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Category: Teachers Notes
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How Single‑Point Perspective Illusions Work Single‑point perspective illusions use one vanishing point to trick the eye into seeing depth on a flat surface. When all the lines in a drawing angle toward the same point, your brain automatically interprets the image as 3D, even though it’s completely flat. This is the foundation (used below) behind…
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These teacher notes have been created to support classroom exploration of the research, creative process, and visual storytelling behind This Old Thing. Inside, you’ll find a set of practical activities that invite students to investigate objects, history, memory, and the ways we can bring personal stories to life. The resource is designed to give you…
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If you’ve already read my first post, Understanding the Elements of Design, you’ll know that those building blocks, line, shape, colour, texture, and so on, give us the raw materials we use to create images. This second instalment looks at what comes next: the principles of design, the ideas that show us how those elements…
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Elements and Principles of Design Introduction When I first started out as an illustrator, no one ever sat me down and explained the elements and principles of design. I wish they had. These concepts aren’t just academic theory, they’re the practical tools that help you see images more clearly, create with more intention, and talk…
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Visual storytelling, writing, and composition Tony Flowers (2025) Sketchbook Further to my earlier post on Wally Wood’s 22 Panels That Always Work, I wanted to explore how this system functions as a practical visual shorthand for storytelling. While originally created as a professional tool, the panels translate extremely well into classroom contexts because they help…
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