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3 ways to add extra impact to figure sketches

17/08/2018 by Ben Crothers

Do you ever wonder why some figure drawings have a way of jumping out at you and grabbing your attention? By trying out these ideas in your sketching, yours can do that too. Figures help your audience put themselves in the picture Whether you draw for fun or for a living (or both!), and you […]

Filed Under: Fun and creativity, Getting started, Sketchnoting and graphic recording Tagged With: creativity, figure sketching, figures, visual storytelling

For more creative sketching, try SNAILS

17/08/2018 by Ben Crothers

Looking to change up how you draw the same thing all the time? Or to boost the variety and style of what you draw? I got you: try this easy and effective SNAILS method. If I got a dollar for every light bulb that I drew in my work, I’d be… well, I wouldn’t be […]

Filed Under: Fun and creativity, Getting started, Sketchnoting and graphic recording Tagged With: creativity, inspiration, snails, style, visual metaphor

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