How to Scribble: 11 Steps (with Pictures)

2024 Author: Samantha Chapman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 09:13

Scribbling isn't just a pastime during a boring lesson, it can help you improve your art skills and find your passion. Relax and let your hand give free expression to your thoughts, and you will get original, funny or, why not, beautiful scribbles. Here's how to benefit from drawing therapy.

Steps

Method 1 of 2: Learn the basics of doodling

Step 1. Get the right tools

If you want to be a true scribbler, you should be prepared to do it wherever you go. Inspiration, or boredom, can strike you at any time, not just during a history lesson. Always carry a notebook and the following items with you:

• Simple materials:

  • Pencil.
  • Ink pen.
  • Highlighter.
  • Permanent marker.
  • Ballpoint pen.

• Artistic materials:

  • Charcoal.
  • Chalks.
  • Colored pencils.
  • Painting.
  • Wax colors.

  

  Step 2. Get inspired by everything

  As soon as you feel the need to scribble, do it. You can think of an act, an event, a sensation, a person, a place, a song or just your name. Start drawing and see where you come from. Don't ignore this urge (as long as it's not inappropriate to dedicate yourself to it), or the inspiration may pass.

  You will find that inspiration can come to you even after you start scribbling. You don't have to wait for this urge to kick in in your head

  

  Step 3. Make free associations

  You don't have to draw just flowers, puppies or your name. You can start with a flower garden, then think of your best friend Rosa and start drawing her Roll poodle, which makes you think of last night's Chinese dinner. Draw anything you can think of.

  You don't have to adapt to a theme or concept. Nobody is judging you, probably nobody will ever see your scribbles, so feel free

  Method 2 of 2: Scribble a Variety of Objects

  

  Step 1. Flowers, popular for their variety and ease of drawing

  Here are some ideas:

  • Draw a vase and fill it with your bouquet.
  • Draw a garden full of unique flowers.
  • Draw a rose bush surrounded by petals.
  • Draw the daisies and play "Loves me, loves me not".
  • Write your name or other word using flowers.

  

  Step 2. Faces, more complicated to draw

  Once you get good at it, you will feel proud of your progress. You can portray anyone:

  • Practice drawing the same face with different expressions to get to know a face.
  • You can draw a person's face by heart. It can be the guy you like or your favorite celebrity. Next, compare the drawing with a photo of this person.
  • Parts of your face. Draw a full page of eyeballs, lips or noses and see how much you can learn.
  • A caricature.

  

  Step 3. Your name is another popular option

  The possibilities are numerous. You can write it and rewrite it the same way or try it in different ways:

  • In italics, trying to round the letters as much as possible.
  • Write it as small as possible, while still making it legible.
  • Write different versions shortening the first and / or middle name and surname. Example: Jean M. Carmen, J. M. Carmen, Jean Marie C.
  • Write down your first and last name of the person you have a crush on to see how it sounds.
  • Write it in rounded letters and decorate them with flowers, stars, planets or hearts.
  • Write it down and surround it with bubbles.

  

  Step 4. Animals, which can be cute or scary

  You can draw your dog, create a creature, or turn a common kitten into a monster:

  • Aquatic creatures. Draw an ocean and some animals that live in it.
  • Jungle creatures.
  • Ordinary creatures transformed into monsters. Draw kittens, puppies and bunnies and add fangs, evil eyes or devil horns.
  • Your favorite pet. Do you love your dog? Draw it in a variety of cute poses.
  • The pet you dream of, even if it is difficult to draw. You can also write the name by creating letters made of bubbles.
  • Hybrid animal. A dog with a lamb's head, a leopard with a parrot's tail, a fish with an alligator's snout.

  

  Step 5. Draw what you see:

  your teacher, your classmates, the desk or the world outside the classroom. You can rediscover so much originality in everyday objects:

  • The contents of your pencil case.
  • Your teacher's expression.
  • The clouds or the sun and the trees you see outside.
  • The billboards hanging in the classroom.
  • Your hand.

  

  Step 6. Draw what you feel and make free associations:

  • Historical figure. If the professor talks about Garibaldi, draw him in various poses.
  • A person you've never met. If you hear two people talking about an individual with a funny name, imagine what he looks like and draw him.
  • One concept. How would you design the embargo? The drawing should express the image you have made in your mind.
  • A song. Is a friend of yours listening to a song and you hear it through his headphones? Draw what it makes you think about.

  

  Step 7. An urban landscape

  It is fun to draw and can be placed in the bottom or top margin of the pages. Add some details to make it unique:

  • Draw the city at night, with a full moon.
  • Draw windows on all the houses, some will show the lights on, some will not.
  • Add more details: trees, lamps, phone booths, garbage cans, people who have taken their dogs out.
  • Draw a city you love. Think you know exactly what the New York cityscape is like? Try drawing it and then compare it with the real one.

  

  Step 8. Once you have gained experience, you will be able to create your own world, with your characters, your animals, your buildings and your trees

  Others will learn to recognize them as yours.

  • Having become a “professional” scribbler, you can make your passion known to others and even create drawing therapy courses after school.
  • You can name your world, such as "Megland" or "Walt's World", and write it in the margin of each page.

  • You can create a collage with your scribbles in your room by sticking them on the wall.

    

  Advice

  • Doodles can be simple and schematic or complex and rich in detail.
  • If you notice that you scribble an element very often, try to make an effort and awaken your creativity.
  • The world is your inspiration!
  • Be creative and draw real life objects, giving them a cartoon face or image. You can add arms, legs, noses, mouths and hair.
  • Don't erase while you doodle. Use your "mistakes" to guide your creativity and turn them into other objects.
  • Try using different types of shading for certain solid objects or add lines on the edges of a design for a 3D effect.
  • If you are short on inspiration but are exceptionally good at drawing, portray your surroundings. Look at something and try to copy it onto the paper.
  • Mistakes can also add a decorative touch to your artwork.
  • Don't worry about what others will think. Just focus on the drawing and follow your instincts.
  • Have fun: the first rule of scribbling is that there are no rules!

  Warnings

  • Don't scribble if you are the center of attention. You don't want people to look at you strangely.
  • Thinking too much will block you. Just draw, even the first thing that comes to mind.
  • Do not be so modest. If your drawings are really good, thank and smile to those who compliment you. Leave your doubts for yourself!
  • On the other hand, don't be too sure of yourself. This does not mean not showing your drawings, but rather avoiding the appearance of being starved for attention.