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Doodling
is a great way to pass the time and take notes,
Doodling
helps you improve your artistic skills
and
develop some fun ideas too.

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What is a doodle anyway?
Doodling!!
In spite of what you may have been told in high school history class, drawing in
doodles is not a bad thing. In fact, quite the opposite.
Don't bother looking up "doodling" in the dictionary, because the definition in
Oxford Dictionary is dismal: "to scribble absentmindedly." This is a decidedly
dismissive way of describing doodling.
ALSO, Wikipedia defines a doodle as: 'an unfocused or unconscious drawing made
while a person's attention is otherwise occupied.

But I don’t really think doodle art could be defied that way. I prefer the definition
offered in the aforementioned TED Talk, it is superior: "To make spontaneous marks
to help yourself think." Doodling can have a profound impact on the way we can
process information and figure out solutions to problems.
Simply, Doodles are simple drawings that can have concrete representational
meaning or may just be abstract shapes.
What does that mean, exactly? Basically, with every little line you draw, it's like
untangling knots in your mind, freeing you up for better and clearer thinking. But in
addition to being a problem-solving method and a stress buster, it also can help make
you a better artists
than non-doodlers. It might take some time for the memo to reach your boss,
but basically, it's not a bad thing to be doodling in the board room.
The History of Doodle Art
While you think doodling is just an absentminded way of passing time, it still has a rich history that
could prove to be the foundation of all written communication....
The Original Doodle Art looks forward to colouring the world
again!

In 1973 the "Do your own thing in colour" craze caught on in North America
becoming a fad for all age groups; young A Long teenagers, Long Time singles, Ago... families and
seniors.
In 1972 Glenn Anderson hit on the
Throughout the next five years many idea new of titles colouring were a introduced black and and white received
worldwide recognition during the expansion line drawing of sales called into "Ecology", 16 countries and that
included the U.K., Europe, Japan, Mexico recognized and Australia. that the poster, partnered
with the vibrant colours of felt pens
In 2011, the rights and ownership were provided transferred immediate to Andrew creative Perkins,
Michael McLennan and Julia Finlay. Their satisfaction. commitment Putting to the two original together
DoodleArt vision remains steadfast. in Today, the highly they continue recognizable the tradition tube proved of high
quality DoodleArt poster kits and the to excellent be the beginning service that of one you've of Canada's always
known and trusted.
great business success stories. This
print alone would sell 1,000,000
copies around the world. The family
(Glenn, father Frank and mother Jean)
trademarked and produced the Doodle
Art kits in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
THINGS YOU PROBABLY DON’T KNOW
ABOUT THE HISTORY OF DOODLE
Remember the little hearts you draw on the edge of your notebook, or that drawing of your boring teacher? Well, you
could say that they are basically the trends of this century as deer horns were on prehistoric days. So before you brand
doodle as the most underrated and ignored art form, let’s trace first the history of doodle.
Drawing the Origin
In history, during the pre-Revolutionary War in America, a group of British military officers created a song entitled
“Yankee Doodle”. They sang it (in the same tune as the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill) during the war to mock the
disorganized American soldiers. The British coined the term Yankee Doodle to mean American fools. That’s how the
word “doodle” emerged to convey “simpleton” or “fool”. German variants of the etymon include dudel or dödel where
it was believed to be derived from. As for the song, Americans took it, altered it, and sang it during the war to make
fun of their foes. As years passed, it became a patriotic song to Americans and eventually evolved to the present state
anthem of Connecticut.
DOODLING: WHAT IT IS AND IS NOT
Is doodling a view into the psyche? While some will analyze doodles for meaning
and insight to our personal issues or leanings, they don't necessarily have to carry

emotional significance. Ideas may come to you randomly while you doodle, or you
can make specific decisions about what to doodle.
Scientific truth about Doodling
Have you ever felt like you listen better while doodling?
Studies have shown that doodling actually helps you pay better attention to things
going on around you. So if you are doodling during a class or meeting, though
everyone else thinks you are not listening, it is actually helping your mind to focus.
Well, to retain information, we need to engage at least two of the following four
sensory skills: visual, auditory, reading/writing and kinesthetic. Doodling engages
some, if not all, of these sensory skills, allowing doodlers actually retain
significantly more verbal information
Why Create Doodle Art?
For many people they create doodle art because they like to draw, but don't want to
get caught up in something too time-consuming. The beauty of Doodle Art is that it's
fun and relaxing, can be as large as you like, as complex as you like and finished
whenever you like. It can be a quick form of art, with repetitive elements creating a
harmony with as much effort required as you choose
WHAT TO DOODLE?
This is a tough question as doodling is very personal, doodling is a deeply
intuitive thing. I can tell you I love to doodle circles, lines and floral
patterns - but these designs may not be interesting to you. I sometimes
doodle images, other times I just doodle shapes or patterns - it's all good,
it's all doodling.
It's accessible to everyone because it's a non-threatening method of creating
art, with no pressure for the finished piece to be "good."

But where do you start - what should YOU doodle?
The easiest thing to do is to think back to childhood and the teenage years
,to what you doodled in class while day dreaming or what you draw now
while talking on the phone (or waiting on hold). Use these as a starting
point for your doodling.
Still not working for you - look around wherever you are now, can you see
a pattern a shape that you like - then try doodling those or drawing them
and doodling within those shapes. It's much easier to do if you draw
something you like.
DOODLE DRAWING IDEAS
If you need some inspiration to get started, here
you are some fantastic doodle drawing ideas.
Hearts. Stars. Circles. Squares. Cubes.
Geometric shapes are an ideal doodle subject —
they're accessible for all levels of artistic ability
and easily recognizable. You can combine
shapes, or simply explore one shape over and
over in different sizes and forms.
GEOMETRIC SHAPES

Geometric shapes can become very interesting
when applied in a linear fashion, and you can even
create mazes or unique, sculptural looking forms.
WHERE & HOW TO DOODLES?
Once you've started doodling, you might be amazed by where it takes you. This
method of "drawing fearlessly" can unlock ideas and concepts you didn't even know
were kicking around in your brain. You can take any concept you've explored in
doodling and work at it further in a more finished piece, branching out to different
media.
Give these ideas a go.....
Doodle on Stamped Images
Using a Copic safe ink like Memento,
stamp your image onto your card or
journal. Add doodle designs with Copic
Multi Liners to part or all of your
stamped image, here I've doodled
designs onto Marci's Kimono to add a
pattern. Whether your image is stamped,
collaged or drawn, this is a fun way to
add a little whimsy to your art, try a

doodle hair-do, or doodles on a dress, even a doodle body to draw attention
to the focal image.
Use Stencils to create a doodle pattern
Using your Copic Multi Liner (I like
Grey or Black) use a stencil to draw a
pattern onto your card or
journal. Using the pen of your choice,
fill in around the pattern or within the
pattern (or both) with doodle
designs. Leave it as is or add colour
if desired. Use your doodled designs
to decorate planners and diaries or
filing folders. I can't be the only
person who still uses a diary or smash
book! Get to it and start dressing up
your dividers with a doodle or two, come to think of it you could apply this
to your files for work or home, address books, recipe cards etc.
Doodle Within or Around Letters or Images

Using your Copic Multi Liner draw bold a capital letter (or word) with
space inside the letters to add doodling or colour. Use your favourite
supplies to add doodling either within the letters or around the letters,
again coloured or uncoloured the choice is yours. On a more
manageable scale, this would make wonderfully fun and personal name
tags or place tags for weddings and parties!
Shapes
(or get fancy and have the doodle create the shape)
Doodle Within
Here are 2 examples of what I mean:
Try drawing a heart (or lots) and adding
doodling within or around the shape to
embellish it. Now I chose a heart, you
prefer a flower, a circle, an animal -
a shape and have a play.
may
pick

Draw your heart in pencil and doodle around or within it,
then rub out the pencil - your designs create the shape, I
really do love the Copic Multi Liners for this, the coloured
ones in particular. Now just a note here, if you draw over
lead pencil with either Copic markers or Copic Multi Liners,
then the pencil covered by the Copic will not erase
Doodle Backgrounds
Enhance your art by using doodles and doodle patterns in your backgrounds, a little
or a lot it's up to you - just make sure you are using pens which won't bleed if you
decide to colour over the top - I love the Copic Multi Liners for just this reason - they
are life proof! When you are feeling a bit
more confident, try creating scenery with
doodles or using doodles as your
art. Doodles aren't just 'unconscious
drawing' anymore - they are now entering
the realm of DOODLE ART. Even the
simplest doodle can turn into something
special.
LINES AND MARKS
Experiment with different pen or pencil strokes in
your doodling, and you may find yourself putting
together unique forms and shapes. The above doodle
is a fantastic example: hatching and cross hatching,
as well as scumbling, come together in a
unique character study.

INTRICATE PRINTS WITHIN A SIMPLE
OUTLINE
By creating a simple outline, you can give yourself a
finite space in which to experiment with intricate line
work. In the example of the above drawing, a simple
wolf print is filled in with intricate shapes and patterns
which become even more interesting within the
confines of a simple shape.
CHARACTERS
Some people like to draw little characters as a
doodle technique. To add some fun and
structure, create a series of doodled characters
which are variations on a general theme. For
instance, the above doodle features little
characters doing yoga poses with desserts.
Perhaps an unusual theme, but it creates a fun
parameter for the doodling.
LETTERING
Just about everyone has doodled in words at
some point in their life, whether it's pairing
their drawn initials with a possible sweetheart's
or simply experimenting with a signature.
Doodling words or letters can be an easy way
to enter the world of doodling. As an added
bonus, it can help improve your penmanship.

COMMON OBJECTS
Sometimes, your daily surroundings can provide
ample inspiration for doodling. Where to start?
Why not start doodling whatever is closest to
you? Or, doodle things you love, such as foods,
pets, people or objects that you hold dear. Not
only will they make you happy while you
doodle, but it will teach you all sorts of things
about spatial relationships, proportion and form.
Psychologist or Magician?
You never expected that, one can know about the personalities of other people
by watching their gestures, noticing their face features, knowing about the type
of music they prefer, taking a sample of their handwriting and even by looking at
their doodles.
Yes their doodles! Everything that you do in life leaves traces of your personality
traits and of your inner world. Doodles follow the same rules
that graphology follows and so the same variables used to interpret a
handwriting sample can be used with doodles (example pen pressure,
margins…etc)
Doodles Interpretation
Triangles, squares , geometrical shapes: Geometrical shapes may indicate
that the person has got a rational and logical way of thinking. This person may
also be a good planner. Drawing a triangle sometimes signifies the internal
desire of going up or advancing in your career or social life.
Arrows, ladders Arrows and ladders may indicate that the person is ambitious,
obsessed about some goals and looking forward to some achievements.
Doodling Good Looking Faces: Good looking faces may indicate that the
person is social, people loving and optimistic.
Doodling Funny faces: Funny faces may indicate that the person has a good
sense of humor

Doodling Ugly Faces ugly faces may indicate that the person is not a social
person, lacking self confidence, skeptic, bad tempered or even aggressive.
Doodling Stars: Stars may indicate optimism and hopefulness.
Doodling Houses: May indicate that the person is missing his home, wanting a
family, or wanting to settle down.
Doodling Flowers and plants May indicate that the person is sensitive, warm
and kind
Doodling hearts : Means that the person is suffering from Socio-anti-complexbio-disorder
, well, just kidding :) simply he is in love or in need of a relation :)
Doodling 3D shapes: Shows the presence of the ability to see the full picture
and all aspects of an issue or at least the desire to do so
Doodling underlined names: underlining a name with one or two lines may
indicate that this person is important (whose name is underlined)
Doodling Food: May indicate real hunger or emotional hunger
Doodling Animals love for animals or sensitivity
Doodling cars, plans, trains: Shows a desire for traveling, freedom or the need
for a holiday
Doodling Weapons guns, pistols and swords may indicate competitiveness and
the presence of a warrior's spirit
Doodle Interpretation Accuracy
When you start to doodle you will usually be under the effect of
many unconscious parameters including your personality, your current mood
and other variables.
That’s why the interpretation of doodles needs to be done with care and without
giving hasty judgments. Collecting Some information about the person's current
mood and background may be very useful in the analysis of his doodles.
https://www.blogthings.com/thedoodletest/ doodle test

Want to start Doodling but a bit overwhelmed and confused about the styles of
doodling and what the differences are? Well, see what makes each of them unique.
What Are The 5 Styles of Doodling?
There are many types of doodling, there is the increasingly popular Zentangling,
there is tangling, there is StenDoodling, there are art doodles and there are doodles -
no wonder people get confused!
1. Zentangle
2. Zendoodling
3. Stendoodling
4. Mandalas
5. Doodle Art
Each style or type has its own specific characteristics and forms and all are equally
beautiful! Let's take a look at each one and see what they are all about and what
makes them unique.
Zentangle
Zentangle.com describes Zentangle as "an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to
create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. With the Zentangle method,
anyone can create beautiful images from repetitive patterns, and even though it is a
specified series of steps, it results in a creative expression that transcends its own
rules.
Zentangles are based on:
Focus - each stroke is created with intent (even if the final result is a mystery)
No Eraser - work your mistakes into your design
Foundations (or limits) from the use of 'strings'
Abstract - no up or down, non-representative - ie: it shouldn't look like 'something'
Ceremony - sort of like a Japanese Tea ceremony for the mind!
Zentangles are created on small 3.5" square paper tiles and are made up of a
foundation of 'strings' which are used to define areas which are then filled with
'Tangles' (single repetitive patterns). Tangles often have specific names and ways of
drawing each pattern, in fact, there are books filled with tangle patterns! The act of

creating a Zentangle is called 'tangling' and is a form of meditative art, where the
artist focusses on creating each single line rather than a particular image.
Zentangles are constructed in black and white, should not look like 'something' and
are absolutely NOT a mindless drawing activity, but rather created with purpose and
intent. If your Zentangle looks like something, it's no longer a Zentangle, but rather
Zentangle Inspired Art (Z.I.A.) or a Zendoodle.
These are some of the Zentangles I have created, as you can see they don't look like a
particular 'thing', there is no up or down, they are black and white with some shading,
they use named tangle patterns and most importantly they were created mindfully,
with intention and focus on the process.
Zendoodling
No restrictions on shape, size or colour
Zendoodling has its roots in Zentangling and shares many similar qualities - focus,
design, repetitive tangle patterns BUT it can be in colour, on any size paper, a
specific shape (eg: word, letter, animal) and may have a top and bottom.
This is one of my favourite Zendoodles. It is meant to look like something (which
makes it a Zendoodle rather than a Zentangle) and it certainly was created in a
meditative state, filling all the little components I had drawn took hours.
Stendoodling
Stendoodling uses stencils to create an image outline, patterns within the design and
even the individual doodle patterns!
To create a Stendoodle:
Use a stencil or mask to create a shape (eg: a feather),

Then use another stencil to create sections within that shape (eg: sun rays) and
finally,
Use smaller stencils (and a fine marker) to create patterns within each section.
This awesome art form is the creation of Michael Trent, a Brazilian artist. I love
Stendoodling, as anyone can do this, you don't have to be able to 'draw' anything, or
even doodle, you just need to be able to trace around a pattern or shape!
This is still my favourite Stendoodled project - I combined Stendoodles with freehand
doodle art to create this awesome doodled masked lady.
Stendoodling with Copics
Today I have a little GIVEAWAY and a new project using my much loved Copic products and some simple
doodles. Now this is a wonderful place to begin for anyone who is new to doodling or colouring with Copics, all
you need are a few stencils, your favourite colours and a little time.
The reason that this is so great for beginners, is that this project uses a technique called Stendoodling. What is
Stendoodling? Well to create a Stendoodle you use a stencil or mask to create a shape (eg: a feather), you then
use another stencil to create sections within that shape (eg: sun rays) and finally, use smaller stencils (and a fine
marker) to create patterns (doodles) within each section. This awesome art form is the creation of a lovely man,
Michael Trent, a Brazilian artist - you can read all about it here.
Mandalas
The word Mandala (pronounced mon- dah- lah) is a Sanskrit word that means
"circle" and is a very old custom practised by many cultures and religions (Buddhists,
Hindus, Native Americans, Christians etc). Traditionally used in meditation or as a
spiritual tool to represent connectedness to the universe, mandalas are now often used

to promote mindfulness and relaxation as the act of creating a mandala can be
calming and help to focus the mind.
Though most often circles, or circles within squares, Mandalas can be any shape, but
MUST be an integrated structure organised around a unifying centre. Mandalas
contain repetitive geometric patterns, working from a central point outwards, they are
most often coloured and can be very simple or hugely intricate.
Mandalas are created with a purpose in mind eg: wholeness, connection, intentions,
the creator should focus on their purpose as they draw. The creator may feel like
using certain words, shapes or patterns while drawing, just let it flow. The mandala
is finished when you feel it is complete, or when you have lost focus.
This is a list of colours and their symbolic meanings to assist in making mandala
colouring choices, or you may like to choose colours randomly that appeal to you and
then see what they may mean. Perhaps you are being drawn to colours with a
particular meaning or message.
RED
PINK
strength, high energy and passion
love, intuition and the feminine
ORANGE creativity, transformation, self-awareness and intuition
YELLOW learning, wisdom, laughter and happiness
GREEN
BLUE
physical healing, psychic ability, love of nature and caring
emotional healing, inner peace and meditation
PURPLE all things spiritual
WHITE
BLACK
spiritual focus
mystery, deep thinking and individuality
Don't be put off by all the intricate and beautifully coloured mandalas you may see
online, drawing these is about relaxing and you don't HAVE to show it to anyone if
you don't want to!

YOUR mandala may be as simple as mine below. I started off drawing the mandala
itself in pencil, added colour and then went back
over my design in black permanent ink. A few
shadows and it was all finished. I picked colours
and designs I liked and just enjoyed doodling
this. According to the colour chart above the
colours I chose for this represent: love, intuition,
the spiritual and physical and emotional
healing. Considering the words I'd chosen to
incorporate into the mandala, I'd say my colour
choices matched beautifully!
Doodle Art, Doodling and all the rest.....
If it doesn't belong to one of the other 4 doodling styles, then it's Doodle Art! Doodle Art is a catch-all name that
is used to describe all doodling that doesn't fit into a specific 'form or style'. It can be black & white or coloured,
be 'something' or be abstract, be a part of a larger artwork or be the artwork, be a complex and intricately
composed piece or scribbled drawings as you wait on hold.
Doodling is often described as 'mindless art' I don't like that description as it doesn't represent the care and
attention that goes into crafting some of the amazing doodles people have created. So instead of using the term
'doodling' I'll call it Doodle Art or artful doodling, as I think that feels a bit more appropriate and honestly slightly
less derogatory! Either way, Doodle Art is the no rules, low-stress FUN form that is simple, fun and once you
begin, difficult to stop! Whether you are drawing a page full of spirals or incorporating doodled flowers into a
canvas piece - it's Doodle Art! though be prepared to be there for a while as I swear these can be totally
addictive!
Tools used in doodle art
Ink pens multi-liners in a variety of sizes and even different colours if you like
Set of Grey Markers (for shadows and shading)
Black permanent marker
Ruler
Sketch
Pencil
Eraser
Stencils with an open design
Magazine, photo or drawn image
Your imagination!

How To Make A Doodle
1. To start with, you need to make a list of things that are associated with the person
you are making it for.
2. When your list is finished, get a good piece of sketch paper and lightly sketch in each
of the items, all over the page.
3. Use curved lines, zigzags and some straight lines to section off each item.
4. If you are happy with the way your sketches look, get your fine tip black felt pen and
go over each outline.
5. You need to use a contrasting design inside your sketch to the one you are
using around it.
6. You can use a thicker felt tip pen to color in larger bits (this also gives good contrast).
7. In each section and around every item, use whatever pattern you like. You can have
brickwork, stars, stippling, cross hatching, anything that you are inspired to use.
8. Don't forget to leave lots of white space!

For this card you will need:
Copic Markers: RV11, RV17, RV25, V16, YG23, R17, YR15, YR16, Y11, Y15, B04, B16, BG13, BV08, E13,
V05, N1 & N3
Copic Multi Liners: 0.05, 0.3 & 0.5
X-Press It: Blending Card and Double Sided Foam Tape
Hazel & Ruby - Fat Roll Washi Tape – Color block Quotes
Stencils
Gather your favourite supplies, I've tried to choose colours from the same ring of the Copic color wheel -
this way I know they will work well together.
Draw outline with Copic Multi Liner 0.5, add sections using stencil and Multi Liner 0.3 and finally add
the fine detail inside each section using Multi Liner 0.05
Pick a section and colour using Copic markers in RV11 and V16,
this wasn't dark enough so I went over the pale RV11 with RV17.
Pick another section and colour with YG23 and RV25 - these
colours make eachother 'pop'.
Next add YR16 and B16
Next add a little mint with BG13 and E13
Time for some 'hot' colours with R17 and YR15
Next add BV08 and Y15.
Now a few more bright colours, BG13 and YG23 (you may notice
I've used both of these before in other colour combinations).

Add in a little V05 and Y11 - colour carefully
as too many slips will make the pattern
muddy.
Add in YG23 and RV25.
Next add B04 and Y15 to your final
section.
To lift the image from the card a little I
have used N1 and N3 to outline one side of
the image, this adds a little depth to the
image. If you need a little help, check out
the Cast Shadow post on the Copic Oz blog.
Cover base card using strips cut from the
Fat Roll Washi Tape - Colorblock Quotes, this
gives a wonderful colourful background to
coordinate with the brightly coloured feather. I
also mounted one of the quotes on scrap card
and raised it off the background using foam
tape.
Put it all together and the finished card looks like this,
bright, happy and colourful.
So if you're looking for a simple project to brighten up your day why not give this a go!
Copic Coloured Feathers TUTORIAL
Wild Abstract Pink and Blue Doodled Page
It's time for another Lindy's Stamp Gang Color Challenge and this month the palette is
bright beachy colours! For a change I used all of the colours picked for this month:
Delphinium Turquoise, (you could substitute Hydrangea Blue) Frenchy's Pink
Pouf, Ocean Breeze Blue, Clam Bake Beige and Steel Shimmer (as I didn't have Silent
Night Silver!) The colour combination made for a bright and happy result.

Try it yourself……What I did:
Begin by drawing a doodle using waterproof markers, I
used Copic Multi Liner 0.3, Kai Outline Brush pen and a
Sharpie Fine Liner. I find that by using pens in varying
widths and nibs the end result is more interesting. This
was the black and white doodle before I added colour.
Then I added my Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals - some I added
in concentrated doses (eg the Turquoise - for mega bling) and in
other areas I used a graded wash of colour - going from dark to
light. I had fun varying the intensity for a variety of looks, but I
really love the sparkle on the circles!
To finish I used gel pens, Pilot Choose in Silver and White 0.7 and Gelly
Roll Stardust in purple to add some fine details and embellishments. You
can see the Stardust pen on the flower pattern.
And when I'd played around and felt I had added enough embellishing my finished
page looked like this.... I love how the Clam Bake Beige around the doodle just
adds a little something extra.

I've kept the colouring very simple as doodling isn't about perfection and planning, it's about freedom and
spontaneity - it should be low stress and FUN.
I've begun with adding RV02 and RV04 to colour my flower petals.
Next something bolder, stripes of RV00, RV04 and RV09.
Even darker on the doodles at the base of each heart with
RV55, RV66 and RV69.
Next I've added RV23 and RV25 to the leaves
For the really BIG swirls I've added a little blending -
nothing fiddly or fancy, just a little flicking!
Begin by adding RV09 to the tip of each swirl.
Then add RV69 the the base of each swirl, leaving
some white space in between.
Fill the white space between RV09 and RV69 with
RV66 - Flick the RV66 into both the darker and
lighter colours to blend, it will look a bit off, but a
few layers will fix this.
Keep adding colour, flicking to blend and after about
3 layers you should have a nice blend of colours.
Add a little RV000 to the stripes and some RV09 to
the embellishments on the swirls.
Colour any white areas within the design using
RV10, though leave the background uncoloured for
some contrast.
Outline a few key elements with N1, N3 and N5 for
some shadows and depth.
and you are finished!
TIPS
When dealing with shadows, it would be best to use the
complementary color of your subject
All the Presidents’ Doodles
After Somali militiamen killed eighteen U.S. soldiers in October 1993, President Clinton
convened his national-security team. He sat silently while being briefed. Then, his aide
Richard Clarke recalled, “When they had talked themselves out, Clinton stopped doodling
and looked up. ‘Okay, here’s what we’re going to do.’”
We imagine White House meetings to be efficient and focused on grave matters; we don’t
imagine the president dithering, daydreaming, or making idle scribbles—especially during
moments of national crisis. But presidents, like the rest of us, doodle.

Andrew Jackson
Jackson was the first president to leave behind full-fledged doodles
from his time in office. This drawing dates from 1833.
Herbert Hoover
Trained as an engineer, Hoover was one of the most prolific
presidential doodlers. His pictures are consistently geometric,
intricate, and clever in the way they link disparate parts into a larger
whole. But while his doodles hinted at elaborate and expansive
visions, they never included any people. This failure to take human
beings into account was all too evident in his slow reaction to the Great Depression.
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961)
Eisenhower doodled on agendas, memos, and other official
documents. This agenda, from June 28, 1954, didn’t list the crisis in
Guatemala as an item for discussion, but Eisenhower did. With
Guatemala clearly on his mind, the president sketched himself as a
trim young man with big gunboats backing him up—a strong leader
restoring order to the strife-torn Latin nation.
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy’s doodles are heavily textual—reflecting his verbal,
cerebral nature. He often repeats a word or phrase and sets each
one in its own box. In some doodles, Kennedy writes one or two or
three words over and over, in a tense, almost obsessive
repetition—as if he were trying to work through whatever anxiety
was confronting him.
Kennedy drew this doodle during the height of the Cuban missile
crisis in 1962. He ordered a naval blockade of the island nation, but
the vessel he drew here—probably the Victura, his personal sailboat,
which he drew often—played no role in the quarantine.
Lyndon B. Johnson

Johnson’s White House may well have been the most dedicated to doodle collecting. After
each meeting, an aide would round up whatever notes were left, even
if
they had been crumpled or ripped up. Here the president shows his
predilection for drawing figures with three faces. The drawing also
reveals his habit of building his doodles around the words The White
House on his stationery. At various times Johnson turned his residence into a flag, a
pagoda, and a prison.
Google Celebrates Sculptor Edmonia Lewis with New Doodle
On Feb. 1, Google celebrated 19th century American sculptor Edmonia Lewis with a
new Doodle, depicting her working on one of her defining pieces.
Born to a father of Afro-Haitian descent and a mother of Mississauga Ojibwe and
African-American heritage in 1844, Lewis was considered the first woman of
African-American and Native American heritage to become a globally renowned fine
arts sculptor, according to Google.
"Today, we celebrate her and what she stands for — self-expression through art, even
in the face of adversity," Google wrote.
Enrolled in Oberlin College at age 15 but unable to complete her degree because of
the discrimination she faced, she later apprenticed under after Edward A. Brackett, a
Boston sculptor who worked with some of the era's best-known abolitionists, and
found success.
Later, she would be based in Rome, where she started sculpting with marble, and was
known to fuse those cultural themes with the Neoclassical style in her works. She
continued to win praise for her artwork until her death in 1907.
According to Google, Lewis is depicted in the process of sculpting The Death of
Cleopatra — one of her best-known pieces, which received acclaim as "the most
remarkable piece of sculpture in the American section" of the Smithsonian American
Art Museum. The vibrancy of the Google logo, meanwhile, reflects her Native
American name, "Wildfire."
SAYINGS

Doodle Art is an amazing way to color/create your own poster art from someone else’s
Doodle. Seriously someone Doodled the pictures and you get to color them with felt
pens…very nice double ended felt pens in awesome and bright colors. I cannot believe
we are JUST discovering Doodle Art!
I have a Graphic Designer background so I LOVE to color (and design, shade and make
perfect everything I do…) and have shared this love with my kids. For the record I try to
only share the love of coloring (and crafting) and not the tendencies of only using colors
that work well with each other.
When we received the Doodle Art Mini Kits I really wanted to open it up and start
coloring. Then I was reminded that I should at least let my kids try one. I know it says
recommended 8+ but I think if your child has the patience to sit and color one of these
and the love and desire to do it (and can color mostly in the lines) you should let them
try.
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