Visualize Ideas

An offsite ....normally I would not put any work stuff up here (blog) but this was fun and shows the power of visuals to influence and explain ideas....as our groups worked in separate rooms I took advantage of dry board painted walls.  In an hour I cover the main ideas with quick sketches ...very fun and I think, helps people see ideas.....I should do this in the kids classroom....

Mouse Tales (get it...)

Here my mouse....(Ethan calls him Scamper) begins to use his tail to tell his tale.  Speaking in pictures,  he tells of looking for his dear friend, Mousey (Natalie named that one).  The drop of ink hangs from his neck and using tail and claw he will hopefully create something interesting for the kids to search for....

More Mice Studies

Looking at different types of inking tools and techniques...from felt pens and brush tipped markers to big fat black sharpies....having fun ....hoping the mice can change the world....


Fine tip and Brush marker....got to respect the butt!!!! This mouse can dance!!!!!

 Felt tip and Brush pen markers

 Big Fat Sharpie Markers

Mouse sketches

I could tell the mouse was trying to communicate...trying to tell me a message...so I gave him a pencil..
a mouse tail....

Mice on the mind

Looking at doing a coloring book for the kids and though about starting off with Mice....

Some possible looks...

Magic Box

Did a story last night about a "Magic Box" hidden below the town High River's cathedral for 700 years.  Once every 100 years the box is raised and opened letting out all the magic hidden within.  The legend goes that the box must be left alone unopened for 100 years between openings or a curse will fall upon the town.  Jack the Black enters the town preaching to the people that, in fact, the box is filled with dark secrets and must not be trusted.  Convinced the hidden box would only bring evil, the towns people ignore tradition.   They create a deceitful plan to send the box to a neighboring village, claiming it as a valuable gift of friendship.  Letting the small village of Low River suffer the terrible fate, while satisfying the curiosity of the townspeople.  In the end,  Jack the Black ushers the box to his home town, Low River, tricking the people of High River out of their most prized possession.

The panels are out of sequence a bit...and the trickster Jack looks more evil than he should...but I had fun with this and it was done in one sitting...I may clean and revisit some day...

mice can't be trusted!!!

 Planet of the mice...they are small and have a plan....this was a fun little sketch just started as a doodle. I used photoshop brushes to get a ink line that I liked.  Looking at more of a graphic black and white and simulated brush work on this.  The brush made some of the eyebrow and fur gestures look nice...Tried to use less line and more negative shape....

 

This is the original sketch from my sketchbook

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