by Andrew Banks & Wes Douglas
With the planning of our 2017 International Symposium well underway, the collective use of Twitter and Instagram by USk Chicago will help draw attention to our community and create buzz and awareness of our event. By no means are these intended to replace our Facebook group. Rather the use of Twitter and Instagram are intended to re-direct people back to our roots in the Facebook group. For those who are completely new, don’t worry, they are both user friendly. Here are some “benefits” and basic “how to’s” to get you started:
Step 1: Sketch your favorite Chicago scene, from observation on location.
Step 2: Scan/photograph your sketch and post it to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Step 3: In your captions, tell us where the sketch is from, make sure to tag @uskchicago (in Instagram), @usksymposium (in Instagram), @usk_chicago (in Twitter), and include the hashtags: "#uskchicago2017" and "#uskchicago"
NEED MORE INFORMATION AND STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTION?
TWITTER (https://twitter.com/usk_chicago)
Follow @USk_Chicago
Twitter is a short form blog where users make posts called "tweets". Tweets are 140 characters or less.
How to use Twitter
1) Download Twitter App on your smartphone. Or, sign up for an account on your computer.
2) "Tweet" - post text or photos
Examples of Tweets:
"Heading out to sketch with @USk_Chicago today"
"A sketch from today's @USk_Chicago sketch meet"
"Found this @USk_Chicago blog post helpful"
3) "Re-tweet" - sharing other's posts
A re-tweet shares another user's tweet with your followers. For example USk Chicago (@USk_Chicago) could re-tweet one of your sketches.
4) Follow other people, groups or organizations (individual urban sketchers, other urban sketchers chapters, artists communities, organizations, businesses etc...)
5) Hash tags (#)
Hash tags make your post searchable. When a hash tag is placed in front of a word, that word is sent to a database that can be viewed by anyone searching for that word.
For example, #urbansketchers. Other urban sketchers around the world use this hash tag when they tweet.
When you search #urbansketchers you will find thousands of other tweets related to urban sketching.
6) Tag (@)
When tagging (@) another user in your post, the user you tagged will be notified that you tagged them. So, when you tweet your sketches, help USk Chicago know that you are tweeting your sketched by including "@USk_Chicago" in your Tweet.
INSTAGRAM (https://instagram.com/uskchicago)
Follow @USkChicago & @USkSymposium
Instagram is another type of short form blog dedicated to posting and viewing photographs and short video clips. Unlike Facebook where you can make folders to organize images, an Instagram account holds all of your photos in one location.
How to use Instagram
1) Download Instagram App on your smart phone
2) Post your sketches/pictures to Instagram
3) Hash tags (#)
Include these hash tags (#) in your caption:
#USkChicago
#USkChicago2017
#Urbansketchers
4) Tag (@) in your caption
@USkChicago (Urban Sketchers Chicago)
@USkSymposium (International Symposium)
