Andreas Gaertner — illustrator, professional graphic recorder, author — shares lessons he’s learned on his journey from tattoo artist to professional visual thinker that draws live for large companies and teaches others to draw live too.

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https://www.andreas-gaertner.de/graphic-recording

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Running Order

Intro
Welcome
Who is Andreas?
Andreas’ origin story
“Doing is most important, taken is overrated.”
”Bluff, then perform”
“Fill the room” and the importance of having a big enough tank
Spitting out a mint in front of a crowd of 200 people
The work Andreas is doing now:
- Online courses
- Live drawing sessions
- Drawings for donations
What Andreas does to cope with pandemic:
- Getting up at 5AM
- More quality time because of less travel
- The power of video calls
Sponsor: Concepts app
Tools
Tips
Where to find Andreas
Outro

Links

Tools

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Tips

Use gray and black for 2 levels of information
Shut up — DO IT! Practice again and again!
Make your drawing process visible to the customer — don’t hide it!

Credits

Producer: Alec Pulianas
Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

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