In this episode, agile visualizer Adrien Liard shares how his lifelong obsession with drawing led to a brief career in graffiti which became a foundation for Adrien’s agile development career and his live, graphic recording practice.

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Running Order

• Intro
• Welcome
• Who is Adrien?
• Adrien’s origin story
• The work Adrien is doing now
• What Adrien does to cope with pandemic
  • Being excited about opportunities pandemic brings
  • Less travel means more family time
• Sponsor: Concepts app
• Tools
• Tips
• Where to find Adrien
• Outro

Links

• Adrien’s Website
• Adrien on Twitter
• Adrien on Instagram
• Adrien on LinkedIn
• Ben Felis
• Yobi Scribes
• Clubhouse

Tools

Amazon affiliate links support the Sketchnote Army Podcast.

• Royal Talens Sketchbooks
• Neuland No.One® Art, brush nib 0.5-7 mm
• Posca Paint Marker Set
• Molotow ONE4ALL Acrylic Paint Marker Set
• Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pen, 2-Pack. Soft and Hard Tip
• Tombow Pen Retro Dual Brush Markers
• Neuland BigOne®, wedge nib 6-12mm
• iPad Pro
• Apple Pencil
• Procreate
• IPEVO V4K Ultra High Definition 8MP USB Document Camera

Tips

1. Practice consistently a little bit each day, regularity for the win
2. Inspect your work looking for growth areas you can work on
3. Practice the things that you’re weak on, it should hurt
4. Draw from life because drawing is in the mind

Credits

• Producer: Alec Pulianas
• Theme music: Jon Schiedermayer

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