[Nature Journal] PageBREAKERS - 4 Quick Ways to Break the Ice on a blank journal page
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4 Quick Ways to
Break the Ice
on a
blank journal page
Wild Wonder 2020 • October 8, 2020 • @katerutter
PageBREAKERS
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Q&AFacilitator
Lee Kellogg
@leeekellogg
Natalie Downe
@natbat_nature_journal
Speaker
Kate Rutter
@katerutter
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Digital product design
Screens
Scenarios
Sketchnotes
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General visual practice
Community projects
Urban Sketching
Personal Journal
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• Make the most of nature
journaling time
• Maximize your joy in the
process and the outcomes
• Never be daunted by a
blank page again
benefit
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gather
kit
go to
nature
journal
nature
return
home
post on NJ
Facebook
celebrate
learning
How to nature journal
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gather
kit
go to
nature
journal
nature
return
home
post on NJ
Facebook
celebrate
learning
How to nature journal
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+yay!
-boo!
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+yay!
-boo!
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+yay!
-boo!
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+yay!
-boo!
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+yay!
-boo!
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+yay!
-boo!
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breaking the spell
Simple
Immediate
Memorable
Forgiving
Future potential
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PageBREAKERS
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minute
sketches
sides to
a story
lines a
charm
directions
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1. Pen of choice (better than pencil)
2. Paper of choice: sketchbook, letter/A4
or printed template
3. Optional: Colored pen/pencil of choice
Your kit
1-2 natural objects to draw.
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minute
sketches
• say hello to an object!
• warm up
• low stakes, high yield
• build an index for more focus
• lots of variation opportunity
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minute
sketches
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minute
sketches
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1.Draw 6 squares, about 2” x 2”/ 5cm x 5cm
2.Observe the object, and make a 1-minute
sketch in each square.
you can turn the object, make a diagram,
focus on a detail…let your hand decide.
1 min x 6
minute
sketches
Pick an object
to sketch.
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to the sketch-o-matic!
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sides to
a story
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sides to
a story
1 min
x 2
(don’t look at the left panel!)
1.Draw a rectangle & divide it down the middle
2.In the left side, make a 1-minute sketch outline of
the space around the object (negative space)
3.In the right side, make a 1-minute sketch outline
of the object.Pick an object
to sketch.
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lines a
charm
• a deeper story of the unique object
• listen lovingly with a pen
• discover and notice more fully
• explore & note
1 min
x 3
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lines a
charm
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lines a
charm
1.Put your pen to paper and let your eyes draw
the line…your hand just follows your eyes.
Don’t look at the paper.
2.When 1 minute is done, make a few notes on
what you noticed: questions, observations.
3.Do again. Then a 3rd time
4.Mark the start points and end points of the lines.
1 min
x 3
Pick an object
to sketch.
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directions
• place yourself in the landscape
• expand your vision
• hone your spacial awareness
• amazing for memory and recall
2 min
x 4
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directions
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directions
1.Draw a large X on your paper. In the center,
make a small circle. (That’s you.)
2.Face North. In the top area, make a
2-minute sketch of what you see.
3.Turn 90° to face East. Sketch for 2 minutes.
4.Continue to South and West.
2 min
x 4
Go out in
the field
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Give it a try after
Wild Wonder!
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+ nurture
journaling
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Sharing your
work
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Share your work!
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Happy PageBREAKing!
Kate Rutter
http://intelleto.com
@katerutter
@katerutter
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• Fine pen: Uni-ball Vision
Micro (black)
• Medium pen: Pilot Futayaku
Double-Sided Brush Pen -
Black / Gray Ink
• Medium pen: Tombow 82038-
Fudenosuke Brush Pen
• Medium pen: ZEBRA
MILDLINER Highlighter pen
markers, Mild Gray
Pens I use
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• Small sketchbook:
Leuchtturm Hardcover
Medium A5 Sketchbook
[Black]
• Large sketchbook:
Art Alternatives 8.5x11
hardbound, 110 sheets, 75lb
Sketchbooks I use