It’s the July #doodlechallenge in the #doodleinstitute with @diane.bleck, who teaches you how to draw and makes it SO EASY! Look at these people—they are made of a circle head + a U (or squared-off U) shaped body. Add some stick arms and legs and a few accoutrements, and they have occupations! Anyone can do this!
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Add figures like these to your next whiteboard or sketchnotes to make them more memorable, engaging, and FUN!
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And be sure to follow Diane. Her challenges are always fun, and you’ll learn so much! She’s the bomb!
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Creative Sandbox Community July Creative challenge day 2: car. Quick #bikablo autos for visual notes! Easy, fast, and easily recognizable as cars. Just the ticket. 😊
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After yesterday’s imaginary sailing ship, I got curious about what a real sailing ship looks like, and how to draw one. So I Googled it! Found a great little tutorial, and this is the result, thumbnail size (almost literally, as you can see! 😄) 🖍
I won’t have time when I’m doing visual notes to draw something like this—it takes WAY too long—but I like having a better understanding of HOW to draw a (somewhat more accurate) sailing ship. Now I can use that info to come up with a compromise version that works for me. 😊
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It’s a new monthly creative challenge inside my Creative Sandbox Community! The theme this month, hosted by @carla.la.la.olson, is “Atlas Obscura.” I’m using it as an opportunity to practice visual communication. Today’s prompt: voyage.
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You can see I didn’t actually model this on a real ship (schooner? Whaler? I have no idea!!!), but it still gets the point across. 🖍
Which IS precisely the point. Visual communication is not about photographic realism, or “fine art.” It’s about communicating IDEAS and CONCEPTS. If you can do that, it doesn’t matter how beautiful, or even how accurate, your drawings are! As long as they are accurately UNDERSTOOD, they are doing the job.
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The doodle from today’s Doodlecam. Today’s Doodlecam is all about just STARTING, and also the importance of SHARING your work. Yes, I know that sounds scary, but what I’ve found is that I see my work as a thousand times crappier than anyone else does! 🖍
In fact, I intentionally created a practice of sharing works in progress—my “crappy” stuff I was EMBARRASSED to share, and what astonished me was how many people made the effort to lift their thumbs to tap the “like” button or leave a nice comment! !!!
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The practice of sharing me work was terrifying at first, but it was so powerful! And it became less scary over time. Not that the fear ever went away, but it has helped me to see that other people see my work for what it IS, while I see my work for what it ISN’T. (Hat tip to Peter Thornton for that tidbit!)
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Sharing my work before it feels “good enough” has helped me take off my “gremlin glasses” so I can see my work through other people’s glasses! This is POWERFUL!
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I challenge you to try it. Yes, I know it’s scary. Try it anyway. I have NEVER gotten a mean comment. Only likes and compliments. And people offering to BUY pieces I was planning on tossing!!! 🖍
The goal, though, is NOT to get validation. The goal is to see your work through other people’s eyes, instead of through your gremlin glasses. TRY IT! 😊👍
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