Unfortunately there are also many people who believe they cannot draw. Part of the skill in using picture-based reviewing techniques is in using methods that bypass such restricting beliefs. In our everyday lives we are surrounded by art, pictures, and images. We are living in an increasingly visual culture. Advertisers, campaigners, TV programme makers, creators of educational resources are continually experimenting with ways in which pictures can attract attention and get messages across.
Some advertisements have no words at all.
Diagrams, learning models and flow charts are often used as reviewing aids, but there are many other ways in which pictures can be used in reviewing. Below you will find some picture-based reviewing tools to add to your growing toolkit. For more advanced techniques you may wish to explore the world of art therapy. The reviewing techniques described below illustrate some of the basic tools and strategies that can be used to exploit our need to think and communicate in pictures. Providing an assortment of magazines is the easiest option.