Real-time sketchnoting still scares me, but I’ve been doing more of it lately. And I’ve developed a post-live-sketchnoting activity that takes whatever disappointment I feel after a sketchnoting session and turns it into something positive and productive. Here’s what I do: Step 1: Pick A Concept or Idea Pick a concept or an object that… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Visual Vocabulary
Visual Vocabulary: Facial Expressions
I’ve been reading Scott McCloud‘s great book Making Comics. One of my favorite discussions revolves around drawing facial expressions, and the idea that ALL human expressions can be produced with varying degrees and combinations of the following six expressions: I have not yet experimented with combining these expressions to create others, but the… Continue Reading
Visual Vocabulary: Ed Emberley Tribute
For this edition of Visual Vocabulary I have deferred to one of the masters of illustration: Ed Emberley. The animal sketches below were drawn using the step-by-step approach found in Emberley’s Make A World – a great resource for artists young and old alike. The sketches below were created with the iPad app Adobe Ideas.… Continue Reading
Visual Vocabulary: The Math Classroom Toolbox
Visual Vocabulary is back! And we’re now fully digital (I used the iPad app Adobe Ideas to create the sketches below). This round I focus on mechanical tools for the math classroom: Paper and Pencil Ruler Graph Paper Protractor Calculator I’ve been thinking a lot this summer about how I want to set up my… Continue Reading
Simple Sketches of Tree Leaves of Oregon
I spend of lot of time hiking around different parts of Oregon. Though I enjoy the nature around me even without knowing the names of what I’m looking at, I decided it would be worthwhile to focus in on the flora of this great state for a week’s worth of Visual Vocabulary. I am not… Continue Reading
Fruit Sketches
The theme of the most recent installment of Visual Vocabulary: Fruit. Below you will see simple sketches of five of my favorite fruits. The first and last are my absolute favorites. Apple: Banana: Grapes: Orange: Strawberry: The sketches seen here are part of a project called Visual Vocabulary. In addition to helping me build my… Continue Reading
Footwear Sketches
Two weeks ago I focused my Visual Vocabulary project on the theme of Footwear. Here’s what I came up with. Sandals: Tennis Shoes: Chacos: Vibram Fivefingers (I love hiking in these!): Barefoot: The sketches seen here are part of a project called Visual Vocabulary. In addition to helping me build my own visual vocabulary, my… Continue Reading
Simple Sketches of Things to Read
Last week’s installment of Visual Vocabulary focused on the theme Things to Read. Below you will find simple sketches of a book, a newspaper, a magazine, a pamphlet, and a palm. I’m pretty good at reading all of those things other than the last one on the list. Maybe some day… The sketches seen here… Continue Reading
Drawing Delicious Drinks
When I wake up in the morning, I drink coffee. By the afternoon, I’m ready for a nice cold beer. Then it’s time to hydrate with lots of water. With dinner I’ll have a glass (maybe two) of wine. I’ll end the day with another cup of coffee (probably decaf). Portland, Oregon is a great… Continue Reading
