After a big week at work, morning driveway cleaning and garden weeding, I have just melted into my seat with not much on the creative agenda. I did however buy some coloured manga pens this week as I have been enjoying doodling with the various thickness of black pens over the past few months.
I think I am going to enjoy using the pens, they provide a strong linear form of doodle and then washed with broad strokes of color. I have also been able to use some watercolor pencil to blend and shade. This is my first attempt, no doubt over time I will discover some neat techniques.
In the meantime I also save fantastic doodles and drawings on my Pinterest, here is a collection of some which inspire me. One artist in particular, Yellena James has taken the art of doodle to an amazing level (top image by Yellena) .
Yellena’s website describes her work as:
A colorful arrangements of organic shapes and tangled lines are at once floral and alien, organic and sci-fi. Each intimate world she creates seems to posses its own ethos and its own special ability to radiate emotion.
Hope you enjoy your Saturday and find some time to doodle.
ALWAYS THE ARTIST
Dina