Studio Assignment 1: How to Make a Doodle Page

We had to choose a “skill” to teach the class in a simple six step process. After thinking about what I’d like to “teach” my colleagues, I soon decided on pick a skill that is more of a lifestyle then a teachable skill. I’m a doodler. I can not sit still without doodling it keeps my focus and attention. If one were to look at my notes they’d fine half scribbled script like text and half doodles. A small hobby of mine is to make doodle pages. You’re probably wondering what is a “doodle page” my definition of a doodle page is pretty simple. All it is, is a page filled with doodles that may or may not be themed and can be made in any medium on **most surfaces**. I tend to make doodle pages in my sketchbook with Prisma markers.

Currently I’ve been making digital doodle pages by using illustrator and or photoshop. The process for digital doodle pages are thus followed: First you start off by finding inspiration, then using a solid marker doodle outlines with limited values. After that is done, I take a photo or scan the doodle page onto my laptop and open the file into illustrator. On illustrator I use the trace tool to flatten out and form clean cut smooth black outlines of the doodle. Once that is done I use the paintbrush tool and fill in all the white spaces to my liking. After that is done I save it as a jpg and share it to all of my friends!

If a digital doodle is not accessible and or wanted, one can make a doodle page manually with markers! This takes way less steps and is more sketch like.

Avid doodlers: Kim Jung Gi, Viktor Kalvachev, Mattias Adolfsson, Faith Georgia, Matt Lyon…

Disclaimer: Doodling is not about skill or talent but enjoying open drawing

 

“50 Great Examples of Doodle Art.” 50 Great Examples of Doodle Art. Accessed January 31, 2016. http://www.creativebloq.com/illustration/doodle-art-912775.