[Nfb-krafters-korner] drawing with your Perkins Brailler

[Terrence van Ettinger]

Wow!!  How timely!  I HAVE to get this book!  May have to wait 'til
next week though; need to see if I've got cash for it before then.
It's awesome to see that someone's actually produced a book again
that's available; I had a hardcopy Braille book on this years ago, but
was stupid and gave it away.  NEVER again will I do that!!  There was
a cool Halloween cat in that book, plus a Channukah menora.  Also a
horn & bell which, fortunately, I've remembered over the years.  Oh
yeah, and the Easter basket & bunny.  Anyway, I am definitely getting
*this* book as soon as I can.  Hmm...using the drawing thing to teach
Braille though...yeah, something to help learn dot positions on the
Brailler...

Terrence

On 8/25/10, Jewel S. <herekittykat2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> It's actually almost exactly like ASCII art. It uses carefully placed
> letters, number, contractions, and really any combination of the six
> dots to creat pictures *grin* The obvious advantage over ASCII art is
> that in Braille, it doesn't have to be a letter to be used...st, with,
> of, ch, and full braille cells are all acceptable and usable symbols.
> I've seen some very creative ones. A friend of mine once drew a
> helicopter, though I didn't get to see it (it was in her TVI work
> days), and she said she'd never do it again *pout*
>
> ~Jewel
>
> On 8/25/10, qubit <lauraeaves at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> kind of reminds me of "ASCII art" -- in particular, the little ascii
>> pictures that some people used to put in their email signatures.
>> Probably the best one I saw -- or rather the most realistic, was a picture
>> of a flute in the signature of a person on a flute player's list I was on
>> for a short time.  It was a simple picture with only a handful of
>> well-chosen characters, but indeed it looked very much like a real flute.
>> Now no one does ascii pics any more. But of course, I can't see them any
>> more either...*smile*
>> --le
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Becky Frankeberger" <b.butterfly at comcast.net>
>> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'"
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 5:39 PM
>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] drawing with your Perkins Brailler
>>
>>
>> From: Kim.Charlson at Perkins.org
>> Subject: Just Released: Drawing with Your Perkins Brailler
>>
>> Drawing with your Perkins BraillerR
>> An activity guide to creating tactile drawings
>> Written by
>> Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library
>>  Director, Kim Charlson, this book contains step-by-step directions for
>> creating
>> 36 different drawings ranging from basic to highly intricate. Drawings
>> include shapes,
>> various animals, and pictures with holiday and transportation themes.
>> The actual braille pictures are included to show what the drawings will
>> look
>> and
>> feel like when completed.
>> $24.95 (print or braille)
>> Print edition: 84 pages - 14 point type
>> Braille edition: 158 pages - one volume
>> Available online.
>> Book Cover. Drawing With Your Perkins Brailler
>> A WORD FROM KIM CHARLSON...
>> "Creativity and individual personal style are so often expressed,
>> particularly by
>> children, through art and drawing. The creation of tactile pictures can be
>> an excellent
>> method of developing drawing and other artistic skills for children who
>> are
>> blind
>> or visually impaired."
>> Visit us online for more information about the author.
>> WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING...
>> "Using this book, I can finally do artwork independently. I've learned
>> that
>> art is
>> more than colors on paper."
>> - Sam Lylis, Perkins Student
>> "These well-designed braille drawings can be a fun, artistic exercise and
>> learning
>> experience that can eliminate some of the anxiety and/or reluctance that
>> frequently
>> accompanies the braille learning process for many older adults."
>>
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>
> --
> ~Jewel
> Check out my blog about accessibility for the blind!
> Treasure Chest for the Blind: http://blindtreasurechest.blogspot.com
>
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