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1. Trailer: Are you a beginner artists struggling to achieve
your creative goals? The best way to reignite your creative spark
is to add doodling, interior, daily routine,
and Persephony. A freelance visual artists with a passion for storytelling. My works consists on creating whimsical illustrations with
a sprinkle of storytelling. If you would like to
see some of my works, you can check out my
website or follow me on Instagram
for daily updates. I want to help you improve your creative skills using
our phone versatile approach, we first started in this class, you will need basic
drawing skills, a small sketchbook or
pencil, and a fine liner. In this class, we will cover
the basics of doodling rule. Learn about mindful versus
intuitive doodling. Doodling can help you
improve your art skills. Get rid of art block,
hone your creativity, and how to use automatic drawing to let your creative mind relax. I will guide you
through four exercises to put these lessons
into practice. In our final project, we will work on an aesthetically pleasing doodle spread that tells a story. This will challenge you
to brainstorm and develop cohesive ideas of your own to
develop your future pieces. By the end of this course, you will have learned
how to use doodling as a creative thinking
tool that will help you improve while you navigate
your artistic journey. I believe doodling can
become your superpower that reignite your creative spark and helps you achieve
your career goals. Remembering that Creative
Growth is an infinite journey. So don't get discouraged. Now let's begin our
artistic adventure. See you in the next lesson.
2. Materials: For this course,
you are going to need a sketchbook, a pencil, and a black fine liner, but you are welcome
to experiment and use the materials
of your choosing. Let's talk a little about the materials I'll be using
throughout this course. I'll be using a sketchbook, a black tumble brush pen, or a pencil art brush pen, some washi tape to frame the
pages and some page clips. One of my favorite
Campbell's to use doodling or highlighters and ballpoint
pen to make art studies. I am also using my Strathmore mixed media soft cover sketch book or one of the exercises where
we'll be spicing things up with some watercolors
and colored pencils. I get most of my doodling materials at
an office supply store. But most of these materials, you probably have them
lying around your house. These materials are totally
optional and not necessary, but I encourage you to try new things to boost
your creativity. Now, onto our next lesson.
3. Doodling 101: Welcome to doodling one-on-one. Here I'm going to show you some of the
basics of doodling. So we're starting
with some line work. This consists of squiggly lines and thicker lines
and fine lines. If this is a great way for you to practice your line work, we are also going to
focus on basic shapes because this way we're going
to break down our subjects. So a circle, a triangle, and a square. Pretty easy. And then we're going
to go into 3D shapes. We got a cylinder, kind of like a pyramid shape, a cube, and a sphere. And as you can see, I
try to implement an H, one of them shading
and some lighting. Focusing on this shapes, it is a great way to
break down our subject, which I'm going
to show you next. So here with the first one, we gotta chill and
as you can see, is basically a
circle with two like seas cut in the sides
and then in the middle, another circle with
some tear drop shapes for kind of like the design. Now we're moving
on to our weights. We got the bottom, which is sort of
like a heart shape, than we got the middle, which is a circle, and the flat top with the two diagonal lines
meeting with the bottom. I also added some
oval designs inside. You can do whatever you
want for the sines. Now we're moving into a
sword and as you can see, the top where the blade is
sort of like a triangle shape. And then it comes down
some curvy lines. The handle is also
some curvy lines. With a pointy top. I added some circles
for the designs and some shading to make
it look more dimensional. It's not a perfect sword, but it does the trick. Now we're moving into a lemon, which is basically an oval with two little semi-circles
at the end. And then I decided
to add shading to give it a little bit
more of dimension. I also added a little
highlight on top. And now we're moving into
drawing a blueberry, which is like super, super simple as
just a tiny sphere. I decided to add
again to highlights. And the frost is in the middle, is supposed to be the top of the blueberry, which
is super-simple. And then I decided to add more shading and the bottom
to give it more dimension. And as you can see, all of
these doodles are super easy because we are breaking them down into simple shapes. And that way we can
figure out a way to shade them and give
them, I mentioned. Now with a little bit
more of a complex doodle, we're doing a Greek pillar, but I started out
with a cylinder and then some squiggly lines
on the top and bottom, which I connect it to the
cylinder with two more lines. And then on the top I
did tumor lines and a flat top and against super easy because we're breaking
it down into shapes. And it's a great way to put
your observation skills to the test to figure out how to break more complex subjects, like for example, a
phase or a building. I decided to add this total
here because we're gonna be working with it later
on our class project. This one is a little
bit more complex one. I did mushroom. I decided to start out with
sort of like bean shape. Then I did a squiggly line for the bottom of the mushroom, which I filled in
with a bunch of lines to simulate the gills. I also did some shading
and added some graphs, and then I did the mushroom cap. Now let's move over
to a light bulb. I did. The bottom part of the
light bulb is sort of like rectangle shapes. And then a bagel rounded squiggly line that
makes at the base of it. Then I decided to add two little squiggly
lines in the middle. Now let's move over to
doodling and statutes face, which it will be relevant
for our class project. So in this exercise, we are going to simplify
shapes at some shading and lighting like we learned in this lesson and focus
on line quality. It started out with the eyes. I'm not making any irises
for this particular statue. And then I did the nodes with two rendered lines in the middle and then two little lines at
the bottom for the nostrils. I also did the eyebrows
and the mouth. And now we're moving into
the shape of the face. I started with forehead and did a squiggle line
to the bottom of that, shaping up the
cheekbones and the jaw. And as you can see, this
sort of heart-shaped face, I also decided to add the neck. And as you can see, I made a mistake here because
the neck is really, really thick, but I'm going to show you how to fix it. Later. Added the shoulders
and the collarbone. And now we're going to shade that part that we
brought out before. We're going to add the ears and started working on the hair, which is basically
squiggly lines. Then we add a couple more
little details and we're done. And that's it. Now, let's move
over onto our next lesson. See you there.
4. Mindful vs Intuitive Doodling: Now let's talk about mindful and intuitive doodling as we talk about in
a previous lesson. Doodles are fun and
reliable clues from your subconscious
mind meant to be used as thinking tools that help you process and put your thoughts
and ideas into paper. Now, with mindful doodling,
doodling with intent. When doodling with intent, you're putting your observation
skills to the test. This is a learning tool to help you process your information. Like for example,
art fundamentals. This can be as easy
as focusing on simple shapes to put your
artistic ideas into paper designing something by
focusing on line quality or even making a screen cap study
focusing on composition. This is achieved by
focusing on breaking down objects into simple shapes. Practicing line quality by using lines to
simplify an object and creating a composition by using cohesive shapes
to create perspective. We will learn more
about this later. Now with intuitive doodling, we're letting our conscious
mind take the lead. This is more therapeutic and can help with
creative burnout. Letting your subconscious
take Delete it will practicing this concept can help you process things like stress, anxiety, and the pressure
of creating art. Intuitive doodling might also be used as a tool to improve your mental health
since it releases stress and improves memory. However, it is
important to note that both intuitive and
mindful doodling should be done for the purpose, to relax the mind and get into your
personal creative sewn. Learning how to use both of these concepts and
implementing them into your daily routine can help
you improve your artwork. But we will talk more about
this on our next lesson.
5. Improving Your Art Skills: Art fundamentals can sometimes be a little boring to learn. But with doodling, we can make a dreadful task fun while improving ourselves as
creatives or width. Remember, when it comes
to art fundamentals, learned the rules first so
that you can break them later. In my creative process, I like doodling as a warm up whenever I'm about to
tackle a new project. This can be as simple as drawing shapes or lines
or practicing value. Here are some fun patterns I made while I was waiting
for my laundry to dry. This way, I have some ideas, brainstorm further future that I might use for another project. In this lesson, I have
included a demo of some doodles I made as warm-ups by practicing
lines and shapes. I also broke down the
shapes of a subject and a composition with
some highlighters. And then did the line work with my trusty Tombow brush pen. This is what I call
structure that can help you practice by observing and putting your skills to the test. During to improve your
art skills is practicing with no pressure and not being
afraid of making mistakes. I like to keep sketchbooks for this reason because I
can use them later as reference to see how I
have improved or to come back to a cancer that I can develop now with my new skills, sketchbooks are a source of archival information for artists to come back later when
they're feeling stuck. Making mistakes while
doodling is completely normal because that's how we learn
and develop our art styles. This lesson's exercise. I want you to practice
structure, doodling. Focus on simple, powerful shapes to create a composition
or subject. You can start with warmer, but the ones I showed before diving into more
complex fundamentals. Now, let's head into
our next lesson.
6. Art Block and Creative Flow: Art block is a common
costs of creative burnout. This could be the cost of your daily routine
that has become stagnant and we
need to find a way of reconnecting with
their passion for art. Most of us forget that
to become a good artist, you have to be willing to create bad art in
order to improve your failure is only going to
keep you from creating art. So don't be afraid to make mistakes and
trust the process. This is why doodling is an incredible helpful
tool to combat art block. It takes the pressure
off ourselves and help us focus on
the present moment. The Merriam Webster
Dictionary defines doodles as an aimless or casual
scribble design or sketch. Basically, they're fun and reliable clues from
your subconscious mind. Doodles can be messages from your subconscious.
Every surface. In many cases, when you're in a stressful situation or when you're
processing something. They are meant to be used as
thinking tools that help you process and put
your thoughts and ideas into paper as creatives, doodling can help us
brainstorm ideas. Whenever we are
creating a painting, learning art fundamentals,
fighting of art block, or just using it as
a relaxing tool. Whenever we are too stressed. Doodles can help you integrate your mistakes
into your art, serves as a no pressure approach
to learning new things. Work can you do to basically
anywhere on a napkin, piece of paper and notebook inside the cover
pages of a book, a sticky note, a
sketchbook, a wall, you name it, the
possibilities are endless. That's the fun thing
about doodling. It's simple, it's ringing,
and it's rho free. You can pick whatever
materials you have at hand and start doodling. You don't need any
sort of prep time. The way you do as if you
were working on a canvas, doodling is so
accessible that anyone can do it from any
place at anytime. It's the magic of creating
art with no expectations, which helps get rid of
the pressure we put on ourselves and
just be creative. One of the best ways to
learn is to observe. So I've included some clips of my own creative process
in this lesson. This can give you some ideas or maybe even some inspiration. I find that observing other artists creative
process helps me adjust my own techniques and inspires me to
find more freedom. While making art. As creatives, we are meant to keep
growing and improving. Learning is an infinite
journey and we need to find a way to make a routine
that works for us. Doodling is the easiest, most accessible tool to
have in your arsenal. To get back into your own
personalized, creative. If you find yourself
struggling with Aardvark, try taking a step back and
learning something new. Also, consider trying
out doodling with a different medium that you
have never tried before, like shock or oil pastels. My personal experience, being talented at art only
take you so far. You need to print the work and the hours in order to
be able to succeed. If you're feeling
burnt out and you're not making enough
progress with your art. Go back to an older sketchbook
and remind yourself of all the progress you
have made because of all of your hard
work and dedication. Having a doodle archiving
older sketchbooks can inspire you to create
new art and key experiments. And in this lesson's exercise, we will focus on
reconnecting with your passion for art and slang, that art blog or Eigen, I want you to doodle
a subject that you're passionate about with
no expectation though, focus on perfection and give yourself permission
to make mistakes. Most importantly, have fun, we will learn how to implement
our mistakes into her art. Can our next exercise.
7. Honing your Creative Power: In this exercise, our goal
is to implement our mistakes into our doodle spreads
by using colored blobs. We will transform
those colored bumps into doodles by sketching on top of them with colored pencils or your
materials of choice. Think of this exercise as
if similar to cloud gazing. And use your imagination
to figure out the shapes. This exercise, I'm
using watercolors. You can use highlighters, acrylic paint, or
even coffee stains. Made sure if you're
using water mediums that the paper is strong
enough to observe the water. The want you to
take your time to work in a peaceful environment. You can put on some music, get a cup of tea and
relax or working. I want you to think about adding ambiance into your
workspace that can help you get into your creative zone
while you are doodling. Personally, I like listening
to low-fi music and lining a lavender candle to set the mood when
I'm creating art, implementing ambiance
into your workspace can enhance your
workflow and creativity. If you're feeling stuck, you can try and change
your environment. Going outside and doodling. Instead of being stuck inside an office in front of a desk for long periods of time can also cause stress and it can
affect your creativity. In the next exercise, we will learn new ways to doodle while releasing
stress. See you there.
8. Doodling for Mindfulness: In this exercise, we will try something called
automatic drawing. I want you to relax and create a series of patterns using
lines and basic shapes. Don't make the same
patterns as I make. Please create your own. Let your subconscious guide you and connect you with
your creative intuition. Our goal is to relieve stress and get that
creativity flowing. As creatives, we
need to find balance between work hard and fun art. This lesson is about maintaining a positive
relationship with art. I'm sure you have
heard of the term reconnecting with your inner
shout many, many times. As kids, we didn't have any expectations
when creating art. It was just doodling for fun
and a way to spend the time. But as we grow older, we became more critical
about the art we make. I know that I have
repeated these many, many times during this course. And that is because it is important that as
artists we need to be careful of the pressure we put on ourselves
when creating art. This can cause creative
burnout and art block. This is why many of us and never happy with the things we create.
9. Class Project: In our class project, we'll create a finalized, aesthetically pleasing
doodles spread that tells a story the thymus
Medusa's guarding. For this class project, you can either follow along with me or create your own version. Feel free to choose ideas from our previous lessons and pick
your favorite materials. When you're done,
upload a picture of your project on the project tab. Here. I am using spare sheet of paper. I'm using a Tombow brush
pen and I made myself a guide sketch so that it will be easier for me to create
this composition, but this is mostly
for class purposes. You don't have to do this
if you don't want to, but you feel like
this will help you relax or making your
project go for it.
10. Final Thoughts: We have reached the
end of our adventure. My friends, I hope that
you can use these tips to reignite your creative spark and slate that art block dragon. Remember the Creative Growth is an infinite journey
to use doodling as your guide to create
a freedom if you'd like to continue to support
my creative journey, follow me on Instagram
for daily updates. Don't be afraid to say hi. Yeah, appreciate your support and see you in the next one.
Persephone
