Monday, March 25, 2013

Doodling: A Deeper Meaning (:p)

Hi guys!

Today I wanted to let you know about an upcomming F.A.Q. (frequently asked questions) but I didn't want to post a post without a doodle, so I decided to draw the Draw Your Lunch tag, which is where you doodle the foods you ate for lunch. Here it goes!

Today I ate some asian noodles (yum!), an apple, and a fastfood iced tea.

 
What I've learned from today's doodle:
 
Originally I did not like this doodle. I wanted to try again and make it more detailed and interesting. I'd probably switch up the layout and spend more time on the cup lid and the straw. Also the shadow--not really fitting.

However, the thing about this doodle is that it's just that--a doodle! If I were to spend all this time on it redrawing the same picture, then it would become a drawing, and maybe even feel like homework.

The cool thing about doodleing is that your doodles not have to be perfect. It's about taking ideas in your head and transporting them to paper. Did you know that Doodlekat1 was almost called DoodleIdeas? That's because that's what doodling allows us to do--focus more on ideas than the actual techniques of drawing.

Moral of the story-- try not to get too caught up in how "good" something may look to you. Doodling should be fun! And the fun happens when you don't care about technicality and instead put on paper the wildest, most impossible thing imaginable that no one else could have ever come up with! That's when you feel like you've drawn something "good". :)

Hopefully this has made some sense to you, and like I always say here at the Doodlekat1 blog,
Keep Doodling!


INFO ABOUT THE FAQ:

I've been reciving a lot of questions lately about things like how I got started in youtube, how I got my views, etc. So I though I'd post an answer to those questions all in one blog post, so if you've got a question you'd like me to answer, be sure to send it in to doodlekat1@live.com before the end of next week! Thanks!

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Bunny to Easter Bunny

Hi guys!

I've been getting a lot of requests lately to draw an Easter Bunny, which is a good idea with Easter so close! I decided to take you up on your request with a blog post, inspired by How to Draw a Cartoon Bunny (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbzdvshvId4).


 
After drawing the head shape, you can draw a ribbon by adding a rectangle
and half of a bow
 
 

the flower off to the side




different color combinations


 
 
 
The final Easter Bunny scene
 
 
So there you have it, the Easter Bunny is probably a lot easier than you thought since you already knew how to draw a bunny! If you've been inspired to make Easter cards, be sure to send me a photo to feature on the Featured Doodles page:D
 
Keep Doodling!
 
DoodleKat1
 
 
 
 
 

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Easter Egg Coloring

Hi there!

Since it's almost Easter, I though it'd be appropriate to do a couple Easter themed videos. The first one I just added to day is How to Draw Easter Eggs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTlhZ90PW7A), which shows you three simple Easter Egg designs. At the end of the video I mentioned that color would really make this cartoon pop! So to show you what I mean, I decided to color a few of these in with marker.



 
 
Looks a ton better right?
If you've colored in your eggs like I did, be sure to send a photo to me at: doodlekat1@live.com and you might get featured on this blog:)
Oh and also if you check back in the next few weeks you might see some more easter features!
 
Keep doodling!
 
Doodlekat1