How to draw a Good Enough corn on the cob

Jeannel, ,

[blockquote source=”William Bernbach”]Today’s smartest advertising style is tomorrow’s corn.[/blockquote]
 
 
It’s interesting how often corn comes up in my graphic recordings for community conversations and strategic planning sessions alike. Communities are concerned about the type and quality of food available to their children and citizens, and GMO foods will pop up more often than not. In the corporate sector, we talk about planting seeds for the next generation of products and services, how long they will take to grow or develop, and how to harvest those insights to use as seed ideas for the next iteration.
 
Yep, corn. It’s not just what we eat…it’s also how we think.
 
So the next time you need to represent a genetically modified organism (GMO) in a conversation, or you want to represent the cultivation of a product or service as a harvest cycle, then try drawing some corn of your own! Here’s how:
 

How to draw a Good Enough corn on the cob

 
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Three Tips

 

  • I like to use a bumpy line to outline the ear of corn. The line’s texture fools the eye into thinking that the cob is covered with kernels of corn…even thought it’s not. Play with different textures of bumpiness – small bumps, larger bumps, even barely perceptible bumps – and see what it does to the shape and feel of your corn cob!

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  • Two corn husks seem to be sufficient in suggesting “corn” to your viewer. Plus, when you draw two husks, it doesn’t take much to anthropomorphize that ear of corn into an animated corn on the cob with two “husk” arms…like this one!
     
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  • Interestingly, the length of your ear of corn doesn’t seem to be a critical factor. If you notice, the ears in the tutorial image AND the happy corn dude are both on the stubbier side. And yet you probably still recognized both of them as “corn.” This is another opportunity to play and discover what you like. Try drawing loner ears and shorter ears, thinner ears and thicker ears. They’ll each have their own character, and you’ll soon land on the ear of corn that’s right for you.

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    What does YOUR corn on the cob look like? Draw yours up, Tweet it out to @jeannelking #goodenough, and share a kernel of insight or two!
     
    Looking forward to seeing what you draw forth!
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    P.S. Want to have fun drawing AND inspire others to pick up the pen at the same time?  Got something you wish you could draw, but you’re not sure how to approach it? [highlights color=”ffea00″]Tweet your drawing or idea to @jeannelking and tag it with #goodenough: it could be featured in an upcoming “how to draw Good Enough” blog post![/highlights]
     
     

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