so I would like to start with asking how many of you in the audience can draw
many of you in the audience can draw
many of you in the audience can draw raise your hand okay I can see that some
raise your hand okay I can see that some
raise your hand okay I can see that some of you don’t raise your hand and I hope
of you don’t raise your hand and I hope
of you don’t raise your hand and I hope to change your opinion by the end of
to change your opinion by the end of
to change your opinion by the end of this talk all children are born artists
this talk all children are born artists
this talk all children are born artists all kids can draw and we even follow the
all kids can draw and we even follow the
all kids can draw and we even follow the same pattern in our development in
same pattern in our development in
same pattern in our development in drawing it’s something very native to us
drawing it’s something very native to us
drawing it’s something very native to us also at a young age we understand the
also at a young age we understand the
also at a young age we understand the concept of a drawing representing
concept of a drawing representing
concept of a drawing representing something from real life it’s actually
something from real life it’s actually
something from real life it’s actually quite amazing how a one-year-old can
quite amazing how a one-year-old can
quite amazing how a one-year-old can understand that a picture-book dog is
understand that a picture-book dog is
understand that a picture-book dog is the same as a real-life living dog even
the same as a real-life living dog even
the same as a real-life living dog even though they don’t actually always look
though they don’t actually always look
though they don’t actually always look like one another but at a very young age
like one another but at a very young age
like one another but at a very young age we learn what features define for
we learn what features define for
we learn what features define for example a dog and we get coded with
example a dog and we get coded with
example a dog and we get coded with visual vocabulary can you still remember
visual vocabulary can you still remember
visual vocabulary can you still remember when you were a child and you did not
when you were a child and you did not
when you were a child and you did not hesitate to draw you felt happy drawing
hesitate to draw you felt happy drawing
hesitate to draw you felt happy drawing and you weren’t ashamed you even got
and you weren’t ashamed you even got
and you weren’t ashamed you even got praised or you’re somewhat crappy
praised or you’re somewhat crappy
praised or you’re somewhat crappy drawings but at some some points the
drawings but at some some points the
drawings but at some some points the attitudes change especially boys are not
attitudes change especially boys are not
attitudes change especially boys are not supported to have an artistic hobby only
supported to have an artistic hobby only
supported to have an artistic hobby only 20% of the students in schools
20% of the students in schools
20% of the students in schools specialized in visual arts are boys but
specialized in visual arts are boys but
specialized in visual arts are boys but what is it that made you stop drawing
what is it that made you stop drawing
what is it that made you stop drawing are you just saying that you can’t draw
are you just saying that you can’t draw
are you just saying that you can’t draw because you saw someone do it better
because you saw someone do it better
because you saw someone do it better than you or maybe something similar
than you or maybe something similar
than you or maybe something similar happened to you that happened to my
happened to you that happened to my
happened to you that happened to my grandmother she was in her second grade
grandmother she was in her second grade
grandmother she was in her second grade and
and
and was given a task to draw a cow she was a
was given a task to draw a cow she was a
was given a task to draw a cow she was a city girl so not a lot of experience on
city girl so not a lot of experience on
city girl so not a lot of experience on cows right and she took the picture to
cows right and she took the picture to
cows right and she took the picture to her teacher but it happy and my
her teacher but it happy and my
her teacher but it happy and my grandmother felt defeated by the
grandmother felt defeated by the
grandmother felt defeated by the feedback and and she never wanted to
feedback and and she never wanted to
feedback and and she never wanted to draw again but actually she was clever
draw again but actually she was clever
draw again but actually she was clever she had to do the assignment again
she had to do the assignment again
she had to do the assignment again because the first cow wasn’t good enough
because the first cow wasn’t good enough
because the first cow wasn’t good enough and this time she copied the picture
and this time she copied the picture
and this time she copied the picture through a paper from one of those big
through a paper from one of those big
through a paper from one of those big teaching boards that they used to have
teaching boards that they used to have
teaching boards that they used to have with pictures and she took that to her
with pictures and she took that to her
with pictures and she took that to her teacher and she got through the
teacher and she got through the
teacher and she got through the assignment but what she did not get was
assignment but what she did not get was
assignment but what she did not get was the joy of expressing herself visually
the joy of expressing herself visually
the joy of expressing herself visually through drawing ever again in her life
through drawing ever again in her life
through drawing ever again in her life so now I’m wondering is this the only
so now I’m wondering is this the only
so now I’m wondering is this the only way really to draw a lifelike copied
way really to draw a lifelike copied
way really to draw a lifelike copied imitation of things what is really
imitation of things what is really
imitation of things what is really knowing how to draw is this it or would
knowing how to draw is this it or would
knowing how to draw is this it or would you say this is knowing how to draw or
you say this is knowing how to draw or
you say this is knowing how to draw or how many of you think this is knowing
how many of you think this is knowing
how many of you think this is knowing how to draw because we all have had this
how to draw because we all have had this
how to draw because we all have had this type of stage of knowing how to draw so
type of stage of knowing how to draw so
type of stage of knowing how to draw so I asked how many of you can draw in
I asked how many of you can draw in
I asked how many of you can draw in comparison I would like to ask you how
comparison I would like to ask you how
comparison I would like to ask you how many of you can write with pen and paper
many of you can write with pen and paper
many of you can write with pen and paper like with your name or something so ok
like with your name or something so ok
like with your name or something so ok you might not love your handwriting but
you might not love your handwriting but
you might not love your handwriting but you wouldn’t say you can’t write right
you wouldn’t say you can’t write right
you wouldn’t say you can’t write right you’re probably not the next Shakespeare
you’re probably not the next Shakespeare
you’re probably not the next Shakespeare but you still keep on writing those
but you still keep on writing those
but you still keep on writing those emails and text messages without the
emails and text messages without the
emails and text messages without the shape so now if you can close your eyes
shape so now if you can close your eyes
shape so now if you can close your eyes just for a minute and as we were talking
just for a minute and as we were talking
just for a minute and as we were talking about school think of your childhood
about school think of your childhood
about school think of your childhood school can you still remember even those
school can you still remember even those
school can you still remember even those art classes or maybe you can imagine how
art classes or maybe you can imagine how
art classes or maybe you can imagine how a future school would be now open your
a future school would be now open your
a future school would be now open your eyes
eyes
eyes and be dead honest could you think in a
and be dead honest could you think in a
and be dead honest could you think in a format of Word documents probably not
format of Word documents probably not
format of Word documents probably not and it’s not because you use Google Docs
and it’s not because you use Google Docs
and it’s not because you use Google Docs it’s because we tend to think in
it’s because we tend to think in
it’s because we tend to think in pictures it’s no coincidence that the
pictures it’s no coincidence that the
pictures it’s no coincidence that the word imagine has the word image in it
word imagine has the word image in it
word imagine has the word image in it the more abstract a thing is then we
the more abstract a thing is then we
the more abstract a thing is then we used to think in words but then I can
used to think in words but then I can
used to think in words but then I can get if we can make something abstract to
get if we can make something abstract to
get if we can make something abstract to something visible and see it with our
something visible and see it with our
something visible and see it with our mind’s eye
mind’s eye
mind’s eye it gets more tangible to us so if we
it gets more tangible to us so if we
it gets more tangible to us so if we think in pictures why do we love written
think in pictures why do we love written
think in pictures why do we love written documents so much we give a lot of
documents so much we give a lot of
documents so much we give a lot of respect to books and reports and other
respect to books and reports and other
respect to books and reports and other written documents we think they’re so
written documents we think they’re so
written documents we think they’re so smart and fantasy of course reading and
smart and fantasy of course reading and
smart and fantasy of course reading and writing skills are important but a
writing skills are important but a
writing skills are important but a picture tells the same story and it’s so
picture tells the same story and it’s so
picture tells the same story and it’s so much faster and the change is here the
much faster and the change is here the
much faster and the change is here the young are more interested in other ways
young are more interested in other ways
young are more interested in other ways of communication they use emojis and
of communication they use emojis and
of communication they use emojis and videos and pictures and we have also got
videos and pictures and we have also got
videos and pictures and we have also got some data out of it we can see that in
some data out of it we can see that in
some data out of it we can see that in social media platforms other things then
social media platforms other things then
social media platforms other things then text get noticed
text get noticed
text get noticed info graphs pictures and videos get more
info graphs pictures and videos get more
info graphs pictures and videos get more likes and shares and draw more attention
likes and shares and draw more attention
likes and shares and draw more attention they are more effective for example a
they are more effective for example a
they are more effective for example a tweet with a picture gets 150 percent
tweet with a picture gets 150 percent
tweet with a picture gets 150 percent more retweets
more retweets
more retweets so snap a picture and tweet it
so snap a picture and tweet it
so snap a picture and tweet it Illustrated pictures help us remember
Illustrated pictures help us remember
Illustrated pictures help us remember especially when the reading skills are
especially when the reading skills are
especially when the reading skills are not that developed yet but drawing
not that developed yet but drawing
not that developed yet but drawing ourselves is an even more powerful tool
ourselves is an even more powerful tool
ourselves is an even more powerful tool taking notes with pen and paper is far
taking notes with pen and paper is far
taking notes with pen and paper is far more effective than taking notes with a
more effective than taking notes with a
more effective than taking notes with a laptop even though with a laptop you can
laptop even though with a laptop you can
laptop even though with a laptop you can take more notes but what’s more adding a
take more notes but what’s more adding a
take more notes but what’s more adding a hand-drawn picture to your notes can
hand-drawn picture to your notes can
hand-drawn picture to your notes can even double their chances in remember
even double their chances in remember
even double their chances in remember the content and one of the reasons for
the content and one of the reasons for
the content and one of the reasons for all of this is that we digest visual
all of this is that we digest visual
all of this is that we digest visual information 60,000 times faster than
information 60,000 times faster than
information 60,000 times faster than written things or text our brain loves
written things or text our brain loves
written things or text our brain loves drawing in our daily lives we use a lot
drawing in our daily lives we use a lot
drawing in our daily lives we use a lot of the left side of the brain but
of the left side of the brain but
of the left side of the brain but drawing activates also the more creative
drawing activates also the more creative
drawing activates also the more creative right side of the brain and it gives us
right side of the brain and it gives us
right side of the brain and it gives us pleasure to draw so what can we use
pleasure to draw so what can we use
pleasure to draw so what can we use drawing for even the people who think
drawing for even the people who think
drawing for even the people who think they can’t draw can use drawing as a
they can’t draw can use drawing as a
they can’t draw can use drawing as a tool for learning communicating and
tool for learning communicating and
tool for learning communicating and thinking better drawing coloring
thinking better drawing coloring
thinking better drawing coloring doodling helps us relax and also focus
doodling helps us relax and also focus
doodling helps us relax and also focus maybe you can remember a long phone call
maybe you can remember a long phone call
maybe you can remember a long phone call with a friend when you were drawing at
with a friend when you were drawing at
with a friend when you were drawing at the same time would you say you weren’t
the same time would you say you weren’t
the same time would you say you weren’t listening sadly we have this widely
listening sadly we have this widely
listening sadly we have this widely spread miss belief that a person who is
spread miss belief that a person who is
spread miss belief that a person who is in a meeting for example and drawing at
in a meeting for example and drawing at
in a meeting for example and drawing at the same time is actually not really
the same time is actually not really
the same time is actually not really listening I at least have gotten in
listening I at least have gotten in
listening I at least have gotten in trouble because of drawing in class but
trouble because of drawing in class but
trouble because of drawing in class but actually it’s quite the opposite drawing
actually it’s quite the opposite drawing
actually it’s quite the opposite drawing is a great tool especially for a
is a great tool especially for a
is a great tool especially for a kinesthetic learner like me and it
kinesthetic learner like me and it
kinesthetic learner like me and it actually helps you from losing focus so
actually helps you from losing focus so
actually helps you from losing focus so I hope that in the future we can be more
I hope that in the future we can be more
I hope that in the future we can be more positive about the people drawing in
positive about the people drawing in
positive about the people drawing in meetings I’m in class because it’s
meetings I’m in class because it’s
meetings I’m in class because it’s actually a great way of communicating
actually a great way of communicating
actually a great way of communicating for example in that meeting have you
for example in that meeting have you
for example in that meeting have you ever gone to a hair dresser with a
ever gone to a hair dresser with a
ever gone to a hair dresser with a picture to illustrate what kind of end
picture to illustrate what kind of end
picture to illustrate what kind of end result you want to achieve so how about
result you want to achieve so how about
result you want to achieve so how about when you’re talking about something more
when you’re talking about something more
when you’re talking about something more complex than just here you could draw
complex than just here you could draw
complex than just here you could draw out a schedule and show it to your child
out a schedule and show it to your child
out a schedule and show it to your child or your boss it works for all ages you
or your boss it works for all ages you
or your boss it works for all ages you could show a process
could show a process
could show a process and its goals with only one picture and
and its goals with only one picture and
and its goals with only one picture and drawing out the process or an idea
drawing out the process or an idea
drawing out the process or an idea itself really reveals it is there
itself really reveals it is there
itself really reveals it is there something that you haven’t thought of or
something that you haven’t thought of or
something that you haven’t thought of or if you can’t draw it you probably
if you can’t draw it you probably
if you can’t draw it you probably haven’t understood it drawing is a great
haven’t understood it drawing is a great
haven’t understood it drawing is a great way to imagine and plan your future
way to imagine and plan your future
way to imagine and plan your future it is very effective to dream and draw
it is very effective to dream and draw
it is very effective to dream and draw out your dreams like said before it
out your dreams like said before it
out your dreams like said before it makes your visions more tangible when
makes your visions more tangible when
makes your visions more tangible when you have a set vision you can go and
you have a set vision you can go and
you have a set vision you can go and plant the way to achieve it it’s also a
plant the way to achieve it it’s also a
plant the way to achieve it it’s also a good idea to have a visual track keeper
good idea to have a visual track keeper
good idea to have a visual track keeper so then the only hard part to do is go
so then the only hard part to do is go
so then the only hard part to do is go and do what you need to do to achieve
and do what you need to do to achieve
and do what you need to do to achieve your goals so drawing can be used for a
your goals so drawing can be used for a
your goals so drawing can be used for a lot of things and remember you don’t
lot of things and remember you don’t
lot of things and remember you don’t have to be an artist to do this from
have to be an artist to do this from
have to be an artist to do this from communication perspective it is
communication perspective it is
communication perspective it is irrelevant how well something is drawn
irrelevant how well something is drawn
irrelevant how well something is drawn its no picture area so you always have
its no picture area so you always have
its no picture area so you always have your mouth and text to explain what your
your mouth and text to explain what your
your mouth and text to explain what your pictures mean so there might be still
pictures mean so there might be still
pictures mean so there might be still some people here in the audience who are
some people here in the audience who are
some people here in the audience who are still doubting your skills in drawing so
still doubting your skills in drawing so
still doubting your skills in drawing so let me prove you wrong with a short
let me prove you wrong with a short
let me prove you wrong with a short exercise and for that I need you to take
exercise and for that I need you to take
exercise and for that I need you to take out a pencil paper and you should have
out a pencil paper and you should have
out a pencil paper and you should have them in the bag for example okay
them in the bag for example okay
them in the bag for example okay so a lot of you guys said that you know
so a lot of you guys said that you know
so a lot of you guys said that you know how to write so today we’re only going
how to write so today we’re only going
how to write so today we’re only going to use capital letters as out our
to use capital letters as out our
to use capital letters as out our building parts so that will be made easy
building parts so that will be made easy
building parts so that will be made easy and I will show you that drawing doesn’t
and I will show you that drawing doesn’t
and I will show you that drawing doesn’t differ much from writing and we’re going
differ much from writing and we’re going
differ much from writing and we’re going to do the ABC for drawing so we start
to do the ABC for drawing so we start
to do the ABC for drawing so we start with the letter A so you can draw the
with the letter A so you can draw the
with the letter A so you can draw the letter A here somewhere up in your
letter A here somewhere up in your
letter A here somewhere up in your papers and then we go on and add W
papers and then we go on and add W
papers and then we go on and add W beneath then we add of an L and I and
beneath then we add of an L and I and
beneath then we add of an L and I and zette and you so as you can see drawing
zette and you so as you can see drawing
zette and you so as you can see drawing a pencil is just another way of writing
a pencil is just another way of writing
a pencil is just another way of writing of Li Xue okay so now we move to the
of Li Xue okay so now we move to the
of Li Xue okay so now we move to the letter B so we are going to start with
letter B so we are going to start with
letter B so we are going to start with the B just chillin here on its back
the B just chillin here on its back
the B just chillin here on its back and we’re going to add a capital i’
and we’re going to add a capital i’
and we’re going to add a capital i’ beneath then a you another you and then
beneath then a you another you and then
beneath then a you another you and then a couple of o’s a c and a reverse C and
a couple of o’s a c and a reverse C and
a couple of o’s a c and a reverse C and this boy hasn’t got an arts hobby so
this boy hasn’t got an arts hobby so
this boy hasn’t got an arts hobby so he’s rather serious so let’s add an eye
he’s rather serious so let’s add an eye
he’s rather serious so let’s add an eye here and then if you like you can go and
here and then if you like you can go and
here and then if you like you can go and add some more letters here and there
okay here we have a cowboy so what does
okay here we have a cowboy so what does the cowboy need well he needs a cow of
the cowboy need well he needs a cow of
the cowboy need well he needs a cow of course so we move to the letter C okay
course so we move to the letter C okay
course so we move to the letter C okay and we’re starting and we’re going to
and we’re starting and we’re going to
and we’re starting and we’re going to use many C’s in this pig
use many C’s in this pig
use many C’s in this pig so we start with the medium-sized see
so we start with the medium-sized see
so we start with the medium-sized see and we go on and we add a small kind of
and we go on and we add a small kind of
and we go on and we add a small kind of tilted see here above and then a small
tilted see here above and then a small
tilted see here above and then a small em like a reverse tilted to see here
em like a reverse tilted to see here
em like a reverse tilted to see here then a big reverse see even ease then a
then a big reverse see even ease then a
then a big reverse see even ease then a w ru e that is kind of upside down and
w ru e that is kind of upside down and
w ru e that is kind of upside down and yeah W here we can add an S and one more
yeah W here we can add an S and one more
yeah W here we can add an S and one more see here in the front a couple of dots
see here in the front a couple of dots
see here in the front a couple of dots here and there and then you can add some
here and there and then you can add some
here and there and then you can add some O’s to color them later so here we have
O’s to color them later so here we have
O’s to color them later so here we have the ABC for drawing here we have all in
the ABC for drawing here we have all in
the ABC for drawing here we have all in one picture we can add one more here a
one picture we can add one more here a
one picture we can add one more here a couple of O’s and use and as you can see
couple of O’s and use and as you can see
couple of O’s and use and as you can see now the boy is happy because he just
now the boy is happy because he just
now the boy is happy because he just realized something that he can draw and
realized something that he can draw and
realized something that he can draw and so can you
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