- Most common icons Laura draws with - How to draw a person: - In general make the body a square and the head a circle 1/3 the length of the square. Their arms should go to their torso. If you want to add more diversity you can change the shape of the body or head. You can also add a little stick nose to indicate which direction they are facing. -  -  -  - How to Draw Faces: - You can draw a simple circle and put in three lines that can help orient you to where to put in specific sections of the face. The position of these lines change based on the direction you are looking at the person from. -  - How to draw Emotion: - The position of the eyebrows is the most important. Down eyebrows signal anger. Raised eyebrows signal suprise. Straight mouth signals uncertainty. Off kilter mouths signal mischeiviousness. -  - How to draw every emotion: -  - How to draw emotion with postures: -  - Tech -  - Buildings -  - Money -  - Hands -  - How to draw complicated images using your visual alphabet - 1. Find a reference image. For example, an Elaphent. - 2. Find the visual alphabet inside of your reference image and draw over the image - 3. Take away the reference image and soften the image you made - 4. Try and recreate the image from scratch using the visual alphabet you identefied earlier - 5. Practice, practice, practice. -  - ### Useful sites to help you draw simple objects - [The Nifty Fox Free Visual Resources Database](https://padlet.com/evansemporiumstore/lks3aoyyhkpnkmpe) - a one stop shop for places to find copyright free illustrations, icons, templates and inspiration to help you. - [Quick, draw!](https://quickdraw.withgoogle.com/) - A Google database of MILLIONS of icons, with quick walkthroughs on how to draw them. - [Autodraw](https://www.autodraw.com/) - Free online software that works out WHAT you are trying to draw on screen. Great way to start working out what shapes go together to make an image. - How to Draw Emotions