How to Doodle

How to Doodle a Frying Pan

Step 1

Begin by doodling an oval shape in the middle of your page. This oval will represent the top of your frying pan doodle. Next, doodle an arc shape within this oval. This will represent the inside surface of your frying pan. Finally, doodle the outside of your frying pan. Focus on keeping consistent angles and spacing.

Step 2

For the handle of your frying pan doodle, using straight lines. The length of the handle should be no longer than the length of the surface of the frying pan.

Step 3

What good is a frying pan without some food? 😉 Let’s doodle something simple and yummy here. How about a nice tasty egg? Doodle an oval in the middle of your frying pan, and then around that oval doodle a blob. That circle and blob now become your fried egg. 🙂 Also, doodle a couple of straight lines on the handle of your frying pan. These lines will give your handle a third-dimension.

Step 4

Add some shading to your doodle using straight and short lines. Be sure to keep the line size consistent and pay particular attention to the spacing between each line. Simple shading such as this will give your doodle more depth. Or, in other words, it will give your doodle more life.

Step 5

Finally, add a splash of color to your doodle. The colors you use are of course completely up to you. Eggs yolks do, however, look a lot more appetizing when they’re yellow, not green. 😉

How to Doodle a Framed Picture

Step 1

Begin by doodling a rectangle in the middle of your page. Around the edges of this rectangle doodle four straight lines that are the same length as each side of the rectangle. Now, join these lines up at the four corners using arcs.

Step 2

Time to spice up your framed picture with some artistic doodling. Let’s doodle a landscape scene. Use straight zig-zag lines for the mountain backdrop. Use arches for the rolling hills in the foreground. It doesn’t yet look like much of a landscape, but we’re just getting started. 🙂

Step 3

Add more flair to your picture by doodling more details to your landscape. Use straight and curvy lines to doodle trees, to doodle snow covering the mountain tops, and to doodle a cloud in the sky. Very simple stuff. Doodling shouldn’t ever be too complicated. 😉

Step 4

Time to add some final touches to your framed picture. Begin by adding some shading to your landscape right under the trees. Next, add details to your frame using dots and angle shapes on the four corners. Also, don’t forget to hang your framed picture on the wall. For this purpose, simply doodle a dot and an arc.

Step 5

The final step is to add a splash of color to your framed picture doodle. You can either use natural colors that we typically see when looking at a mountain landscape or you can be creative and use unusual but complementary colors that give your doodle some added personality and character.

How to Doodle a Television

Step 1

Begin by doodling a rectangle in the middle of your page. Next, doodle a slightly larger rectangle around the original rectangle. Make sure that the spacing between the two rectangles is consistent from top to bottom and left to right.

Step 2

Time now to doodle the base of your television set. Do this using straight lines. Pay particular attention to the angles, spacing, and length of the lines to make sure that everything is kept in proper proportion.

Step 3

Doodle a blob on your television screen. This will give the impression that the television has a reflective surface. Also, doodle the right side of your television set to give it a three-dimensional look and feel.

Step 4

Add some final touches to your television set by adding some shading. Shade using short straight lines. Pay particular attention to keep the spacing between the lines consistent.

Step 5

The final step is to add some color to your doodle. Use a light blue color for the reflective glass of your television set. And for the frame and base of the television, use different shades of the same color. There are no strict rules here. Feel free to experiment a little with various types of colors.

How to Doodle a Washer

Step 1

Begin by doodling an upright rectangle in the middle of your page. Next, separate the rectangle into two parts using a horizontal line. Doodle this line in the top quarter of the rectangle.

Step 2

Add some details to your washer by doodling a couple of large circles for the doors and smaller circles for the buttons. Also, doodle a small rectangle that represents the analog display on the washer and also for the handles on the door. You can, of course, be creative and play around with the size and positioning of the buttons and display screen.

Step 3

Now, add a third dimension to your washer by extending lines outward at a 45-degree angle and then joining them up to close the shape. These lines will form the top and side walls of the washer. Be sure to keep the angles of these lines consistent and even.

Step 4

Add some finer details to your washer. Particularly for this doodle, we want to show that the door of the washer is made of a reflective surface (i.e. glass). To show this, simply doodle a blob on the door area. This will indicate that the glass is reflective. Finally, add some shading to the side panel of your washer using straight lines. Pay particular attention to keep the angles of the lines consistent.

Step 5

The final step is to add some color to your washer. Use different shades of the same color and complementary colors to give your washer a unique style.

How to Doodle a Fridge

Step 1

Begin by doodling a square in the middle of your page. Under this square doodle an upright rectangle. Make sure that the width of the rectangle matches the width of the square.

Step 2

Add a third dimension to your doodle using carefully positioned angled lines. Pay particular attention to the length of each line and be sure to keep your angles consistent. Finally, join each of these lines up to close the shape.

Step 3

Add handles to your fridge doodle using thin upright horizontal rectangles. Now, around your original shape (rectangle and square) you created in step 1 of your doodle, draw a line on top and on the right side of this shape. Pay particular attention to make sure that the spacing between the lines is consistent and even.

Step 4

Add some shading to your doodle using evenly spaced lines that vary in length from top to bottom.

Step 5

The final step is to give your doodles some personality and character using color. Use either different shades of the same color, or alternatively, you can use complementary colors.

How to Doodle a Desk

Step 1

Begin by doodling a straight horizontal line in the middle of the page. Right beneath this line, doodle another horizontal line. Keep the spacing between the two lines even and join them up at the ends. Above this, doodle another horizontal line that is a little shorter. Now connect this line to the original lines below it to close the shape.

Step 2

On the right side of your doodle, draw an upright rectangle. Divide this rectangle into three sections using two horizontal lines, then doodle three small rectangles within each of the three larger rectangles. Now, on the right side, doodle a couple of straight vertical lines that match the length of the rectangle you doodled on the left. Join these lines up on the bottom to close the shape.

Step 3

To give the desk a 3-dimensional look and feel, doodle a couple of vertical lines extending from the top of the table. However, make sure that these lines are a little shorter than the other vertical lines you doodled in the previous step. Now connect these two vertical lines to the draws and leg of the table.

Step 4

Add some shading to your table by using carefully positioned lines on the bottom inside panel and the top of the table. You can, of course, play around with the size and positioning of the lines as well as the spacing between each line.

Step 5

The final touch is to add a splash of color to your doodle. Use either various shades of the same color, or alternatively, you can use complementary colors that will give your doodle some vibrancy and life.

How to Doodle a Book

Step 1

Begin by doodling an angled rectangle in the middle of the page. Angle the vertical lines slightly toward the right. Make sure to keep the spacing between the horizontal and vertical lines even. The angles of the lines opposite each other must match. This will become the top cover of the book you are doodling.

Step 2

Next, doodle the bottom cover of the book. Make sure that all lines are drawn at the same angle so that the spacing between the top and bottom covers of the book are even. Finally, doodle an arc that connects the top cover to the bottom cover. This will represent the pages of the book.

Step 3

Doodle a rectangle on the top part of the front cover of the book. This is normally where the book title goes. Next, doodle several more straight and angled lines between the two covers of the book. These lines will represent the pages of the book.

Step 4

Add the final touches to your doodle using straight and angled lines to give your book added depth. Use lines also to show the separation of pages between the front and back covers of the book.

Step 5

The final step is to add some color to your doodle. Use complementary colors or different shades of the same color. Feel free to experiment with the use of colors. Color will give your doodle added personality and character.

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How to Doodle a Commode

Step 1

Begin by doodling an up upright rectangle in the middle of the page.

Step 2

Within this upright rectangle, doodle four additional smaller rectangles that will represent four draws. Add a dot to the middle of each of the small rectangles to represent the handles of each draw.

Step 3

Add a third dimension to your doodle by drawing the top and side of the commode. Doodle these lines on a 45-degree angle, then join them up using lines to close the shape. Now, on the bottom of the commode, doodle four small upright rectangles that will represent the legs of the commode.

Step 4

Add some shading to your doodle using straight lines. Shading using lines in this way is very simple. It also gives 3-dimensional objects more depth.

Step 5

The final step is to add some color. No strict rules here. You can either use different shades of the same color or use complementary colors. Color gives your doodle personality and character.

How to Doodle a Bookshelf

Step 1

Begin by doodling an upright rectangle in the middle of the page. Next, doodle a slightly larger rectangle around the edges of the original rectangle. Be sure to keep spacing consistent between the two rectangles.

Step 2

Next, doodle the shelving area and draws. Use straight lines for this purpose paying particular attention to keep the lines straight and the spacing between each line consistent. You can, of course, be creative here and create variations of the shelving area. Finish up by adding two small upright rectangles on the base of the bookshelf. These rectangles will represent the legs of the bookshelf.

Step 3

Time now to add some items to your bookshelf. Again, use your imagination here by doodling various books and other items that you might typically find on a bookshelf. To doodle books use straight lines. No need to complicate them by adding a third dimension. Just keep it simple and straightforward. Also, don’t forget to use lines and circles that represent the handles of each draw.

Step 4

Add a third dimension to your bookshelf by doodling the top and side panels of the bookshelf. Use straight lines and try keeping consistent angles. Also, don’t forget to include shaded areas using straight lines.

Step 5

The final step is to add some color to your bookshelf. Use either complementary colors or different shades of the same color. Color will give your doodle personality and character.

How to Doodle a Bed

Step 1

Begin by doodling the front bed frame. Use straight lines using 90-degree angles to doodle the frame and legs of the bed.

Step 2

Next, doodle the sheets and mattress by drawing two straight vertical lines extending from the front of the bed frame. Then join those two lines together using a horizontal line that acts like a separator.

Step 3

Doodle a couple of squares for the pillows, and then draw a rectangle behind these pillows that represents the back of the bed frame. Because the back bed frame is behind the two pillows, be sure that when you join up the bed frame lines that they are hidden behind the two pillows.

Step 4

Add some depth to your bed using a simple shading method. Shade using straight lines. On the pillows use lines that are angled at 45-degrees. On the sheets and on the front bed frame, use straight horizontal lines.

Step 5

The final step is to add some color to your doodle. Consider using various shades of the same color or complementary colors that give your doodle some personality and character. 🙂