Dad Turns His Kids’ Drawings Into Reality

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Katya Z
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Image via thingsihavedrawn/Instagram

‘Things I Have Drawn’ is an Instagram account held by Al and Dom together with their dad, Tom, where they share all of their drawings and their real-life counterparts with a touch of digital magic and a pinch of humor.

Today, Tom also accepts drawings from children all over the world, recreating those cute and childlike doodles into reality. Turtles, giraffes, and elephants to Mickey Mouse and Queen Elizabeth and anything the children can imagine, become terrifying at the same time hilarious when transformed into digital artworks that Tom creates.

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It's a car from the future – driven by Dad. (But just so you know – this is an #ad.) ___ Hi everyone. Tom, the boys’ dad, here. Things I Have Drawn isn’t my day job – it’s a fun thing Dom, Al and I do together when they’re not at school and I’m not at work. And for anyone who’s been following us for a while (thank you) you’ll know that we’ve been lucky enough to even have a book published (link in our bio). Over the past 2 and a bit years, we’ve let our following grow organically by posting pictures we want to create, but when a brand like Mastercard comes knocking, asking us to do something with them that we love doing anyway, it feels like a bit of a no-brainer! This week is the Goodwood Festival of Speed – a big car show in the south of England – and Mastercard UK, as its main sponsor, has run a competition asking parents to send in their kids’ designs for the ‘car of the future’. It’s been an absolute pleasure helping bring some of those drawings to life with a bit of Things I Have Drawn magic. Over the next few posts you’ll see some of the pictures we’ve created together. First up – here’s Eduard Arion’s awesome drawing, turned into a true speed machine. (And sure enough – that really is me at the wheel.) Another one to follow tomorrow. ___ And here are some hashtags: #FOS #Goodwood #StartSomethingPriceless @mastercarduk #mastercard #thingsihavedrawn #cardrawing #kidsdrawing #kidsdrawings #idrawwhatisaw

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Hi everyone. Tom here, Dom and Al’s dad. It’s been another exciting year for Things I Have Drawn. Lots more followers, loads more pictures, a couple more TV appearances, and the release of our book ‘Things I Have Drawn at the Zoo’. We also started creating some ‘real’ photos submitted by some of you, our fantastic followers. In this post, for example, is a brilliant elephant by 3 year old Olivia and a wonderful Rainbow Unicorn by Jarl who’s 5. Don’t forget, if you fancy submitting your own animal pics, simply hashtag them #thingsihavedrawnatthezoo and over the next few months we’ll see if we can do a few of them. Plus any other suggestions for animals, objects or even people that you’d like to see the boys draw, simply comment below, or in any future post. Have a great New Year everyone. Love Tom, Dom and Al. ___ #2017bestnine #bestnine2017 #thingsihavedrawn #kidsdrawings #kidsdrawing #happynewyear

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