Pumpkin Pie!

Hi there!

Looks like the time for new videos have arrived! I want to thank all of you for being so patient, I do read your comments and it seems a few of you may have believed I was gone for good! Don't worry though, if I was ever to do that I'd make a goodbye video first, my pinky promise! But I do want to thank you all for being such great fans that keep coming back for new videos. It means the world to me!

About today's video, How to Draw a Cartoon Pumpkin Pie is live here!

It's part of the Thanksgiving themed videos I'll be uploading over the next week or two. Below is a sneak peak of Thursday's video...can you guess what Wednesday's video will be of?

Thanks again for being such incredible fans and for watching. I love to doodle even more because of you!

Keep doodling!

Doodlekat1

Coming soon: check out my channel on Nov. 14th for this video! 

Ready for the Holidays!

Here's a look at the some changes to the Doodlekat1 channel! As you can see it's got a new banner which I hope you all like:) Another change that you can see in the second screen shot is that there are now Christmas & Halloween playlists right on my channel home page! 

I'm excited about this, as I know you guys have been curious as to the Christmas videos can be found on my channel, so this makes it much more simple. 

Oh, and like I promised, new videos are coming soon! I'll keep you posted:)

Keep Doodling!

Doodlekat1

Thanksgiving = New Videos!

Wow, I can't believe Halloween is already over. That went by SO fast! However I do love this holiday time of year because it gives me so many ideas for themed doodles:) What you guys can expect soon is plenty of doodles for Thanksgiving and Christmas which I am in the process of making right now, so if you've got holiday requests, send them in! You can shoot me an email at doodlekat1@live.com or comment on any previous video on my channel and I'll be sure to check:)

For now, here's a link to my Thanksgiving turkey from last year!

Happy Holidays!

Doodlekat1

Daily Doodle: August 29th

Hey Doodlers!

I'm really excited about today's doodle -- yesterday I found my old ink and paintbrush set I had used when I use to paint frequently. I tried it out for today's doodle and look at that! It's very similar to marker.

The thing about ink though is you can control how dark the lines are, which is harder to do with marker. As you can see, I made the dirt lines lighter as well as the stripe on the pot. The darkest part here is where the flower's center is.

Another thing I love about ink is you can control how thick or thin you want the lines to be! That's great when it comes to making the end of a leaf really pointy, or if you want thinner lines for details on the flower and thicker ones as the pot's outline.

If you ever get a chance, I recommend trying out painting with ink! You can usually find a small container like the one in the picture for pretty cheap at craft stores. If you've ever compared the two, let me know which one you prefer for cartooning! It seems each cartoonist has his or her own preference.

DOODLEKAT NEWS:

Today there isn't going to be a video published, but check out the list below for ones you might have missed this week! From now on you can expect to find daily doodles on my channel every Monday and Thursday! However, this doesn't mean that those will be the only ones posted - I may surprise you with a few extras in between occasionally!

Keep Doodling!

Doodlekat1
How to Draw a Cartoon Pineapple
How to Draw a Cartoon Tree
How to Draw a Cartoon Sushi Roll
How to Draw a Cartoon Sushi Roll v2
How to Draw a Cartoon Puffer Fish
How to Draw a Cartoon Squid
How to Draw a Cartoon Hermit Crab

Daily Doodle: August 28th

Hey Guys!

Since it's still summer I thought it'd be appropriate to draw my favorite summer drink for today's doodle! Recently I've been using my fine tip washable markers, and it's been fun picking just a few colors and seeing what you can make using them. Also with the pink, instead of coloring in the entire straw, I drew stripes instead!

In other doodlekat news, How to Draw a Hermit Crab has just been published today! If you haven't checked it out already, you can find it here: http://youtu.be/7PrvPSpnCcs

Also be sure to check back tomorrow for another daily doodle -- this entire week is going to be packed full of videos and blog posts!

Keep Doodling!

Doodlekat1

Daily Doodle: August 27th

Hey Doodlers!

Hope you had an awesome summer! It's amazing that school's already starting up again. On the positive side, that means a lot more notebooks, folders and binders to decorate with drawings!

For today's doodle, I though I'd add some color to this sketch of a globe by cross-hatching. As you can see in the green, there are two different colors there. The light green I used to color in the continents, and then for the cross-hatching detail I took a darker green and drew horizontal and vertical lines across. I didn't want the water to overpower the continents, so instead of cross-hatching, I just added vertical lines in a darker blue. What do you think? I'm liking this new way to color in!

QUICK DOODLE CHANNEL UPDATE:

If you've been following along with my videos, you've probably noticed that there's been a lot more out recently! I'm hoping to keep this up for a while and then I'll probably pick a day to put out a weekly video. However when this happens, you can expect a lot more activity on my blog. I'm planning on posting daily doodles, features of fan-drawn doodles, and maybe even a secret challenge or two!

As always, if you have any requests, send 'um in! Also be sure to check out the 2 new pages added to the blog-- info about fan-drawn doodles and a link to my channel!

Keep Doodling!:)

Doodlekat1

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!