tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54444022768708385962024-03-04T23:04:25.537-08:00Oodles of DoodlesDoodling & the Things It Can Lead To
by Fayme Harper
©2010-2011Fayme Zelena Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01438019336287576300noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444402276870838596.post-14318652838145973732013-09-02T15:49:00.001-07:002013-09-02T15:51:31.854-07:00Halloween Doodles or 'Hoodles' I've dubbed these my 'hoodles' or Halloween Doodles for short. I tried to pick simple things to help everyone feel confident in tackling them. I'll also share the order in which I drew the parts, because that might be helpful. Of course you can draw yours in pencil, and then ink them later, but pencil won't show up well in photos, and I prefer drawing in ink. These are all done with a Sharpie Ultra Fine point marker.<br />
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When I took the photos right in the sketch book, the lines of the next drawing showed through, so I airbrushed it out. Please excuse the slightly mismatched white backgrounds from the editing process.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First practice drawing your basic punkin. Outer shape first, then stem, then ribbing lines and lines on the stem.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three Jack-o-lanterns</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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First I drew the middle pumpkin, then one on each side, carefully overlapping them.<br />
Next I added the faces being sure to add detail lines to show dimension.<br />
Then I added the lines matching the curves of the pumpkin. Try to get a different facial expression<br />
for each one.<br />
Add the horizon line on the ground.<br />
Add dots to indicate soil.<br />
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This type of drawing makes a good 'color yourself' Halloween card. You can color or paint it in with crayons or watercolors or felt markers. Make sure you draw it on a thick enough paper to handle whatever media you plan to use.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aliens are a lot of fun to draw.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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The simple lines of this alien make it a great candidate for carving it as a rubber stamp, and then stamping it on Halloween treat bags or fabric or signs.<br />
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I've noticed whenever I draw a bat like this, one wing ends up longer than the other. Since the design is basically symmetrical, I could fix that by just drawing half a bat, then tracing each side onto a new paper by flipping it over for the second half. You could cut some out of white cardstock, bend them in the middle, and hang them as mobiles around the classroom or bedroom. <br />
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The girl in the bunny costume was a challenge. In the first drawing I explored the idea but I knew I could do better. The second attempt is cuter, but the girl looks older than I wanted her to, and I ran out of room for the legs. The third one I liked a lot, but redrew some bad lines that were too fat or whatever. Then I put a clean paper over it, and could see through it well enough to draw the new and improved bunny girl. If your drawing is in pencil you'll probably have to use tracing paper to draw the improved version, and then graphite paper to transfer the design back to a new paper. Don't be afraid to 'try try again'. People rarely come up with a drawing they love on the first try.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Version 2. Still not quite what I wanted, though I might trace the face for another application.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another try at the Girl in the Bunny Outfit.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Final version after tracing the previous Bunny Girl</td></tr>
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In the third version, I finally had what I wanted but the right arm was too fat and the foot needed improving. So I drew in the corrections and then I traced it on a clean piece of paper and made the corrections. I added the freckles. This would make a great doll.<br />
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I'm definitely going to use this one for a monster doll. At first it was just an outline for the mummy boy, but it was too out of whack so I rejected it. Later, I came back to it and decided I liked its quirky shape.<br />
So I turned it into a horned cyclops boy in his t-shirt and jeans. These "Ugly" dolls have been popular on Etsy for some time now. Us misfits can relate to these 'less than perfect' shapes. They make us feel safe and they make us smile.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my standard ghost that I've been drawing since I was a child.</td></tr>
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This is my 'go-to' ghost that I learned to draw as a child. I think it would make a great cookie cutter and the cookies would be fun to decorate with white icing and black candies for the eyes and mouth.<br />
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This time I drew the ghost first. He seemed lonely alone on the page, so I added the tombstone. Then I added the graveyard fence. Then I added the moon and clouds. If you want, you can trace a coin to get a better circle for the moon. I added the ghost shadow, but then I couldn't decide if it worked or not. Better to find out things like that on a small thumbnail sketch than on a full sized painting.<br />
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Inspiration comes from many places. The mummy boy design was originally a bread dough art doll I made years ago. I fell in love with his charm. Part of drawing is deciding when to quit. One of my art teachers said, "You are done when there is nothing else you want to do to it." So I decided to color in the background to make it look like he was coming out of a cave or a pyramid. I only had one pen with me and coloring it in was very tedious. Try to keep a bigger pen handy for filling in large areas. You'll be glad you did.<br />
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Remember even if you don't love your drawing, a lot can be done by manipulating it on a computer. So I put my mummy in Picasa and did a one button edit that made it look like the colored design above. Cool. <br />
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I've been drawing some version of this skull and crossbones all my life. If the crossbones are hard to line up use a ruler to lightly draw some guidelines. You might ask yourself what your iconic symbols are; things you draw over and over again.<br />
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A few weeks ago I drew 3 owls on a branch for an embroidery project. Then today I drew these 3 owls by a knot hole in a tree. Remember, you can turn your drawings into many things. Simple drawings work well for embroidery. Maybe you have a favorite drawing from a child that you could turn into an embroidered keepsake. <br />
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Make sure you step out of your comfort zone and try new things. I don't recall ever drawing a zombie before. Thanks to some Picasa editing, now he is a night zombie.<br />
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To make the zombie I drew the detached eyeball first. The more you draw, the more you learn which things overlap and have to be done first. If you draw all the features first, it is easier to get the head big enough to go around everything. Next I drew his plain shirt and pants. Then I added rips and tears and the plaid shirt.<br />
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I decided I wanted a castle in the background so I drew the hill first to see how big to make it. I added a castle with 3 towers. Then I drew the horizon line and a path to help with the perspective. I added a tree and a moon to give it more interest.<br />
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I hope you enjoyed my Halloween doodling inspiration. Comment below and link me to your doodles. I'd love to see what you made with this lesson. Toodles.<br />
<br />Fayme Zelena Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01438019336287576300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444402276870838596.post-89986660278027411622013-09-02T09:18:00.001-07:002013-09-02T09:18:40.846-07:00FaceliftHello there,<br />
It's not that I haven't been drawing, it's just that I moved and don't have a scanner hooked up now so I haven't posted much. But I can take photos of my drawings with my digital camera, and we are back in business. So I gave my page a facelift with a new banner. I think a lot of people are looking for Halloween inspiration so I'll see what I can do about that. Leave comments, and share you own drawing blogs in the comment section so we can have show and tell. Thanks for coming by.<br />
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People often wonder what inspires artists. The brooms were inspired by a broom maker who posts to my Facebook stream. Next came the ankhs, my current obsession, then my eye fell upon the coyote gourds sitting on my piano, that were a gift from my boyfriend years ago. Somehow those reminded me of the desert and paleo art, which reminded me of geckos. The bow tie shapes on the geckos were a Celtic rune, but once I filled them in they reminded me of geckos with bow ties. Then all I had left was one big empty triangle which seemed a logical spot to draw more triangles. Fayme Zelena Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01438019336287576300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444402276870838596.post-47086145811211558562011-12-07T09:01:00.000-08:002011-12-07T09:01:16.832-08:00Seven TreesLast night's impressionistic painting was based on a doodle I did on the train coming home yesterday. It was scenery I saw along the tracks between Simi Valley and Chatsworth.<br />
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</tbody></table>This was another Lab from my Drawing book by Carla Sonheim. I believe it's called Doodling on Steroids. You pick 10 or 12 different drawing utensils and keep drawing until the paper is full. Finally my sketchbooks are starting to look like the ones I've admired all these years.<br />
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Black Sharpie<br />
Old Green Felt Marker<br />
Red and Purple Prismacolor Pencils<br />
Silver Metallic Marker<br />
Pencil <br />
Blue Ballpoint Pen<br />
Gold glitter gel pen (clear with gold flecks)<br />
White gel pen<br />
Double pointed green Sharpie markerFayme Zelena Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01438019336287576300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444402276870838596.post-30413702481560005142011-11-28T21:28:00.000-08:002011-11-28T21:28:24.966-08:00Frosty LurkingThis is what happens when I'm randomly doodling and a news clip comes on TV of the police knocking down a guy in a Frosty the Snowman costume.<br />
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Yesterday I drew a series of cats inspired by my new drawing book. Normally I wouldn't have thought to doodle using a giant red marker, but I've been more open-minded after getting that book. Here are two of my favorite cat doodles.<br />
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One of the men I was watching on a cam. He ignored me completely but at least I got a drawing out of it. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Madrigal Singers lead the audience to the play.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I didn't even know Westminster, CA had a community theater</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My doodle of Maid Marion</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Fayme Zelena Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01438019336287576300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444402276870838596.post-83782709746340191102011-11-17T16:20:00.000-08:002011-11-17T16:20:22.117-08:00Doodle 5/365 robot clock weathervane<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-7gMqvdEU0x1jHJ0t_Lo_n5d3uc0L2k6NSG-xKHjTCpSJebx9edDcUTp5giyyVDDzU18Qnqg3a-jD8P_hj0RbhD8uSFitdhgNweNItX4DQ8bCjG3fHJzpGwHXT55D6f999dtVtNzMgBn/s1600/doodlerobotclock5of365.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-7gMqvdEU0x1jHJ0t_Lo_n5d3uc0L2k6NSG-xKHjTCpSJebx9edDcUTp5giyyVDDzU18Qnqg3a-jD8P_hj0RbhD8uSFitdhgNweNItX4DQ8bCjG3fHJzpGwHXT55D6f999dtVtNzMgBn/s320/doodlerobotclock5of365.JPG" width="223" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ballpoint Pen on Index card</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Robot with a clock and a weather vane. Fayme Zelena Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01438019336287576300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444402276870838596.post-28888685198044137222011-11-16T22:25:00.000-08:002011-11-17T16:11:26.675-08:00Cock-a-doodle Doodle 4/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgeJD0izktVQX6orRKa1LoxFbSh9IpqgkmKCRRO1v4-pkWgxq5iQqOgpZ4uZBaTaV8Wd_F5Xh0UZ_GdaNIxluLaQekqBsErY_NIe2ibUNCf1V57ZvbtBqZxj4n1E2gCFuappH1PHrzEtqr/s1600/cockadoodledoodle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgeJD0izktVQX6orRKa1LoxFbSh9IpqgkmKCRRO1v4-pkWgxq5iQqOgpZ4uZBaTaV8Wd_F5Xh0UZ_GdaNIxluLaQekqBsErY_NIe2ibUNCf1V57ZvbtBqZxj4n1E2gCFuappH1PHrzEtqr/s320/cockadoodledoodle.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQGlddJH9ck0WnRc1iRw75ZKe9EwYTCw7vX5Ha9ERCpQyLLeXultR5ewa6nLFVmdNzE7m4IZl_NAcmC7762mSES-asuYZF2aiCJDjj0XDJ1a1bjekGhCpXKcMtYQBf7R5GZhKPrH9WPP1/s1600/folkartchickenssfp2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQGlddJH9ck0WnRc1iRw75ZKe9EwYTCw7vX5Ha9ERCpQyLLeXultR5ewa6nLFVmdNzE7m4IZl_NAcmC7762mSES-asuYZF2aiCJDjj0XDJ1a1bjekGhCpXKcMtYQBf7R5GZhKPrH9WPP1/s320/folkartchickenssfp2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Today I made a watercolor stick 'doodle' on my painting, and then painted over it. Remember your doodles can lead to bigger and more impressive works of art. Keep them handy for reference materials.Fayme Zelena Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01438019336287576300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444402276870838596.post-83068269400619381102011-11-15T09:08:00.000-08:002011-11-15T09:08:16.969-08:00Connect Dots 3/365I read about surrealistic drawing techniques and one of them was to make random dots on the page, then connect them with either straight or curved lines. I used all straight lines in mine, though if the dots were close enough together, it does look like a curve.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gnn5A7AyDiyEi2V1OTlxlpiGVkwZg63EtiPvEG_Pt-DalQ6ZrvDBXntpfRzoeVE0e1t72T9m2eNAmbVqPANnaxT3b0kdpB_GjkumKqqOfVRWKRqnX4-DObJEMQ74sq5n2z3alKxMx67q/s1600/Connectdots+doodle+day3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gnn5A7AyDiyEi2V1OTlxlpiGVkwZg63EtiPvEG_Pt-DalQ6ZrvDBXntpfRzoeVE0e1t72T9m2eNAmbVqPANnaxT3b0kdpB_GjkumKqqOfVRWKRqnX4-DObJEMQ74sq5n2z3alKxMx67q/s320/Connectdots+doodle+day3.jpg" width="186" /></a></div>Fayme Zelena Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01438019336287576300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444402276870838596.post-18197254771780577662011-11-14T21:31:00.000-08:002011-11-14T21:31:11.800-08:00Pumpkin 2/365I decided to do a paint doodle. Now I am not sure if it counts as a doodle at all. Wikipedia has a pretty limited definition of what a doodle is. It says a doodle is something you draw while being distracted by something else. Like talking on the phone while randomly scribbling on a notepad. Once I become aware that I am drawing, is it no longer doodling?<br />
I thought it would be boring if all my doodles were done with pencil or pen on white paper, so I was trying to mix it up a bit. <br />
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Looks a lot like a Ferris wheel.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maybe I'll put my best chefs on some fabric.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pathway (Sharpie marker on Sketchpad)</td></tr>
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I was looking at the first version I uploaded on my monitor,<br />
and I realized that the purple scribble looked an awful lot like<br />
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