Your visual communication pieces can land with your audience or miss them entirely, depending on what layout you choose. This post shows you the principles behind why some layouts work better than others. Layout: your secret sauce for communication success One of the questions I …
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Have you ever wanted to try drawing mandalas? It’s more fun and rewarding than you probably think, and the results are probably better than what you imagine, whether you think you have no drawing skill at all, or you’re a seasoned sketcher. If you’re after a free …
Read More3 ways to add extra impact to figure sketches
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 …
Read MoreFor more creative sketching, try SNAILS
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 …
Read MoreFun emoji facts
Emoji number plates?! Level up your emoji mojo with these 15 nuggets of tasty tips, tricks and trivia about our favourite adorable little pictures. To state the bleeding obvious, emoji are a thing. In a BIG way. Regular Presto Sketching newsletter readers might know that I …
Read MoreFoundation lines: the killer technique for better sketching
If you struggle to draw from imagination – or even what’s right in front of you! – the foundation lines drawing technique is made for you. Try it yourself, and gain greater confidence and ability, with more satisfying results. [UPDATED] Quite a while ago I was …
Read More3 ways to add extra impact to figures
Figures add tons of visual interest to your presentations and communications. But before you go to Google Images or MidJourney, try drawing them yourself.
Read MoreEasy ways to show more diversity in your sketches
Life is full of all kinds of people, and your sketches can be too, with these ideas and examples. Do you want your presentations and business communications to be more inclusive, and show more diversity, but you don’t want to use those cheesy contrived multi-racial …
Read More10 ideas to get you inspired to sketch
You want to sketch more…or just start sketching… but it’s hard to know where to start. I hear you. Here’s 10 things to draw, when you don’t know what to draw. I know what it’s like. You want to sketch (or you want to sketch more often), but …
Read More5 MORE tips for better whiteboarding awesomeness
Is everyone lost in their own laptops in your meetings? Get everyone focused on what matters with 5 MORE simple whiteboarding tips.
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