Inktober 2024: Turning the Abstract into Tangible Stories

Here’s a new tip for the #Inktober challenge.

When you have to represent abstract concepts like "uncharted," the first step is to make the abstract tangible. Remember, people tend to remember and understand more easily what they can see and touch rather than purely abstract ideas.

The best way to make a concept tangible is to create a story around it.

Another tip that can help you create stories: explore unusual things. If you need to represent the concept of "uncharted," our first instinct is often to depict an uncharted territory. But what if you explored something else that's not necessarily a territory?

This ties back to one of the tips I’ve mentioned in earlier posts: explore the inside of objects or people, and then create stories around them!

As you can see, no matter how abstract the concept or how absurd the representation might seem, your visual storytelling will give meaning to the image you create.

Thank you,

Dario Paniagua
Visual Thinkers Coach