In this final episode of The Sketchnote Army Podcast season 11, we’ve gathered all the tips from 13 fantastic visual thinkers to inspire you!

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Running Order

Intro
Welcome
Sponsor: Concepts app
Tips
Outro

Links

1. Paul Mignard’s Tips

Get in the habit of making and posting content regularly
Be curious with new things
Get inspired by learning by people online across disciplines

2. Renée Stevens’ Tips

Try out XR and observe XR in everyday life
Choose rhythm and routine instead of inspiration
Break out of rectangles - think outside in open space

3. Andy McNally’s Tips

Break things down into their basic shapes
Focus on capturing the idea, add color and details later
Don’t be afraid to leave space blank and return to it later
Keep learning new things

4. Zsofi Lang’s Tips

Look at other work that’s awesome and analyze and understand why
Visually journal 3 things that happened today
Don’t be discouraged when its hard, keep going
Use 50% opacity layer or a sticky note to capture in-progress ideas

5. Andreas Gaertner’s Tips

Use gray and black for 2 levels of information
Shut up — DO IT! Practice again and again!
Make your drawing process visible to the customer — don’t hide it!

6. Franziska Schwarz’s Tips

Copy other artists’ work
Draw a new idea by mixing two disconnected elements
Hand letter poetry or quotes that you like

7. Adrien Liard’s Tips

Practice consistently a little bit each day, regularity for the win
Inspect your work looking for growth areas you can work on
Practice the things that you’re weak on, it should hurt
Draw from life because drawing is in the mind

8. Kris Neckelmann’s Tips

Draw sample lines with your pens before you’re under pressure
Find people’s work you like and analyze it to learn and grow
Have patience!
Show your work and reveal your journey

9. Lai Chee Chiu’s Tips

Explore the 33% people rule
Treat your drawing as a reward instead of a task
Post as much work as you can

10. Tanmay Vora’s Tips

Integrate visuals into everyday tasks and routines
Share your work generously with others to keep yourself active
Constraints will help you keep on track

11. William Warren’s Tips

Creativity flourishes with boundaries
Visualize the problem as a movie
Pursue adjacent creative activities - painting or music

12. Chris Wilson’s Tips

Create something that’s just for you and not public consumption
Shake up your tools and play around with them
Ask what a tool wants to used for and not used for, then play with both

13. Scott H. Young’s Tips

Develop your own visual language
Don’t worry about your stuff looking good!
Look for a visual picture to represent an idea to help your learning

Credits

Producer: Alec Pulianas
Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

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