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Pick up a pencil and free your art and soul

The Campaign for Drawing wants us to rediscover the joys of sketching. Rebecca McQuillan joins in the fun � but where did the elephant come from?

A bit sceptical: that's how I felt when I sat down one afternoon recently to draw Edinburgh Castle. Knowing my limitations as an artist, I had a sneaking suspicion I wasn't going to enjoy this.