Color Scheme Inspiration: April

Spring! Is it warm where you are yet? The warmer, the better. Bring on Summer!

Reminders

These color schemes are suggestions. Experiment. Come up with your own. Fall back on mine if you’re out of inspiration. Change them up a bit if you want. I’ve listed colors in order from “use this the most” to “use this as an accent” from top to bottom. Have fun!

Color Schemes

Get The Book

If you haven’t purchased the book yet, it’s not too late! Find it on Amazon for $9.50. Use it purely as a coloring book, make use of the calendar or record your favorite thing from every day as a journal.

Share Your Colored Pages

I’d love to see your colored pages! Share online with hashtag #doodleaddictedcalendar2017, share a link in the comments below or post directly to my Facebook page.

Feedback

I want to know what’s working for you and what isn’t with the coloring book calendar as well as the color schemes. Is the book size practical? Are the calendar day blocks big enough? Is there anything missing you wish were there? Are the color scheme suggestions working for you? Comment below with your thoughts so I can make the next one better.

Color Scheme Inspiration: March

It’s almost March! Holy cow, where is the time going? I need a few more days in every month.

Reminders

If you’ve been following my color schemes for the last few months, you’re probably getting into the groove. Here are some brief reminders so I don’t overload you with the same details every month.

These color schemes are suggestions. Experiment. Come up with your own. Fall back on mine if you’re out of inspiration. Change them up a bit if you want. I’ve listed colors in order from “use this the most” to “use this as an accent” from top to bottom. Have fun!

Color Schemes

Get The Book

If you haven’t purchased the book yet, it’s not too late! Find it on Amazon for $9.50. Use it purely as a coloring book, make use of the calendar or record your favorite thing from every day as a journal.

Share Your Colored Pages

I’d love to see your colored pages! Share online with hashtag #doodleaddictedcalendar2017, share a link in the comments below or post directly to my Facebook page.

Feedback

I want to know what’s working for you and what isn’t with the coloring book calendar as well as the color schemes. Is the book size practical? Are the calendar day blocks big enough? Is there anything missing you wish were there? Are the color scheme suggestions working for you? Comment below with your thoughts so I can make the next one better.

 

Color Scheme Inspiration: February

Have you found peace in coloring this month? I have. And I’ve certainly needed it. Sheesh.

I’d love to see your colored pages! Share online with hashtag #doodleaddictedcalendar2017, share a link in the comments below or post directly to my Facebook page. (Oh yeah. I have a Facebook page now. *grin*)

Below are my color schemes suggestions for the February doodles in my 2017 Weekly Planner Doodle Art Coloring Book (available on Amazon for $9.50). If your colors are more limited than my palette, try blending pencils or simplifying the colors to basics—lavendar becomes purple, burgundy becomes red, etc. The resulting color scheme won’t always be as appealing, but experiment! These aren’t rules. They’re inspiration. ^____^

New! I started listing the colors from “use this the most” to “use this as just an accent” from top to bottom. Again, suggestion. Free your mind. Do your thang. Share it with me. I mean us. Please.

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I’ve been using my calendar as a journal. How about you? What are you using yours for?

“Visitors” Doodle Art & Video

I call this one “Visitors” because I had house guests when I created it, but also because the end product reminded me a bit of a giant beanstalk with some sort of alien growth. ~____^

 

The video is a combination of time lapse and real time. At the beginning of each new section, watch in real time to get a feel for the movement. Then enjoy the remainder in time lapse.

 

Do you love visitors as much as I do?!?! The more, the merrier.

 

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Have you ordered your 2017 Weekly Planner Doodle Art Coloring Book yet? Available on Amazon for $9.50. Stock up to gift everyone you know.

Doodle Fill Pattern Videos

Here are a couple of fill patterns I enjoy drawing.

Basketweave pattern video

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Draped silk pattern video

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Do you have a favorite fill pattern to doodle? Share a link in the comments.

“Giggly” Doodle Art Progress Shots

 

 

And… dah dah dah! The final doodle art drawing that I’m calling Giggly. …which is so unlike me.

 

And since you all only ever see me draw in super speed, I thought I’d share a piece in real time. Yeah… it’s slow. My point? Don’t rush when you’re doodling. The point is to relax, slow down (in life, not just doodling) and chill. Just. Slow. Down.

You should also know I was holding my phone camera for this one and actually drawing through my view on the phone. Don’t judge me.

“Soil and Stars” Doodle Art Prompt & Tutorial

Let’s create this Soil and Stars doodle art.

 

 

3. Use the Box Fill pattern between the curved lines.

 

4. Below the curve, use Psycho Lines. Watch the tutorial here:

 

5. Add Peacock Plants to the top of the curve.

 

6. Draw an odd number of stars in the sky. Watch me draw stars here:

(Note: An odd number of items is typically more visually appealing than an even number of items.)

Share Your Results

You can share them with me on Facebook or contact me for my email address. If I get a handful, I’ll share them in a post on this blog.

Pin Away!

Feel free to pin any one of the parts of this post. Or get the entire prompt in one image here:

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/51228514486846705/

Tip #1: How You Finish Your Doodles Makes A Difference

Many of my friends have been asking for tips to better doodles. One of the most important things in transforming doodles into art is how you finish it. And by that I mean after you’ve sketched it, what do you to take it to the next level?

My favorite finish work is to accentuate curves by thickening them at the height if their extension as seen in the top section of the image below. Another great way to finish your work is to fill in large areas with black, also shown below.

What tips do you have for taking doodles to the next level?