saying "Pick it up!", compelling you to give drawing a chance. The sketch is done traditionally in office paper with a blue ball-point pen. To do it I used only my non-dominant (left) hand. On the corner, a text reads "this drawing was made entirely using my left hand. Art doesn't have to be perfect. It has to be yours."

Today is #InternationalDrawingDay

Never be afraid of sharing your art. It doesn't have to be perfect. It has to be yours.

A.I. won't replace the joy (and challenge) of creating something on a blank page. The struggle is kind of the point...

Be proud of being an artist!

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For #InternationalDrawingDay we have this pencil sketch by Ralph Winford of the Royal Regiment of Wales. Drawn at Palace Barracks, Belfast in July 1974, the picture depicts soldiers servicing a ‘Pig’ armoured personnel carrier - a common sight on the streets of Belfast during the troubles. #RRW

Detail from a medieval musical manuscript, showing a decorated initial letter 'M' with a face drawn against the first stroke of the letter. [EUL MS 262/4]

Portrait illustration of a sailing boat on the water, with mountains in the background. It uses vibrant colours of blue, red, yellow and green. In the top right hand corner is a short handwritten poem. It reads: 'The felucca is a slender-necked bird which flies on water, Rivering its way from bank to bank between tamarisk & the ficus tree, It nests amongst the reeds; eggs are turquoise, Both male & female take turns to sit, Then float their brood upon the opal tide which flows to amethyst'. [EUL MS 397/2/10/1]

20th century cartoon from the Syon Abbey archive showing a nun and a novice using a garden roller. The cartoon is split in two halves, showing first: a nun pulling a garden roller behind her, and second: a novice being pulled forwards by a garden roller, resulting in her legs flying upwards. The captions below the cartoons read: 'Sr. M. Elizabeth goes off with the roller. The roller goes off with me.' [EUL MS 389/CRE/5/3]

Stage design plan of the pirate ship for a performance of 'Peter Pan' at the Northcott Theatre in Exeter in 1988. [EUL MS 348/PROD/DES/3/2]

Did you know you can find drawings within many of our archives?

They include doodles, sketches, cartoons and technical drawings, ranging from the 1400s to the present day.

📷 EUL MS 262/4; EUL MS 397/2/10/1; EUL MS 389/CRE/5/3; EUL MS 348/PROD/DES/3/2

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Next week on May 16th is INTERNATIONAL DRAWING DAY!

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