DOODLE DAY JULY - DAY 20

Welcome to Day 20 of the Doodle Day July drawing challenge! If you are new to the challenge, grab a pencil, crayon, pen, marker, or whatever else you have to draw with and start doodling. Here is a list of the prompts that we have used so far this month:

DAY 1 - DOODLE the word "DOODLE"
DAY 2  - SKYLINE
DAY 3 - MANDALA
DAY 4 - SPARKLE
DAY 5 - SWING
DAY 6 - SAD
DAY 7 - STORM
DAY 8 - NOTAN
DAY 9 - DUCKLING
DAY 10 - PICNIC
DAY 11 - CRUSTACEAN
DAY 12 - ROBOT
DAY 13 - CAR
DAY 14 - CLOUD
DAY 15 - DANCE
DAY 16 - WORDLES
DAY 17 - ROCK
DAY 18 - BOOK
DAY 19 - KITE

Participants create a doodle each day and (if they are willing) share it on the Facebook Group Page. There, the other participants post comments, share video, tutorials, websites, tips, media, ask questions, make suggestions, etc...It is a fabulous group.

Today's doodle prompt has been posted by Kathryn Ault Noble. Her post includes many of her pen drawings and a tutorial from one of her students. Check it out!

CLICK HERE TO GO TO KATHRYN'S BLOG FOR TODAY'S PROMPT

DOODLE DAY JULY - DAY 19

Welcome to Day 19 of the Doodle Day July drawing challenge! If you are new to the challenge, here is the summary of how it works:
1. I post a prompt each day
2. You are either inspired by the prompt or something else is calling you to be doodled
3. You spend a few minutes creating a doodle. This is not a portfolio quality piece - just a doodle. Try not to overthink it or spend too much time perfecting it. Just let it be what it is. Mistakes happen. If you sneeze while doodling a sun, it becomes a cloud and add your sun somewhere else. Don't stress about this - it is a relaxing way to let your creativity flow.
4. If you are comfortable, post your doodle on the Facebook Group page for Doodle Day May.
5. Scroll down in that group page and see what everyone else has posted. If you like it or something about it, write a comment. If you have suggestions for improving their doodle, write a comment. If you want to know how he or she created that doodle (media, program, style, ...), ask in a comment.
6. If you come across artists, videos, books, tutorials, etc... that interest you and are related to doodling, drawing, patterning, art, sketching, painting, ... share it in the group page. Chances are, others are interested, too.
7. Have fun.

We are in the middle of summer and the weather is warm and breezy. Perfect day for today's prompt...

KITE

Doodle a kite.
Or make a pattern of kites.
Or draw a kite shape and fill it with Zentangles (see the May challenge for that post)
Or make up a kite font
Or doodle what kites make you think of
Or doodle the swirly ribbons flowing from kites
Or...whatever else you can think up.

Here are some kites for reference:

Have fun!

DOODLE DAY JULY - DAY 18

Welcome to Day 18 of the Doodle Day July drawing challenge! Yesterday's prompt was posted by Yvonne Mes and the ROCK doodles were a lot of fun. If you are new to Doodle Day, it is a daily drawing challenge to take a few minutes and create a doodle. I post a prompt each day to help inspire you but you are not required to use it. Most of the participants have joined my Facebook Group and whether or not you are a member, you can always check out the doodles posted daily. There are almost 900 doodles posted in that group! Come doodle with us - you never have to share your doodle if you don't want to. The group is welcoming, inspiring, motivating, supportive, creative, ...

Today's prompt was posted by Yvonne Mes (but I had this one on my list for this month, too) so check it out by clicking on the link below. I have already created my doodle for today so I'm off to the scanner to get it uploaded to show the group. Have fun!

CLICK HERE TO GO TO YVONNE'S BLOG AND SEE TODAY'S PROMPT

DOODLE DAY JULY - DAY 17

Welcome to Day 17 of the Doodle Day July drawing challenge! The number of participants continues to grow and we are getting close to 100 doodlers from around the world! If we hit 100, I'm going to start giving out prizes.

Yesterday's prompt was Wordles - words or phrases that sound the same but mean something very different and the doodlers were soo creative!

Today's prompt has been posted by Yvonne Mes and after yesterday, I think you will all enjoy that this one does not take as much brain power. Just put your pencil to the page and see where it goes.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO TODAY'S PROMPT ON YVONNE'S BLOG 

 

Have fun!

DOODLE DAY JULY - DAY 16

Welcome to Day 16 of the Doodle Day July drawing challenge! Yesterday's prompt was "dance" and the doodles were everything from dancing birds to ballerinas. Fabulous! Keep doodling. You are more than halfway through the month and on a roll. Is it a habit yet? Almost. Take a little time each day to draw something - don't go for a masterpiece, just start with a dot or a line and see what it becomes.

Today's prompt was inspired by a picture book that Julie Rowan-Zoch read and enjoyed. She emailed me and asked to get added on for another prompt post because she thought it would be a super fun thing to doodle. Curious?

CLICK HERE TO GO TO JULIE'S BLOG

FOR TODAY'S DOODLE PROMPT

 

 



DOODLE DAY JULY - DAY 15

Welcome to Doodle Day July! We are on day 15 - the middle of the month. I hope you are loosening up, enjoying and getting inspired by this carefree doodle challenge. I love seeing everyone's posts on the Facebook Group. I am truly inspired by the creativity in our group. Keep posting your feedback, suggestions, ideas, art tips, online courses, books, tutorials, etc... on that group page.

Here's the wrap up with links. This month, out doodle prompts have been:
1 Doodle the word "DOODLE" (and email a jpg to me for a collaborative shirt/mug/hat design)
2 SKYLINE
3 MANDALA
4 SPARKLE
5 SWING
6 SAD
7 STORM
8 NOTAN
9 DUCKLING
10 PICNIC
11 CRUSTACEAN
12 ROBOT
13 CAR
14 CLOUD

If you joined us late in the game - you are always welcome to go back and enjoy any of these prompts. Click any of the above links to get whisked off to that post. If you still want to create a doodle from Day 1 - Doodle the word "DOODLE" and send me a jpg, I can still include you but time is running out so get me your design and I'll incorporate it with the others.


Today's doodle prompt has been written by Gayle Wing O'Donnell and it makes me want to get up and...

DANCE!
Thank you, Gayle.

“Dance is a type of art that generally involves movement of the body, often rhythmic and to music. It is performed in many cultures as a form of emotional expression, social interaction, or exercise, in a spiritual or performance setting, and is sometimes used to express ideas or tell a story. Dance may also be regarded as a form of nonverbal communication between humans or other animals, as in bee dances and behavior patterns such as mating dances...” and more, but you can look it up in Wikipedia.

 

Close your eyes and imagine you are dancing.

Or remember a wonderful performance you’ve seen.

Or open your eyes and dance like no one’s looking. Music preferred but not required.

 (Don’t close your eyes and dance—unless it’s a slow dance—

 I don’t want any injuries to occur during doodle preparation.)

 

Draw it.

As usual, have fun.

Keep your doodle brief.

Just capture a moment.

 

I won’t give you a lot of dance pictures—just the one below of my favorite dance being performed by two professionals. J

 

 

 

--Bill Watterson                           Calvin and Hobbes