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

Wed Aug 25 23:19:56 UTC 2010

Awwww man!  So many cool patterns I would love to see but probably
won't.  Ah well.  Right now I'm working on a sailboat riding the waves
with a moon and star(s) in the sky above it.  I also have a country
guy with a white cane that I just finished, a tweak of one of Marie
Porter's designs, and a flower pot sitting on a railing with a flower
in it.

I remember the old ASCII art pics, and I can still see them if I
magnify the text.  I think they're pretty neat myself, and made a few
here and there a while back.

Terrence

On 8/25/10, Terrence van Ettinger <terrencevane at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
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>>> 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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