Posted March 27, 2018 by Sheri Edwards art

SOL18 Sketch50 Banner

Last year I participated in several doodle challenges, including Sketch50. I wanted to learn how to draw basic shapes and learn to quickly draw basic sketches to represent ideas. Sketchnoting is now a booming business and strategy. I’m still learning, but I did learn so much and improved on my very rudimentary drawings, as evidenced in my Flickr Sketch50 album. I tend to use either paper/pencil or Sketchbook Pro.

So, why not learn more this year? And you can join too! We just started [see here at Sketch50 2.0].

How? Check here. Some tips:

Follow @Sketch_50 on Twitter.
Follow hashtag #Sketch50.
Sketch with your kids with the #Sketch50Kids hashtag.
Check the theme for the week and look at the Twitter feed for examples. Connect with others; ask questions.
Lean into your growth mindset.
Draw with paper/pencil/markers or use your device
Just take five minutes– embrace imperfections: try
Sketch and share– use social media to share with #sketch50
Go at your own pace: the goal is a doodle a day, 5 days a week with a level-up bonus on weekends
Your goal; your doodles; your learning: your growth mindset
March 26 to May 16

Tweet from the Sketch50 Team:

@sketch_50 #ReadSketchThink pic.twitter.com/sEXefyGzAg

— Tanny McGregor (@TannyMcG) March 24, 2018

Apps:

Templates for paper version here.

Here’s the first week’s template:

And my first day doodle. 5 minutes. Banners.

I like uploading my images to Flickr and adding them to a Flickr Sketch50 album. You can look through those for the basics we learned last year, or try the archives [although Storify is closing down].

5 minutes a day.

Lean into your growth mindset.

See you at #Sketch50 !

Images by Sheri unless otherwise indicated above.

This post is written for11th Annual Slice of Life Story challenge hosted by Two Writing Teachers . During whole month of March, we will share a slice of our lives. Please join too.

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