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How to Doodle a Calculator

Step 1

drawing a calculator

Begin your calculator doodle by drawing a rectangle in the middle of your page. Notice how the rectangle is slanted at a 45-degree angle.

Step 2

draw a calculator

Let’s now add a 3-dimension effect to our rectangle using a combination of straight lines. Notice the angle of these lines in relation to each other.

Step 3

doodling calculator

To add some buttons to your calculator doodle, draw 10 rectangles as shown within the example. These rectangles, of course, don’t need to be perfect. You don’t need to be perfect while doodling. This isn’t a drawing class. We just need to be perfect enough to get our message across. 🙂

Step 4

doodle a calculator

Let’s now add a 3-dimensional effect to our buttons as well. Use straight lines for this purpose as we did during step 2 of this process.

Step 5

How to doodle a calculator

Now add the finishing touches to your calculator doodle by adding some shading and color. Feel free to experiment with the color and with the numerical digits.

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How to Doodle Thumbs Up

How to Doodle, Home / By Adam Sicinski

How to Doodle Thumbs Up

Step 1

drawing thumbs up

To create a thumbs up doodle, begin by drawing an elongated oval shape in the middle of your page. This oval shape will become one of our fingers.

Step 2

draw thumbs up

Let’s now doodle the other three fingers. Again, use elongated oval shapes to represent these fingers. Notice how only the top finger is fully visible. The other fingers below it are partially covered by the finger directly above it.

Step 3

doodling thumbs up

Use curved lines to doodle the upper and lower portion of the hand. Then use an elongated arc shape to doodle the thumb as shown within the example.

Step 4

doodle thumbs up

Use straight lines to draw the forearm and the shirt sleeve. Notice the angle of these lines in relation to the hand.

Step 5

how to doodle thumbs up

Add some finishing touches to your thumbs up doodle by giving your hand nails, wrinkles, and shadow. Use straight and curved lines for this purpose. Then finish things off by giving your thumbs up doodle some color.

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How to Doodle Hands Clasping

How to Doodle, Home / By Adam Sicinski

How to Doodle Hands Clasping

Step 1

drawing hands clasping

Doodling two hands clasping can seem overwhelming. Where do we begin? Well, let’s just begin with a coupon of elongated oval shapes drawn in the middle of your page. Notice the positioning, shape, and size within the example.

Step 2

draw hands clasping

Let’s now doodle two additional oval shapes alongside the bottom shape we drew in step 1. Notice how these two oval shapes are partly hidden behind the original shape. This is important as not all fingers in our clasped hands doodle are fully visible.

Step 3

doodling hands clasping

To doodle the knuckles of our right hands, use three large arc shapes. Notice the positioning of these arc shapes. Notice also where they begin and end. Getting this balance right will help make our hand clasping doodle look more realistic.

Step 4

doodle hands clasping

Use curved and straight lines to doodle both arms and the shirt sleeves. Notice the angle of these lines as well as the length in relation to other lines we have doodled.

Step 5

how to doodle hands clasping

Time now to add the finishing touches to your hand clasping doodle. First, give your fingers nails by using a combination of arc shapes and lines. Then create a shadow effect using small straight lines. And finally, add some color. Notice how the left forearm is a slightly darker color. This was done on purpose as the shadow of the right forearm darkens the color on the left forearm.

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How to Doodle Hands Clapping

How to Doodle, Home / By Adam Sicinski

How to Doodle Hands Clapping

Step 1

drawing a hands clapping

Doodling hands doing anything always seems like an overwhelming task. 🙁 I do, however, hope that these steps will make things a little easier. 🙂 To doodle hands clapping, begin by drawing an oddly shaped elongated arc shape in the middle of your page. This shape will become the thumb of one of your hands.

Step 2

draw a hands clapping

Extending from our thumb we need to doodle the four fingers. Notice how in the example long and curved lines have been used for this purpose. Notice also how some fingers are slightly hidden behind other fingers. It’s not essential to draw it this way, but it will actually make doodling the hand a little easier.

Step 3

doodling a hands clapping

Having doodled our left hand, it’s now time to doodle the right hand. Again, let’s start with the thumb. Use an arc shape to draw your right thumb. Notice where the thumb is positioned in relation to the left hand and the angle of the arc. Also, because the right hand will be the back hand, only part of the thumb will be visible.

Step 4

doodle a hands clapping

To draw the fingers of your right hand, use long and elongated arc shapes. Notice how there is no space between each finger. Notice also how part of the right hand is hidden behind the left hand.

Step 5

how to doodle a hands clapping

To finish things off, add some more details to your clapping hands using lines, ovals, and arc shapes. Then finish things off by adding a splash of color to your doodle. You might be wondering what the arc shapes around the hands represent. That’s just to show that the hands are moving.

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How to Doodle a Finger Pointing

How to Doodle, Home / By Adam Sicinski

How to Doodle a Finger pointing

Step 1

drawing a finger pointing

Drawing a finger pointing requires the use of long arc-shaped lines. Using adequate length and width is also important. Begin your finger pointing doodle by drawing an oddly shaped open arc shape with a hook in the end. See the example to get a visual reference. This odd shape will become the thumb of your hand.

Step 2

draw a finger pointing

Let’s now doodle the actual finger that is doing the pointing. Use one continues and elongated arc shape for this purpose. Notice where this arc shape is located in relation to the thumb you drew in step 1. Also, notice its length. Too long or too short, and our finger will end up looking a little odd. 🙁

Step 3

doodling a finger pointing

When we point one finger at somebody else, there are always four fingers pointing back at us. 😉 To doodle these fingers, use long and elongated arc shapes as shown within the example. Notice the alignment, width, and length of each finger. Also, notice how the thumb overlaps a couple of fingers. This is why it’s important to always doodle the thumb first.

Step 4

doodle a finger pointing

To doodle the arm and the shirt sleeve, use a combination of straight and slightly curved lines. Notice how the forearm is only partially visible as it is covered by the shirt sleeve.

Step 5

how to doodle a finger pointing

Add the final touches to your finger pointing doodle by adding some nails, some wrinkles, and some color to your drawing. 🙂

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How to Doodle a Fist

How to Doodle, Home / By Adam Sicinski

How to Doodle a Fist

Step 1

drawing a fist Begin your fist doodle by drawing an arc shape that turns back on itself as shown within the example. Notice the curvature of your line. This shape you just created will become the thumb of your fist doodle.

Step 2

draw a fist

To draw the knuckles of your fist doodle, draw four interconnected arc shapes moving from the top-down as shown within the example. Notice the spacing between the knuckles and the thumb. Also, notice the size of each knuckle compared to the thumb.

Step 3

doodling a fist

To doodle the fingers, use a combination of straight lines and arc shapes. Notice the thickness and length of each finger. We are trying to make our fist doodle look realistic, but it certainly doesn’t need to be perfect. 🙂

Step 4

doodle a fist

To doodle the hand and arm, use straight and slightly curved lines. Notice how part of the forearm is hidden behind the shirtsleeve. You can either doodle the forearm first or the shirtsleeve. It doesn’t really make a difference.

Step 5

how to doodle a fist

Add some final details to your fist doodle. First, doodle the fingernails. Use a combination of relatively flat and curved arc shapes. Notice how some fingernails are hidden behind the thumb. When done, add some more details to the hands using straight lines. This will add a bit of texture to the hand. And, finally, give you hand and the shirtsleeve some needed color. 🙂

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How to Doodle a Shark

How to Doodle, Home / By Adam Sicinski

How to Doodle a Shark

Step 1

drawing a shark

Begin your shark doodle using a combination of arc shapes and straight lines. Notice how in the example the position of the curved and straight lines in relation to each other. It’s important that you get this spacing correct, as this will become your shark’s head.

Step 2

draw a shark

Draw the shark fins using arc shapes. Arc shapes are curved lines of varying sizes. Notice in the example the curvature of these lines and how they are positioned in relation to each other.

Step 3

doodling a shark

To doodle the tail of our shark, use straight and curved lines. Notice how you can pretty much draw an imaginary straight line between the nose of the shark and the middle of its tail.

Step 4

doodle a shark

Time now to draw some shark features. The features that we are going to doodle will give our shark some personality. Used a combination of arc shapes on the body of your shark. Then use small triangles to draw the shark’s teeth.

Step 5

how to doodle a shark

Add the final touches to your shark by giving it some color and a bit of texture on the body using slightly curved lines. You can then also show that your shark is swimming in the water by adding wavy lines along the outside as shown within the example.

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How to Doodle a Sailboat

How to Doodle, Home / By Adam Sicinski

How to Doodle a Sailboat

Step 1

how to draw a sailboat

To doodle a sailboat, begin by drawing a dish shape toward the bottom of your page. This is simply an arc shape with two straight lines drawn over the top.

Step 2

drawing a sailboat

To doodle your sail for your sailboat, use two arc shapes and a straight line on the bottom. Notice the shape of the sail within the example.

Step 3

doodling a sailboat

To doodle the pole holding up the sail, use straight lines. Notice how part of the pole is hidden behind the sail, while other parts are visible.

Step 4

doodle a sailboat

Let’s now doodle a flag on our sailboat. Use wavy curved lines for this purpose as shown within the example.

Step 5

how to doodle a sailboat

Finish things off by adding some further details to your sailboat. Specifically, add a gradient and shadow effect using straight and slightly curved lines. Then add the final touches by giving your sailboat doodle some needed color.

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How to Doodle an Octopus

How to Doodle, Home / By Adam Sicinski

How to Doodle an Octopus

Step 1

drawing an octopus

Begin your octopus doodle using three arc shapes. Two conjoined arc shapes will make up the eyes, and one larger arc shape will make up the head of our octopus.

Step 2

how to draw an octopus

Using curved lines to doodle the body and the tentacles of our octopus. Your tentacles, of course, don’t necessarily need to have the same shape as within the example. Feel free to change this up within your doodle.

Step 3

doodling an octopus

Continue drawing your octopus tentacles using curved lines with a pointy ending. Notice though how some tentacles overlap other tentacles. Feel free to experiment with this by purposefully doodling several tentacles behind the front tentacles you drew during step 2.

Step 4

doodle an octopus

Add some detail to your octopus doodle by drawing suction cups (suckers) on each tentacle as shown within the example. Also, use curved and wavy lines to add a few more details to the head.

Step 5

how to doodle an octopus Finalize your octopus doodle by drawing lines to create a shadow effect on the body. Then finish up by giving your octopus some color. Notice how the front tentacles are a lighter color than the tentacles at the back. This has been done on purpose. Feel free to experiment with this.

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How to Doodle an Island

How to Doodle, Home / By Adam Sicinski

How to Doodle an Island

Step 1

draw an island

Begin your island doodle by drawing a palm tree stump. Use unevenly shaped rectangles for this purpose. Begin with a large rectangle on the bottom, then stack smaller rectangles on top as shown within the example.

Step 2

drawing an island

Doodle the palm tree leaves using long curved lines. Notice how some leave overlap other leaves. It’s, therefore, important to first doodle the leaves facing the front of the palm tree, then doodle the leaves folding over the back of the palm tree.

Step 3

draw an island

Having finished your palm tree doodle, let’s now focus our attention onto the ground under the palm tree. Let’s doodle some grass and a couple of rocks here. Use v-shapes for the grass and oddly shaped oval shapes for the rocks. You can, of course, follow the example or create something a little different.

Step 4

how to doodle an island

Time now to doodle island. Use a wavy line for this purpose. Draw this wavy line along the outside base of the palm tree extending outward. You can, of course, experiment with the shape and size of your island.

Step 5

how to doodle an island

Add the final touches to your island doodle by drawing some wavy lines that will represent the ocean, and then giving your doodle some needed color. Notice also the details on the sand and the shadow effect created along the trunk of the palm tree. These are subtle effects that make a big difference.

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