The Big Draw’s Big Splash

Celebrating illustration for children and adults
Launched by Quentin Blake at noon
12pm - 5pm, Sunday 25 September

Join Quentin Blake and a crew of top-notch artists for amazing canal-side adventures – at the drop of a pencil. Conjure up your own magic. Try Hervé Tullet’s Doodle Cook recipes for ‘scribble delight’ and ‘chef’s surprise’ – seasoned with humour and large dollops of fun. Spark your creative imagination with Marion Deuchars and her inspiring new book Let's Make Some Great Art.

Emblazon a jacket with badges and design a giant fashion fanzine with Nina Chakrabarti. Bring your drawings to life in the House of Illustration zoetrope. Build paper boats, join a bubble-writing master class with Linda Scott, or create miniature marine masterpieceswith Sarah Bridgland. Be part of Momentum’s first visual census in London: and see your portraits posted on a special online gallery.

Teenagers and adults can Make a Comic in a Day with graphic novelist Karrie Fransman, create cartoon characters with Joe Berger, and discover the history of animal stories in comics and illustration from Bryan Talbot, award-winning author/illustrator of the Grandville series.

Board the floating studio to sketch waterside views en route to London Canal Museum or Camley Street Natural Park for more creativity. Ride the Root Lounge to The Kindest Tree Island, an enchanted place where you will find the answers that you seek. On dry land, don’t miss star turns on the Big Picture Frame: 12.15 Quentin Blake; 12.45 Marf; 2pm Nadia Shireen; 3pm Stephanie von Reiswitz; 4pm Adam Dant

All events are FREE
Tickets for timed workshops (see below) must be booked in advance from the box office on 020 7520 1490 and are subject to availability. Many other activities continue throughout the afternoon and are suitable for all ages, including adults.