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Learn How to Draw Cartoons!

Have you ever wanted to learn how to draw cartoons or make your own comic strips? It’s easier than you think, and lots of fun. In this first edition of a new series, Melbourne-based artist and cartoonist Brett Cardwell shows us how to get started with cartoon faces.

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Brett Cardwell (Cardytoons)

Brett is a Melbourne-based artist, author and illustrator, and has been sharing the joy of cartooning for more than 30 years.

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Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding. It allows you to turn a flat piece of paper into nearly anything you can think of, like an animal, flower or a hat.

ISSUE NO. 26
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2 MIN READ
By The Research Unit for Indigenous Language at the University of Melbourne

If you drive from Melbourne to Sydney, you will travel through 10 different First Nations language groups. And there’s the same number between Melbourne and Adelaide.

ISSUE NO. 25
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By Jeff

“There is no happiness on earth equal to that of liberty regained” – more wisdom from Don Quixote

ISSUE NO. 24
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3 MIN READ
By Shae Wiedermann

Astrology and the interpretation of the stars and planets have been around for millennia. First originating in ancient Mesopotamia, astrology began by using the stars to decipher messages from the gods.

ISSUE NO. 23
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4 MIN READ
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