Article · Jamie Ridler Studios
Know Your Symbols
By Jamie Ridler
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2014
About this lesson
A working artist's method for building a personal symbol vocabulary: keep a dedicated symbol journal of recurring images, question each one for its memories and associations, research traditional meanings only after trusting your own response, and use regular visioning/collage boards to surface new recurring symbols over time.
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