Showing posts with label doodling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label doodling. Show all posts

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Sketching lesson pages - Practice sheets

A few sketching lesson sheets drawn in a plane on my way to Raleigh, NC.Doodling "horned" monsters.
Using fish part symbols to create fantasy aquatic creatures.
Sketches inspired by traditional Japanese monster symbols.
The ever popular fire flame sketching symbols.
A couple of lightning symbols.
Some of my sketching symbols for portraying water in motion.
Feel free to print these practice lesson sheets if you need a couple of pointers or basic guidelines to get your daily doodle practice started. I would really appreciate any comments or feedback on their usefulness you might glean in the process.

Monday, April 6, 2009

Nicole's creativity nurtured with "Doodle All Year" coloring book by Taro Gomi

We spotted this whimsical coloring book, "Doodle All Year" by Taro Gomi during a trip to Toronto. While it features a few straight traditional coloring pages, its strength lies in the non-threatening easy to approach doodling instructions that effectively encourage the imagination and creativity of children and the young at heart. Regardless of innate artistic skills, this cleverly designed massive coloring book (376 pages long) partnered with a nice box of crayons can help children of all ages grow creatively and find their inner artist one doodle at a time. The sample pages below were done by a 5 years old budding artist.