1 / 13

Visual Journals

Discover the world of visual journals and the creative journey inspired by Leonardo da Vinci. From his childhood sketches of plants and animals to his remarkable achievements as a sculptor, musician, scientist, and painter, da Vinci exemplifies the power of visual journaling. This article explores how anyone can benefit from maintaining a visual journal by recording ideas, thoughts, and creativity. Learn about the significance of visual journals, their components, and ten compelling reasons to start your own. Unleash your creativity and document your journey!

wang-mcmahon
Download Presentation

Visual Journals

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Visual Journals

  2. Born in 1452 in Vinci

  3. Leonardo da Vinci

  4. When Leonardo was growing up, he liked to draw! • Plants • Flowers • Birds • Insects • Animals

  5. When he grew up, he became… • A sculptor • An architect • A musician • A scientist • An inventor • A mathematician • A GREAT painter!

  6. But to help him do all this…

  7. He sketched and drew and wrote!

  8. Some Sites to Visit… To see some of Leonardo da Vinci’s ideas… • http://www.englishcompanion.com/pdfDocs/davincinotes.pdf To see how famous he has become… • http://www.panoramas.dk/da-vinci-code/louvre-mona-lisa.html

  9. Visual Journals… Artists throughout history have used them! • http://www.aaa.si.edu/exhibits/pastexhibits/sketchbk/welbunn.htm Today, visual journals have become art! • http://www.teeshamoore.com/teeshasjournalpgs.html

  10. A page from another person’s notebook or ‘visual journal’…Can you guess what this person was sketching, planning, imagining…? Alexander Graham Bell (1876) -sketches of first telephone!

  11. You can store ideas for anything in your visual journal…

  12. Visual Journals can include… Words Images Doodles Pictures Thoughts Sketches Sentences Photographs Plans Ideas Word Webs Descriptions Poetry Reflections Imaginings Text Opinions Possibilities Practice Recounts Dreams…

  13. 10 Great Reasons to use a Visual Journal: 1. You get to be creative! 2. You get to show your own style! 3. You get to include your favourite things! (subjects, topics…) 4. You get better at drawing! 5. You get to do more than just draw! 6. You get to experiment and try different things! 7. You can practice every day! 8. You get a record of your progress! 9. You can share your work with others! 10.You can take your visual journal anywhere!

More Related