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Erin's avatar

I have been getting irritated with substack giving me people’s older posts but today I am so grateful because I found you! Thank you for all your posts & will order a couple of books as soon as I get back to work (spe ed elementary school teacher trying to get better at drawing here- sent your substack to my friend that teaches 5th grade, they will learn so much! THANK YOU!

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James Burks's avatar

Thanks. Happy to hear you found some good tips to help you get better at drawing.

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Milou's avatar

I was having difficulty drawing more flexible and fun poses but reading this post helped me! Thank you for posting :)

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James Burks's avatar

You’re very welcome. Glad it helped.

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Nico Ecenarro's avatar

Fantastic and simple formula to keep in mind! I'm always trying to have a movement to my illustrations and "body language + expression = story" just became a new mantra.

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Eleanor A. Peterson's avatar

Thanks for sharing.

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