What UMI-kun sees when drawing fish. I asked him why he can draw without hesitation

When you look at the fish UMI-kun draws, their forms strangely enter your mind instantly.From their body shape, colors, and ...

Courtesy visit to the Mayor of Takamatsu. 13-year-old UMI: "I want to convey the charm of fish through my drawings"

On Tuesday, October 13, fish illustrator UMI paid a courtesy visit to Mayor Hideto Onishi at Takamatsu City Hall. He came to report on winning the Ibaraki Prefectural Governor's Award in the junior ...
TES

Experimental Puffer Fish Drawing Design

This resource is designed to teach students how to create an initial puffer fish drawing and then develop it into a design piece. The aim is to aid and explore experimental drawing and design skills, ...
TES

Pointillism Puffer Fish Drawing

This resource is designed to teach students how to use the pointillism technique to aid their experimental drawing skills, focusing on the Formal Elements TONE, FORM, TEXTURE, SHAPE and PATTERN, by ...
Psychology Today

Drawing a Fish—and Other Ways to Observe

I’m a believer in connecting the dots, even if they are years apart. Two dots struck me this week, essays that argue for deep observation. One, written in the early 1870s, sounds eerily like another, ...