Learning to draw has long been seen as a skill that only naturally gifted artists can have, yet the desire to create remains universal. However, because of this belief, many beginners stall at the ...

Anyone looking to get into drawing but feeling they don’t have the time could benefit from a method known as “micro-learning,” where they spend a few minutes a day on an interactive digital platform, ...

Commander Mark had big bright eyes and a wide mustachioed smile big enough to match his magnetic persona. He wore bright red military coveralls with a bandoleer filled with — not bullets, but magic ...

Purposeful drawing, makerspaces, and interactive tools like Boom Cards are helping children strengthen memory, problem-solving, and collaboration skills. These approaches engage multiple senses and ...

A child picks up a crayon and begins to sketch a scene from a story, not knowing that this simple act is strengthening the ...

For generations, teachers have conveyed complicated concepts by drawing sketches on a board. Now college science students are being asked to draw the sketches and explain the concepts themselves, as a ...

There are many ways of showing what you know and too often, we think that kids should either be writing or speaking to do it. What we don’t realize is that we are missing an opportunity to engage kids ...

David Macaulay is renowned for his intricate drawings demystifying everything from how castles were built (Castle, 1977) to the inner workings of the brain (The Amazing Brain, 1984). But he may be ...

Being in isolation might be a great time to try something new. In this series, we get the basics on hobbies and activities to start while you’re spending more time at home. What can take you somewhere ...

A scalpel on skin is a rite of medical school. But this fall, medical students at Duke University’s School of Medicine have the option to press pencil to paper. That’s not to say the hands-on cadaver ...