The rookies

Get ready to rock with Lera Kiryakova as she shows you how to create pitch-perfect characters bursting with personality

Here are the top ten images uploaded to Photocrowd from Round One, Black & White, with comments by the AP team and our guest judges

Alíz Kovács-Zöldi considers…

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

Laura Aldofredi

Delicate dragons and other magical creatures flock together on the pages of the Spanish artist’s adorable sketchbook