Going back to basics today, practicing bikablo® style icons at flip chart size. They’re simple, but still hard to get the proportions right! Because they’re so stripped down, the slightest tilt of the head or foot can change the meaning quite a lot!

It’s very similar to when I was getting started as a calligraphy: the devil is very much in the details!
I am climbing the learning curve, continually challenged and frustrated, but that is precisely what keeps me excited and engaged in this new pursuit! 😊

Oh, and I found a grey marker! Turns out I had a #kuretakebrushpen, which is working just fine until I get my #tombowdualbrushpens and ultimately my #neulandmarkers
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Another 2’ x 2’ flipchart sketchnote of the @jordanharbinger show, this one of an episode with @gabrielmizrahi.
Playing with two colors today: grey + a pastel (yellow in this case). Except that I DON’T HAVE ANY GREY MARKERS!

This is a travesty. With all the art supplies I own, NO GREY MARKERS??? Of course I’m itching to buy some from @neulandcom (the BEST—refillable, replaceable nibs, water-based ink, non-smearing outliners), but the shipping is so outrageous that I want to save up for a BIG order, so I’m getting some Tombow Dual Brush Pens in 095 Cool Grey to tide me over.

And in the meantime, for this one, I pulled out my #pastels!
We artists will do whatever we need to in order to make it work!

And hey, I’ve had those pastels for probably 20 years, and I don’t think I’ve ever used that particular grey. So although it made extra work for me (I had to go over the black lines again, where the pastel overlapped with them), at least the art supplies are getting used! “Art supplies are only wasted when they stay in the packaging.” #newskill #newskills #learning #sketchnote #sketchnoting #graphicrecording #infodoodle #creativesandbox #creativesandboxway #doodle #doodles #doodleart #doodleartist #doodlesofinstagram #dailydoodle2018 #dailydoodle #dailycreative #dailyart #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #originalart #originalartwork #blackandwhite #pigmamicron #visualcommunication #graphicrecorder #graphicfacilitation #designthinking

Flip chart sketch notes from @jordanharbinger’s interview with @joeycolemaniii.
Did I mention this is hard? THIS IS HARD! Using space well is impossible. Hopefully it will become less impossible the more I do it!

One good thing: adding a shading color makes it look SO much cooler!

I can’t wait to get more Neuland pens—saving up for a big buy.
A new obsession has clearly been sparked. 😊

What are you passionate about these days?

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Woohoo! I’m going BIG today! Or at least biggER—I pulled out my flip chart paper and sketchnoted on the WALL!

This is from @sethgodin’s fab new podcast, #akimbo
This is HARD, you guys! I’m having to let myself be a total beginner again, which really nails the ol’ ego… But it is SO FUN at the same time!

Because the truth is, I love nothing more than being challenged at the start of a learning curve! I love learning! I love working to master something challenging, and yowza is this challenging!

And THAT is exactly what makes it fun. 😊

If it were easy, I’d be bored!

The fun part is seeing improvement over time, right?

Where I’d like to improve is in getting IMAGES in there (I default to words, because that is definitely my comfort zone), and in layout. Oy, my composition needs work!

But if I keep at it I’m sure I will improve. Because that’s how it works! You’re not born good at stuff—you have to work at it. 😊

What are you working at these days?

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