Philip Pullman: how drawing helped me to see the world differently

Taking part in this year’s Big Draw festival reminded the author how drawing offers tremendous insight and pleasure

Related: Chris Riddell and friends launch The Big Draw 2015

The best sort of activity is one that combines mental effort with sensuous delight. That’s why I love drawing. The sheer physical pleasure of making a line with a good pencil on paper with enough tooth, or roughness, to put up a little resistance is inexhaustible; and the challenge of making the line resemble (as much as possible) the landscape, or still life, or face that we’re looking at is enough to put us on our mettle each time we try.

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