Visual Diary: Secrets of Keeping a Notebook That Teaches You to Draw and Inspires You to Live

A guide to keeping a visual diary from popular blogger @MirTrudCraft — to preserve cherished memories in drawings. A visual diary (VD) is a notebook that keeps the most interesting events in the form of drawings. You can sketch your dream, depict breakfast or the contents of your bag, and illustrate favorite quotes from songs. Keeping a visual diary is a simple way to learn to draw from scratch, develop creative thinking, and form taste and personal style through the practice of observation. Most importantly, it helps to organize your memory, learn to creatively reinterpret failures, and find reasons for joy in every day. This is why VD can become not only an unconventional hobby but also a means of self-reflection that helps you understand yourself and what is happening. Inside the Visual Diary, you will find: - a detailed guide on materials needed for keeping a VD; - the basics of drawing and composition, ideas for designing spreads; - tips for creating your avatar or any other character; - the basics of lettering for cool captions and titles; - motivation for regular diary keeping. The simplest way to remember important events forever. This book is suitable for everyone who has long wanted to keep a personal diary but constantly postpones it. Draw your life!