How to Draw ____. (w/ RJR)

About the Substack

A monthly-ish newsletter full of drawing lessons and prompts, behind-the-scenes looks at my graphic memoir HARD BODY, musings on what I'm currently reading, and other various inspirations and infatuations.

About Robert James Russell

Author and illustrator. Graphic memoir HARD BODY out in 2025 (Simon & Schuster). Apologetic Midwesterner. Can speak cat.

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