I can’t let go of “confused.” I want to figure out how to communicate this emotion, without writing the word, or using a question mark! Elsewhere on this sheet I played with different mouth shapes — a squiggly line ~ or a short angled line. I’m not sure which reads best.
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I’ll keep working at it! .
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Artwork in Progress
I create just about every day, and share my works-in-progress here, and on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. You can find finished paintings from 2011 through 2015 in my Daily Paintings feed.
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Snapshot from My Studio: April 11, 2018 at 07:29AM
Using some quick visuals to help me plot out my plan of action for getting my supplies from my car to the room for today’s LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® team building retreat.
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Snapshot from My Studio: April 10, 2018 at 10:56AM
Another page from my LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® “analog PowerPoint.” I thought the layout of this one was rather fun. .
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Snapshot from My Studio: April 10, 2018 at 08:30AM
April Creative Sandbox Challenge day 10: confused. After doing 50 of these, as per @evalottchen’s advice, without the question mark, I’m not sure if they would read as “confused.” And the question is, which looks most confused? And WHY? 🖍
I’m thinking maybe the last one on the right, second up from the bottom, but what makes that one read as “confused” rather than scheming, or startled, or..?
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The size of the pupils?
The size of the mouth?
The *shape* of the mouth?
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Thankfully, in graphic facilitation, I always get to include words, question marks, or whatever other marks I need to communicate what I’m trying to get across. This is VISUAL COMMUNICATION, not art, folks! The goal is to communicate concepts, not impress anyone with my artistic chops (much as my ego might love to do that, too. Down, ego, down!)
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Still, it would be nice to understand how to draw what I want to communicate, without using typographic symbols. #wishfulthinking .
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Snapshot from My Studio: April 09, 2018 at 04:21PM
Flip chart fun, preparing my “analog PowerPoint” for my upcoming LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® team building retreat. 🖍
These flip charts are a real exercise in imperfectionism. They have to be, otherwise I would never finish them!!! 🖍
“Done” is better than “perfect,” and “good enough” really is. Anything that I’m not pleased with just has to be accepted, because there is NO TIME for any other option!
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So we learn to forgive ourselves for being less than perfect, less than superhuman, less than our heroes (whom we imagine to be both of the above, even though of course they aren’t!) and keep in rolling.
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Next page! Onward, Ho!
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