Easy Doodling Sketchbook Drawings for Beginners

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Doodles are drawings that a person unconsciously creates, for example, while talking on the phone. In 5-10 minutes, a couple of curls can turn into an extraordinary picture. This style has interested many creative people.

Now it is used to fill sketchbooks, and is also used to create designer items. To learn how to draw in this style, you need to consider several step-by-step master classes on drawing simple doodle pictures.

What you need for drawing

Sketchbook drawings in the Doodling style can be done using ballpoint and gel pens, as well as felt-tip pens and markers.

You may also need additional tools:

Simple hard pencil	For drawing complex shapes
Eraser	To erase pencil lines.
Sharpener	For sharpening pencils.
Ruler	To draw straight lines.
Compass	For drawing even circles.

Before you start drawing pictures in a sketchbook using markers and felt-tip pens, you need to make sure that their pigment does not soak through the pages. If the paper is thin and traces of the markers are visible on the back, then you need to use a sheet of thin cardboard in the drawing process.

It should be placed under the notebook page so that the paint does not stain the following sheets. Further in the article, you can look at descriptions of easy drawings, as well as choose images for copying.

Girl in the wind

This drawing can be done with a black ballpoint pen.

Easy Doodling Sketchbook Drawings for Beginners — Sketchbook Drawings in Doodling Style - Girl in the Wind

How to draw:

Draw the girl's hair in the form of scribbles. The scribbles in the head area should be rounded.
Use short vertical strokes to depict the scarf.
Draw tassels on the scarf in the form of short, horizontal lines.
Draw the shoulder. The strokes at the top should be short.
Highlight the elbow bend by drawing lines coming out from 1 point.
Finish drawing the sleeve.
Draw a hand.
Fill the empty space between the scarf and the arm with short horizontal strokes.
Draw the shape of the coat. The strokes should be vertical, but at a slight angle. The lines should be drawn from left to right. On the left side, the ends of the lines should remain parallel to each other, and on the right side, each new line should be 2-3 mm longer than the previous one.

Draw a boot with a thick heel on the girl.

Silhouette of a fish

Sketchbook drawings in the Doodling style can be silhouette. This means that the objects do not contain realistic details, for example, animals and people do not have faces, plants do not have veins on their leaves. Instead of these details, the silhouette is filled with various patterns.

How to draw a fish silhouette:

Using a simple pencil, draw the curved body of the fish.
Add tail.
Draw the upper and lower fins.
Draw an open mouth.
Use an eraser to erase extra lines.
Divide the silhouette of the fish into 5 parts by drawing thin, barely noticeable lines.
Trace the outline of the drawing with a felt-tip pen or pen.
Fill each part with different patterns.

What patterns can be used:

waves;
strokes;
geometric figures;
spirals;
points.

There should not be large gaps between patterns.

Birdie

How to draw a bird using a black marker:

Draw the head and body of the bird. Leave an empty space where the wings should be.

Finish drawing the beak and the twig clenched in it. Draw the veins on the leaves of the branch.
Finish drawing the shape of the wings.
Divide the wings into several parts, imitating large groups of feathers.
Draw the tail, divide it into parts by analogy.
Fill all parts of the wings and tail with different patterns.

The bird's eye should be depicted as a large spiral.

Peacock with a fluffy tail

How to draw a peacock:

Draw a small body using a simple pencil.

Draw a small tail consisting of 4 feathers in the form of inverted drops.
Draw 3 larger feathers. Add another small feather at the bottom.
Add the 3 largest feathers at the top. Draw a smaller feather at the bottom of the tail.
On the peacock's head, draw a crest of 3 small feathers.
Finish drawing the bird's legs and eye.
Trace the outline of the drawing with a black marker.
Using a ballpoint pen, fill in the feathers on the head with patterns.
Instead of a wing, draw a flower consisting of a spiral and circles.

Fill each tail feather with floral patterns. The patterns should be placed closer to the cones. The central parts of the feathers should remain white.

Fish

How to draw a fish:

Using a compass (you can draw by hand), draw a circle.

Draw the fish's eye.
Add mouth.
Draw the upper fins.
Add the lower fins.
Trace the circle (body) to create a round frame.
Use a double, arched line to indicate the location of the gills.
Draw a fluffy tail. First draw the first 3 fins, and then draw new ones, larger and longer.
Add a design inside the lips.
Paint the eye, leaving 2 round highlights.
Draw scales above the eye.
Fill the body with spiral patterns.
Draw lines on the fins and tail that will repeat their shape.

Draw small bubbles between the fins and the tips of the tail.

Flowering tree

How to draw a tree in Doodling style:

Using a simple pencil, draw 2 smooth vertical lines from bottom to top. This will be the tree trunk.

Draw several large branches.
Draw smaller branches to the top of each branch.
Depict the tree crown in the form of large and small leaves, and also add a few flowers.
Below, under the tree, draw large blades of grass, as well as small flowers.
Use an eraser to erase extra lines.
Fill in the contours of the trunk and branches with smooth lines using a black marker or pen.
Draw patterns on each leaf.
Add patterns to the flowers.
Leave some blades of grass empty, while others are filled with patterns of smooth lines.

Draw some bumps at the bottom.

Scenery

Sketchbook drawings in the Doodling style can take up a whole page. Such pictures can also be used to decorate the spreads of personal diaries.

How to draw a doodle landscape:

Use a smooth line to mark the border of the clearing. In the lower right corner, draw another small, semicircular line.
Draw 3 trees above the clearing. Draw the branches. To make the drawing look interesting, the tree branches can be drawn in different ways, for example, in the form of spirals, long sticks, or thick stripes.
Draw rounded crowns on the trees.
Draw 2 houses between the trees.
Finish drawing the doors and windows, as well as the stove pipes.

Fill the lower right part of the clearing with a pattern of vertical lines.
Divide the upper part of the clearing into 5 sections. Fill each section with different patterns.
Draw small peas on the tree crowns.

In the background you can depict rain in the form of round drops.

Starfish

How to draw a starfish:

Using a simple pencil, draw a starfish with rounded ends.

Find the center of the figure and mark it with a point.
Place 1 dot between the ends of the starfish.
Connect these points with the central one using smooth lines. You should get a star divided into 5 parts.
Each of these parts needs to be divided in half by drawing thin, barely noticeable lines.
Use a felt-tip pen to outline the drawing and also highlight the smooth lines dividing the star into 5 parts.
On top of the thin lines dividing the parts in half, draw a pattern in the form of a chain of small circles.

Shade the halves of all the ends with lines that form a geometric pattern. Fill the other parts of the ends with a pattern consisting of small arcs.

Abstraction

Doodling drawings can be abstract. Creating such ornaments is typical for many people talking on the phone or thinking about some plans. They take a piece of paper or open a sketchbook and mindlessly start drawing lines. Later, the drawing acquires new elements and turns into an unusual pattern.

How to draw a picture like this consciously:

Draw 5 loops of different sizes.
Between the 3 loops on the left and the 2 loops on the right, draw a smooth line with a curl at the end.
Fill these elements with patterns of any shape. These can be lines repeating the main curves, dashes or circles.
Between the drawn elements, draw a few more curls and smooth lines. Fill them with patterns in a similar way.

Use smooth, curved lines to close the gaps between all elements of the picture.

Apple

How to draw an apple:

Draw a circle with a simple pencil. Draw a vertical line through its center.
Draw a depression at the top and bottom, using the drawn line as a guide.
Narrow the bottom of the circle to form an apple shape.
Remove all unnecessary lines.

Draw a tail and a leaf on the apple.
Divide the apple into several parts using inverted arcuate lines. Draw 1 line from the tail. It should be small. All other lines should be larger and the distance between them should increase.
Use a black marker to outline the drawing.
Fill the apple's tail and leaf with a pattern.

Fill the curved parts of the apple with various patterns. These can be leaves, flowers, spirals, and scales.

Heart

How to draw a heart:

Use a simple pencil to draw the shape of a heart.

Using a felt-tip pen, draw a smooth line with a curl from the bottom corner through the center.
Draw another similar line next to it, a little shorter.
Draw flowers between these 2 lines.
Draw several leaves and depict veins on them.
Moving from the center of the heart, draw various floral patterns, filling the outline drawn with a simple pencil.

Wait until the pigment dries, then use an eraser to remove the pencil lines.

Umbrella

How to draw an umbrella:

Use a simple pencil to draw the shape of the umbrella hat.

Divide it into 5 parts with smooth lines.
Draw the top of the umbrella.
Add a curved handle.
Trace the outline of the drawing with a black marker.
Draw various patterns on the umbrella hat, inside each part.
Shade the bottom of the umbrella handle with short lines.

Draw large raindrops at an angle in the background.

Hot air balloon

How to draw a balloon:

Use a compass to draw a large circle.

Using a simple pencil, draw the elongated part of the ball at the bottom.
Finish drawing the ropes.
Draw a gas burner.
Add a square shaped basket.
Divide the circle into 5 equal parts with smooth lines.
Trace the outline of the drawing with a black marker, including new lines.
Fill parts of the circle with different patterns.
Draw a grid at the bottom of the ball.

Draw several wide vertical stripes on the basket.

Funny creatures

Sketchbook drawings in the Doodling style can consist of mixed mini-pictures, with images of funny characters and emoticons.

How to draw similar pictures:

First, draw the central character. Design his face, draw small details.
New faces of various shapes are added around it. These drawings should be approximately the same size as the central one.
All faces are decorated: eyes are drawn with highlights, shadows are highlighted, and the contours of small details are shaded.
The spaces between all the figures are filled with smaller drawings.

At the end, you can work on the detailing of all objects, making it more detailed.

Rain

How to draw a girl in the rain:

Draw a cloud at the top of the page. It should consist of thick spirals and curls.

Each element will need to be divided into 2 parts, 1 of which will be empty, and the others will be shaded with smooth lines that repeat the basic shape of all elements.
Draw a girl under the cloud using a simple pencil. Draw a round head, schematically depict the limbs and body.
Draw the girl's dress, outline the shape of her hair. Shade the hair.
Draw the eyes.
Draw an umbrella above the girl.
Trace the outline of the drawing with a black marker or pen.
Divide the umbrella hat into 5 equal parts.
Color the umbrella.
Apply a ruler to the drawing. From the cloud (along its lower edge) to the bottom of the drawing, draw several parallel vertical lines. The lines above the umbrella should be shorter.
Fill these lines with other, thinner stripes.

At the ends of these stripes, imitating rain, depict voluminous curls. Fill them with patterns of lines.

Dreaming cat

How to draw a cat:

Using a simple pencil, draw a large oval head.
Add pointy ears.
Draw a small egg-shaped body.
Use an eraser to erase extra lines.
Draw a long thin tail that will wrap around the drawing like a frame.
Draw a large curl at the end of the tail.
Trace the outline of the drawing with a black marker or pen.
Draw closed eyes and long eyelashes on the cat. Draw a small circle at the end of each eyelash.
Draw a triangular nose. Add a mouth.

Fill the empty space inside the drawing with a pattern of small fish. Draw spirals between the fish to cover the large gaps.

Butterfly

How to draw a butterfly:

Use a simple pencil to draw the body and head of the butterfly.
Draw big wings.
Outline the top of the wings and the bottom of the body, creating a parallel line that will act as a frame for the drawing.
Use an eraser to remove all unnecessary lines.
Trace the outline of the drawing with a black marker.
Shade the "frames" with short lines.
Fill the butterfly's body with dots.
Draw the antennae.
Using smooth lines, divide the butterfly wings into several parts. Decorate these lines with “frames” filled with short strokes.

Paint each part of the butterfly's wings with different patterns.

Owl

How to draw an owl:

Draw the head with a simple pencil.
Add an oval body.
Draw large eyes.
Add feathers above the eyes, with the ends extending beyond the head.
Draw the beak in the shape of an inverted triangle.
Finish drawing the wings.
Use an eraser to erase extra lines.
Add feet to the bird.

Draw a branch under the owl and shade it with diagonal lines.
Trace all the details of the drawing along the outline with a black marker or pen.
Draw pupils inside the eyes. Fill the eyes with lines coming out from their center.
Fill the head with short lines.
Draw a pattern on the feathers above the eyes.
On the bird's chest, depict several large feathers and decorate them with arched patterns.
Draw feathers on the wings. Close the gaps with long smooth lines.
Draw small feathers on the owl's body.

Finish drawing the tail, highlighting the dark spots on it.

Hairstyle made of patterns

How to draw a girl with an unusual hairstyle:

Draw an oval head.

Add neck.
Draw the shoulders and upper arms.
Add straps and the top of the top.
Draw eyebrows, eyes, nose and mouth.
Draw the shape of the hairstyle.
Add a large earring on the right side.
Divide the hair into separate large strands, in wavy lines.
Trace the outline of the drawing with a black pen.
Fill the earring with a pattern.

Draw different patterns inside each strand of hair.

Advice for aspiring artists

To make your drawings beautiful, you need to know a few secrets:

You can draw one picture in the Doodling style with different tools. For example, use a felt-tip pen to draw thick lines, and a pen for thin ones.

When creating a landscape, you need to remember that small details visually move the object away, while large ones, on the contrary, bring it closer.
Finished black and white drawings can be colored with colored markers and pencils.
To draw complex shapes, such as animal silhouettes, you can use stencils.

By creating sketchbook drawings in the Doodling style, a budding artist gets the hang of it and learns to draw more complex and beautiful ornaments. This skill can be useful for future designers, tattoo artists, and nail artists. Doodling is also useful for children. It helps develop imagination and fine motor skills.

Author: Frolova Ekaterina

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