1. Stored Symbols I don’t use stored symbols… Do I?

2. Stored Symbols Drawing what you really see is challenged by
these are images your
mind recognizes and
therefore doesn’t need
to “look at” or “see”
to draw.
nose
mouth

3. Stored Symbols Some of the best of the worst of stored symbols
Classic mushroom tree with red circles

4. Stored Symbols Some of the best of the worst of stored symbols
Complete with hole and self chopping ax

5. Stored Symbols Some of the best of the worst of stored symbols
Mr. Happy Sun!

6. Stored Symbols Some of the best of the worst of stored symbols
Complete with extended lines, and ray bans

7. Stored Symbols Some of the best of the worst of stored symbols
Hands, how many fingers??

8. Stored Symbols
Some of the best of the worst of stored symbols

9. Learning to See not using stored symbols
Your brain stores information differently for different things
And it feels different to remember different things
Let’s try it out… Remember …

10. Learning to See not using stored symbols
Remember … the capitol of Kansas

11. Learning to See not using stored symbols
Remember … the first lyrics to your favorite song

12. Learning to See not using stored symbols
Remember … the Mona Lisa

13. Learning to See not using stored symbols
Let me show you
How it works with drawing
Starting from the TOP
Draw a face, facing inward.
Draw:
Forehead
Nose
Lips
Chin

14. Learning to See not using stored symbols
Starting from
the BOTTOM
Draw the other side,
Completing the drawing
Exactly
start

15. Learning to See not using stored symbols
Drawing the first face
was easy because you
drew stored symbols.
When drawing the
second face, you had to
think about the line,
if it moved in and out ,
and where it was
on the paper.
start

16. Learning to See not using stored symbols
We expect to see
things oriented in the
usual way, that is
“Right Side Up.”
Then we can:
Recognize them
Categorize them
Name them
nose
mouth

17. Learning to See not using stored symbols
If we turn the object
upside down,
the visual clues
no longer match.
Even well know faces
Are difficult to recognize.
Nose??
Mouth??

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24. Upside Down Picasso