We were back at Body and Soul again this Thursday for our second workshop!

Ben got the group to start thinking about their characters.

Last week he asked all the kids to bring in something they felt resembled their character, or something that was important to them!

We had a mixed response from the guys that remembered, from fried chicken, through 1920s art deco lamps, to the Justin Burber album, and Ben’s dragonball z wallet!!

Once we had gone round and asked all the guys about their things, it was time to start some actual drawing!!

Ben had brought in a bunch of illustrations, some of his own work, and  a collection of children’s books, to get the guys thinking about the style possibilities when coming up with a character.

Using this and the object for inspiration, they had to start to create a character of themselves.

The results were extremely varied, one massive afro, a grandma’s cardigan, a foxes mask, a chicken bone in the head.

In general we were impressed with how the guys got stuck in to the drawing and really enjoyed themselves!

Finally, after they had finished doing their own characters they passed them around and the guys had to have a go at interpreting what other people had drawn of themselves in their own styles!

This was another amusing game and helped understand different styles and gave the opportunity to add extra characteristics you felt they left, which could be anything from a saying to an extra arm borrowed from an octopus!

We had a ton of fun again and look forward to going back again this Thursday!!