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As
with anything, there are certain tricks which can make scribing
and K-Wall construction a little bit easier.
Scribing
Trix
Stand
back frequently and look at your work
• What do the participants
see?
• Of course, be unobtrusive
about it.
Stage
Fright
• Take advantage of participants'
chuckles when the facilitator cracks a joke and take a look at the
faces. You'll see that most people are watching you with warm expressions
and willingly make eye contact. NavCenter audiences are usually
very supportive.
• Be sure there's some
breathing room for the scribe and facilitator(s) at the front of
the room. This can be hard when there are large groups but it really
helps to not feel you're sitting in the laps of the people on the
side of the curve. Ask the Krew member in charge of Environment
for some help.
Check
your pens
• Before the scribing
session begins, check and make sure you've got all the pens you'll
need and that they're all fresh and juicy.
Two
black pens
• Some scribes like to
outline drawings and lettering with black but find that dried bits
of colored ink accumulate on the black tip and spoil it. Bring a
second clean black pen with you and use it only for black work.
• Other scribes leave
the cap off one black pen and let it dry out. This pen can then
be used to make "gray" lines which look great when shading
a semi-realistic drawing.
Clothing
• Wear clothing that
will allow you to reach up high, bend, and kneel. You may have to
all these things. If you like to wear skirts, either don't wear
ones with elastic waistbands or be very careful when kneeling that
you don't stand on your hem when you straighten back up!
K-Wall
Trix
Stand
back frequently and look at your work
• "Eyeballing"
is often faster and just as accurate as measuring with a yardstick.
Use
the magnetic yardstick
and/or a ruler
• On the other hand,
take advantage of the magnetic yardstick when you need it. It's
great for measuring and dividing space, as well as keeping lines
straight.
• Take care not to let
the straight edge scrape off previously drawn stuff.
String
Compass
• Use string to draw
large circles on K-Walls. Tape one end of the string at the center
of where you want your circle to be and tie a pen to the other end.
Draw.
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Supply
Caddies
• Use a wing to hold
materials while you build the wall. This is much better than stooping
for every hypertile or accidently stepping and rolling on a marker.
• Use a little red wagon
to tote your stuff from site to site when you have multiple walls
to do.
Dry
erase markers ("pens")
• Fill in areas of color
in one shot. Going over an area again often results in the marker
picking up the dried ink that's already been applied. Very frustrating!
• Ink applications are
kind of delicate, so be careful when erasing something that the
Handiwipe doesn't inadvertently "scratch" another color
area.
• Notice that the markers
vary in color. These variations can add choices to your palette.
Blue Expo II markers are darker than the regular Expo's; red Expo
II's are brighter red than the regular Expo's which have a cooler,
more pink tone; some orange markers are so washed out they seem
almost peach colored, others are real bright.
Watercolor
• Watercolor paint is
a very fun way to quickly fill in large areas of color with interesting
texture.
• Watercolor is a great
medium to use when an image will be used and edited over time. Unlike
dry erase pens, watercolor paint won't smudge when new info is written
in.
• The first application
will bead unless it's applied very thickly. Thick applications are
good except that they use up a lot of paint. If you wait until a
thinner first application dries, a second application over it usually
sticks to it.
• Watercolor is easily
removed with water and a sponge.
• Marker used over watercolor
will not erase without removing the watercolor, too. So be very
careful when lettering on top of a watercolor layer.
GLOSSARY
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