Still from Skillshare Class Bullet Journaling YOUR way, A Tailored to You Planner! Beginner’s Set Up. What shapes can you find in these simple ideas to doodle? Three circles stacked on top of one another can become a jolly, coal-eyed snowman. A square with a triangle on top can turn into a cozy cottage. By focusing on basic shapes you can easily create fun drawings. With doodling, you don’t have to feel pressure to add a ton of details. Here are a few examples of how to use broad categories to come up with simple doodle drawing ideas.Īnyone can learn how to doodle-even absolute beginners. If you’re still not inspired, try to think of things that are special to you like your favorite place to visit or your favorite animal.

If you pick a broad category like fruits and vegetables, you could focus on the red gleam of an apple, the multi-arch top of a head of broccoli, or the oval-shaped tomato. This artist chose breakfast for their drawing category. You might start with broad categories like food groups, hobbies and seasons, and then narrow them down to doodles that relate to you.ĭoodles from Skillshare Class Doodle Course – Create Hand Drawn Doodle Icons Using Your iPad + Procreate by Aisha Borel Instead of pulling out your favorite notebook and staring at a blank page, come up with a list of things you can draw based on certain themes. Once you’ve attuned your eye to the shapes around you, the next step is to narrow your search.

These same shapes (rectangles, squares, ovals, circles, lines, and dots) will help create a strong foundation for all of your doodles.

Perhaps you see a smooth, rectangular TV, a cloudy, oval-shaped door knob, or the smooth curve at the top of your couch. When looking for the perfect idea, start off by looking for shapes around you. Inspiration can come from absolutely anywhere-from a remote, lush rainforest to the room you’re sitting in right now. There are so many interesting and fun doodle ideas out there that the hardest part of doodling is just finding some time alone with a pen and paper. But, doodles are their own little works of art, worthy of even the greatest artists. Some might consider doodles to be drawings only made for scrap paper or the edge of your notebook during a boring lecture.

A quick google search will reveal scribbled self-portraits, crabbed cartoons, and inked illustrations by the likes of Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, and Georgia O’Keefe. Even the most renowned artists love a good doodle.

Fun doodle ideas