Exploring Emotions
Get in touch with your emotions and discover how your feelings affect your perception of the world around you.
Step 1: Your Emotions
Feelings - Make a list of your feeling words.
Ask yourself questions like:
Questions:
What is my mood today?
How do I feel most of the time?
How do I feel when I am doing something new?
How do I feel at work?
Questions:
What is my mood today?
How do I feel most of the time?
How do I feel when I am doing something new?
How do I feel at work?
How do I feel around family?
Emotions
Step 3: Sort your words into categories
Positive
When you are at your best
Negative
When things are less than ideal
Yin/Yang
Step 4: Reimagine
Reinforce or change your focus
Positive Words - Expand on these.
Negative Words - Come up with the opposite of this word.
Positive vs Negative Space
Step 2: Illustrate your words
Make a doodle that represents each of your feeling words.
Illustration Techniques
Line Drawing - continuous flow of your pencil
Shapes - use simple shapes in different configurations
Sketches - representational objects
Abstract - expression of mood
Line Drawing
Sketches
Shapes
Abstract
Step 5: Add color
Palet - Choose your favorite 2-3 colors
Prioritize -
primary color - represents your essence
secondary color - represents outside forces
accent color - optional
Color
Step 6: Perception
"Perception" is an exploration of self.
Ask yourself these questions. . .
What do these images say to you?
How do you interpret events?
How do you interact with the world based on your perceptions?
Atlanta's ART "Perception" series using Airbrush Art
Perception Series - Airbrush Art
Finding deeper meanings