Dudling for beginners how to learn if there are no rules

Dudling (from the English doodle - «scribble") - is a form of modern art and the irrational drawing style.

Unlike the fine arts school lessons, there are no rules in dudlinge. Patterns can be both abstract and subject. You can apply and combine classic and right-brain drawing technique.

Doodle-evangelist Sunny Brown (Sunni Brown) in his book "Creative doodle"Outlines three ways of using dudlinga.

• Personal effectiveness (Cognitive area): memorization and recall of information, as well as its understanding of the birth of insights, increase creativity.
• collective efficacy (Organizational direction): access to the full picture, strengthen teamwork, creative development, strategic and tactical thinking and active participation in solving problems and creating innovation, efficiency of meetings, the visual logging meetings.
• Dudling for fun (Private area): concentration, relaxation, empowering.

Brown dudling adores and despises any attempt to "create a technique." However, in the pages of the same book he tries to classify Doodle artists and invites readers to take the test, "What do you Dudler?".

Exercise "Know your dudling-DNA"
Turn on the radio or the music (but no TV, because they do not hold and you will be glancing at the screen) Sit down with a pen and a notebook, and let your hand that is writing, painting, reacts to what you hear. You do not need too much focus on this, and do not think that the first thing that you draw, and will be your dudling DNA. Sometimes the hand, so to speak, rust, and need to give it to develop before it will reveal your true insides Dudler. After 5-10 minutes - or how much time you need to really go into a relaxed state - look at the result of his work. You drew vertical lines, cells painted face? Something seems familiar to you, perhaps a pattern or subject you have painted before? Close your eyes and remember how you used to doodle. What do you recall? What do you see?

Here are five basic types of Dudler allocated Sunny Brown.

Brown is convinced that each of us has a unique visual-linguistic writing, almost like a signature or fingerprint. And it can be the starting point for the revitalization and development of the natural ability to interpret visual language and to use it in different contexts.

How to Get Started

Dudling suitable even for those who never painted and is convinced that it is not able to do it. The main thing - mechanically and spontaneity. While head busy with something, hand painting and gives the secrets of the subconscious. You are free to choose the colors, shapes and sizes. However, if you are just starting to practice, take into service the following tips.

Keep a notebook for creativity

Better if it will be a small notebook (A6 or A5) with thick paper, so you can always take it with you.

Select convenient tools

What do you like more: the ballpoint pen, gel pen or pencil? Prefer paint pens, water-based or markers? Choose tools with which you will be comfortable to work with.

Set aside time for drawing

As in any other case, in dudlinge skill comes with practice. Hold thoughts in flight every day: draw for morning coffee on the subway on the way to work, in bed before going to sleep. It is enough for 15-20 minutes a day. Dudling soon become your daily positive habit.

Experiment with color

Colors have a strong emotional impact per person: one calm, while others are annoying; some encouraging, others depressing. black and white for many dudling, but try playing with a rainbow. Apply a light background paper with watercolors and draw doodles over. You can go the other way: first draw a pattern and then paint it the individual elements or entire.

use templates

Blank paper sheet can cause a stupor. How to draw? Where to begin? Start your own creative way to help dudlinge templates.

In the book, Tony Jenny (Tonia Jenny) and Amy Jones (Amy Jones) «Zen dudling. The art of drawing the subconscious"Collected the world's best examples of art dudlinga with step by step instructions. Try to repeat them, to find his artistic style.

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As you can see, there are no strict rules in dudlinge. A flight of fancy, and nothing else. Whatever came pattern, as long as it reflects your soul.