• Tools and Techniques
• Making a Quill
• Making Marks to Music
• Observing an Object
• Doodling
• Visiting an Art Gallery
• Drawing video

Doodling : Creative play with added benefits!

 

It’s official. Doodling is good for us!

 

Recent studies have shown that doodling enhances our concentration when we’re only partly engaged in listening to something (or to put it another way, when we’re feeling a bit bored). As doodling stimulates our brains when they might otherwise be idle, doodling helps with focus and stops our minds from wandering.

 

Doodling is a form of drawing, and anyone can do it. We all doodle squiggles and patterns when on the phone or sitting idly with a pen in our hand, but doodling can re-introduce us to the fun of playing with line and shape. As children we all confidently make marks on paper (and the walls in some cases!), but in adult life many of us lose touch with that creative impulse. Doodling can reawaken our inner artist, so have a go at our guided doodle exercise and see what you discover in yourself!

 

What this exercise might offer:

Doodling: creative play will give you:

• Fun and enjoyment, a playful 5 minutes

• A feeling of enhanced concentration as you get absorbed in making patterns

• Ideas for how to doodle creatively when stuck in an un-engaging situation – make your doodles the envy of your friends and colleagues!

 

You will need:

• Pen, pencil or biro
• Print off of exercise

 

Fill in the drawing on the print out by choosing patterns and textures from the palette of examples below or make up your own.