Visual Doing & Visual Thinking exercises

ACTIONS People on the move and in action seem hard to draw, yet practice makes perfect! Trace the drawings to get a feeling for the line directions and shapes and then copy underneath!

Tip: Look in the mirror or in a window while posing as the person you want to draw and really study your reflection.

Walking

Running

Jumping

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Dancing

Fighting

Striking a pose

Sports

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THE PITFALL Let’s practice some postures combined with your ability to think visually! The superhero stands at the end of the pitfall... what happens in between?

Draw at least 6 other people in different positions.

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Superhero

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TYPOGRAPHY Working visually is really powerful, even when you are using text! After all, you can communicate visually with your handwriting too. If you have to write, make sure it looks good and is easy to read.

OUTLINE TITLES Outline letters work well for titles. They’re big, grab people’s attention and you can easily make them even more eye-catching.

Trace the outside of the alphabet so you get a real feel for it. Afterwards, draw the whole outline alphabet yourself without the inner letters!

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DECORATE YOUR TITLE Draw a striking title by adding (colored) shadows, extra outlines, shading or other expressions of your creativity. Try it yourself! Decorate the titles below.

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There are lots of options for titles. Here are some more! Copy them, have fun and play around with big and bold letters.

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QUOTES AND SUBTITLES If you use text in your drawing it will probably be in titles, subtitles and key words (for categories or themes, for example). See if you can still write in your oldskool handwriting!

This font works great for subtitles and quotes, especially when you use it in combination with speech balloons.

Try it yourself!

There are several ways to make an outstanding title or subtitle. Be creative! What about a piece of brownpaper or a black marked square with white paint marker?

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