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Hi
I've got a question for you
How many people here would say they can draw
Well i think we got about one or two percent of the hands going up
And it's interesting isn't it
It's a little bit like people think of spelling or singing
They think well you can either do it is or you can't and but i think you can
Because when people say they can't draw
I think it's more to do with beliefs rather than talent in the ability
So i think when you say you can't draw
That's just an illusion
And today i'd like to prove that to you
And what they say draw
I'm not saying we're all going to draw like michelangelo
We're not going to be painting the systein chapel ceiling
But would you be happy
If by the end of this session
You could draw pictures a little bit like this
Or even a little bit like this
Well
Actually there's only two things you need to do
To be able to achieve this one is haan open mind up for that
And two just be prepared to have a go
So grab a pen and piece of paper
Okay
So he's how it
It's going to work
I'll show you the first cartoon we're going to do
So just watch to begin with here we go
Just watching that's going to be our first call too it's a character called spike
So i'd like you to draw along with me
So i'll draw the first line
You
You draw
And when you've done that look up
And i know you're ready for the next line
Okay
Here we go start with the nose now the eyes they're like sixty
Sixties or speech marks next next the mouth nice big smile now over here the eir next some spiky
Here next put the ppends the left of mouth little line like that pen under the eir drop a line like that paint the left of the neck
Top of the t shirt line to the left line to the right
Just hold your drawings up and show everyone now we 're doing
Now we're okay fantastic
So it looks like youve just learned to draw one cartoon
But you've actually learned more than that you've learned a sequence that would enable you to draw hundreds and thousands of different cartoons
Because we just going to do little variations on that sequence
How to go this draw along with me knows eyes smile and sit nice some hair paint to the left of the mouth under the hair little little be shape for the top line to the left line to the right
So weve got another character
Let's call her thelma
So we've got spike and thelma let's try another one here we go another little variation
Getting the idea starting with the nose
But this time will change the eyes
Slightly look two circles together
Like that
That's said then two little docts in for the eyes
And this time we'll change the manth slightly watch little circle colt it in there have to go that next the air
Now we'll have some fun with the hair
I watch nice curly hair and same thing painted the left of the mouth not a line
Like that under the air top p line line top of the t shirt line to the left line to the right
Right
I think we call him jeff
What two one two one more one more go
Here we go
You're getting the idea
So we'll start with a nose again notice were doing little variations
Now it will change the eyes
So we've got them aapart
And we'll put some little dots in
Like that next the man th slightly different
Let's put a little v shape night ghnight triangle and a little line across them would just color this little bit in now watch this speit
Carefully somehere watch here you go little line nightknow next bit more there
And watch a couple of triangles to make a little bow triangle at the bottom rest of the hair paint to the left
To the month
Again you get the idea strop a line to the neck now the v shape spline to the left line to the right
Let we go
Let's all all ppam
So you've done
So you've done
Four cartoons you going to have a little rest now take arrest you're getting the idea all we're doing is little variations we could go on
I'll just demonstrate a couple of you could
Could on all day couldn't we
You could do someone looking unhappy bit like that or you could experiment with the perhaps
Someone who's we have just draw straight line
Someone looat a bit fed up or perhaps you could do anything
You like really
You just tried things
Ks like look at this little squiggle
No Yeah
So all sorts of things we could do actually one more or that you do one more idea
This is a great little technique
Have a go at people
People with glasses on just draw a nose
A bit like spikes next draw some frames
So two circles like that with a little bit in between now just put some dots inside for the eyes like that next the ear
So it's little bit like we did before
But this time was joined up the frames
That t's said watch this bit and this bit
I'd really like watch
And then little bit there pennelland on the mstolsh flying down top of the shirt left and right
So that we have it
We could carry on
Couldn't we hopefully we've done enough to convince you
That in fact we can all draw and not just people here i've worked with i'm going to give you three examples of other people who have learned to draw
And
And i actually surprise them too
And i'm going to say that what i think is my favorite most surprisingly example until last the first example is i've worked a lot with children in students in schools
And actually the little ones they just draw fine
But when they get about fifteen or sixteen close didn't think they can't draw
But i've worked with them
I worked this week in a school
Where i was coaching them on using pictures for memory
And a girl was trying to remember what red blood cells do
And she drew this little picture of a red blood cell carrying a handbag with oh
Two on it to remind her
That the red blood cells carry oxygen to all parts the body sounds a great one
The other people have work with is many many adults in walks of life and and particularin business
And they often will want to make presentations memorable
So again a quick cartoon or sketch could be really good for that
And again most people think they can't draw
But take this example
But the abbelines little boat could represent
Could be a metaphor to represent
We're all in this together
So that
If that was just drawn in a presentation
Would really stay in the memory
Wouldn't it yeah
But the third examples
You shouldn't
That favorites really should
You
This is my favorite
You ever been at the party
When someone asked you what you do
We've got a bit sceptical
When people ask me
That and this ladies to
To me
Well i said what i do be a training
And
And i did teach people to draw
And she said which come come along
And do some for our group
She said i work with some people
She was a volunteer
A group of people who have suffered strokes
So i said
Well i'm sure
I could you spsptime for time
So
So i said i worked
And i booked your time
And you have ver done that you get nenear ther the time
You think what have i let myself in for here will i be able to do it
I thought what could i post
What could i do with a music
So i know i'll do my cartoon joying down like that
But then as i got near near the time
I got more and more apprehensive
Because then i was thinking what i've worked with children at work with all sorts of adults
I never worked with a group like this
And it turns out
It was all part of a charity called talk
And there's talk charity is a wonderful charity that helps people who have suffered strokes
But have a particular condition known as a spacier
You might have heard of a pasisomesometimes called sphaier
And the key thing is it affects terribility to communicate so for example
They might have trouble reading
Writing
Speaking or understanding
And it can be a quite an isolaating condition
It can be very very frustrating
And can lead to a loss of confidence
Anyway
So i prepared all this stuff wait to do this session for a couple of hours
Teeep break in the middle
You know
And i got more apprehensive
But actually i need no worried
Because i'm going to show you know the work that they did
And it was one of the best things i've ever done
I'm going to show you the first slide
And i taught them spite just like i did for you
And i want you to see the reaction on their faces
When they did this what you can see
Here are two of the stroke recovers on the left and right and one of the volunteer helpers in the center
And each stroke recover they're about thirty six in the room with volunteers as while this one to one help us
And you just see the delight on their faces
Can't you let's look at another picture
This is a gentleman called david
And he's holding up his picture
And you can tell it was the picture of spican't you in fact
I think hehedrarawn spike even better there
But what i didn't realize until even after the session was that a number of the people in this session
Incluthis david were draing with their wrong hand
David stroke meant that it affected the right side of his body
I need drew with this left hand as many did nobody mentioned it to me
Nobody complained they just got on with it
And it was an inspirational session for me
It was quite a humbling session
One of the best things
I've thought
I'ver ever done
And at the end of it
I had a lovely email from doctor mike jordan
And he's the chair of the talk group helps to be a medical doctor
Because the chair of the group and he wrote to me
And
And i'm quoting
He said our recovers learned today that they can draw he said
But more than that this sort of activity really builds their confidence
So i was happy
He was happy
Everyone was happy
That he invited me back again and ii going
Then i would back every three four months
So it's great
So thought that was a lovely example to share fancy one more draing
Here we go grabb depends here we go right
I've going to get you to draw someone that you would recognize so start with a big nose bit like spikes
Next we'll do some eyes
And you might be thinking it's is a bit like spike
What's the next bit
You're getting warm
You go bit line down there down here it viviciate line e to the left line to the right
When you got out the einstein
So you've got the pens with you
You've proved that you can
You've proved that you can draw
You're very welcome to take the pens with you
And have a practice at home even show somebody else
But actually i'd like to leave you with a final thought
When you walked in here today
Many of you didn't believe you could draw
And you know i've got a question
Feel about that how many other beliefs are limiting thoughts do we all carry around with us every day believes that we could perhaps potentially challenge and think differently about
And if we did challenge those beliefs and think definitely about them apart from drawing what else would be possible for us all
Thank you very much
