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Living A Creative Life with Melissa Dinwiddie

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Snapshot from My Studio: November 09, 2019 at 08:17PM


Swing. #novemberdrawingchallenge day 9. Sketching a bit before bed. My #pigmamicron (05) is dying. I hate that. I try to make these suckers last as long as I can, because the darn things aren’t refillable—they just go to landfill, which I HATE! But when they start to die they don’t flow anymore. It’s so annoying. 🖍
I’m also working on appreciating my style, instead of hating on it. My default reaction to my drawings is to think, “blech… I wish I could draw like So-and-So!” (Hello, Comparison Trap!) I so admire the clean styles that other people have. But no matter what I do, that is not my strength!! It’s not how I draw!! So instead of denigrating how I DO draw, and seeing it as a flaw, a weakness, I’m working on changing the paradigm, and seeing my style as a STRENGTH.
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Individual style is not actually “good” or “bad,” “better” or “worse,” it just IS what it IS. So-and-So’s style isn’t better than mine; it’s simply different. Some people will be attracted to their style, some people will be attracted to my style, some people will be attracted to both styles! 🖍
The most powerful thing any artist can do is lean into your own style. Fully embrace it and become MORE YOU. .
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#doodle #visualfacilitation #graphicfacilitation #visualnotes #graphicrecording #sketchnotes #sketchnote #sketchnoting #sketchnotearmy #graphicrecorder #visualthinking #imperfectionism #selfcompassion #creativesandboxway

Snapshot from My Studio: November 05, 2019 at 10:32AM


Some birthday icons to celebrate my birthday. 😊 It’s not a “big” one, but as far as I’m concerned, every year on this planet is cause for celebration! .
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#visualfacilitation #graphicfacilitation #visualnotes #graphicrecording #sketchnotes #sketchnote #sketchnoting #sketchnotearmy #graphicrecorder #visualthinking #birthday #pigmamicron #imperfectionism #doodle

Snapshot from My Studio: October 27, 2019 at 07:45AM


Practicing drawing “holding hands” – #inktober #viztober 26
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I especially love the alien hand, 1st column, 2nd row down. 😂 This is why we practice: to learn to do it better. .
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#visualfacilitation #graphicfacilitation #visualnotes #graphicrecording #sketchnotes #sketchnote #sketchnoting #sketchnotearmy #graphicrecorder #visualthinking #neulandmarkers #pigmamicron #imperfectionism #practicemakesprogress

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