{"id":5,"date":"2019-04-23T13:53:55","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T17:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viznotes\/2019\/04\/23\/chapter-1\/"},"modified":"2020-10-29T17:34:32","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T21:34:32","slug":"squiggles","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viznotes\/chapter\/squiggles\/","title":{"raw":"Squiggles to Birds","rendered":"Squiggles to Birds"},"content":{"raw":"<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-299 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viznotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/704\/2019\/04\/Squiggle-Birds.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1350\" \/>\r\n\r\nSquiggle birds are an excellent warm-up and confidence booster. Once you start drawing these little birds, you will find them cropping up in the margins of your notebooks, shopping lists, etc. Squiggle birds work due to the principle of pareidolia, \u201cthe tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern.\u201d We most commonly play with pareidolia by searching for animals in clouds. This principle applies equally well to squiggles, and once students see that they can draw birds, they start to become forgiving of their own drawing abilities.\u00a0 Drawing squiggles into things is open to immense variations. Our take is derived from David Greys\u2019, author of the book Game Storming.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h3>Setup<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>8\u00bd x 11\u201d paper<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Thick markers 2 colours (1 dark, 1 highlight)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/vK3yQBouzNs\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Using the dark pen, fill the page with squiggles.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Using the highlight pen, add a triangle to each squiggle (pointing out)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Add a 2nd triangle (pointing in)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Add a dot to each (or 2)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Add 2 forks<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Revel in your flock of squiggle birds<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h3>Lesson Plan<\/h3>\r\nThis activity can be done individually or as a team.\u00a0 One person can start the drawing and then pass it along to the next, each adding new details as they go.\u00a0 These can be simple birds in a flock minding their own business or by adding accessories, such as hats or handguns, they can become characters in a story.\r\n\r\nYou may try using a photo reference and loosely squiggling in the shape of the bird.\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h3>Bonus points<\/h3>\r\nDo monster activity from Lynda Barry next.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-299 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viznotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/704\/2019\/04\/Squiggle-Birds.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viznotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/704\/2019\/04\/Squiggle-Birds.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viznotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/704\/2019\/04\/Squiggle-Birds-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viznotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/704\/2019\/04\/Squiggle-Birds-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viznotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/704\/2019\/04\/Squiggle-Birds-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viznotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/704\/2019\/04\/Squiggle-Birds-65x37.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viznotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/704\/2019\/04\/Squiggle-Birds-225x127.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viznotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/704\/2019\/04\/Squiggle-Birds-350x197.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Squiggle birds are an excellent warm-up and confidence booster. Once you start drawing these little birds, you will find them cropping up in the margins of your notebooks, shopping lists, etc. Squiggle birds work due to the principle of pareidolia, \u201cthe tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern.\u201d We most commonly play with pareidolia by searching for animals in clouds. This principle applies equally well to squiggles, and once students see that they can draw birds, they start to become forgiving of their own drawing abilities.\u00a0 Drawing squiggles into things is open to immense variations. Our take is derived from David Greys\u2019, author of the book Game Storming.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Setup<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>8\u00bd x 11\u201d paper<\/li>\n<li>Thick markers 2 colours (1 dark, 1 highlight)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-1\" title=\"Squiggle birds\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vK3yQBouzNs?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Using the dark pen, fill the page with squiggles.<\/li>\n<li>Using the highlight pen, add a triangle to each squiggle (pointing out)<\/li>\n<li>Add a 2nd triangle (pointing in)<\/li>\n<li>Add a dot to each (or 2)<\/li>\n<li>Add 2 forks<\/li>\n<li>Revel in your flock of squiggle birds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Lesson Plan<\/h3>\n<p>This activity can be done individually or as a team.\u00a0 One person can start the drawing and then pass it along to the next, each adding new details as they go.\u00a0 These can be simple birds in a flock minding their own business or by adding accessories, such as hats or handguns, they can become characters in a story.<\/p>\n<p>You may try using a photo reference and loosely squiggling in the shape of the bird.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Bonus points<\/h3>\n<p>Do monster activity from Lynda Barry next.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":292,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[47],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-5","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-standard"],"part":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viznotes\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viznotes\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viznotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viznotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/292"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viznotes\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":327,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viznotes\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/5\/revisions\/327"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viznotes\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viznotes\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/5\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viznotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viznotes\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=5"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viznotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=5"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/viznotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}