Synopses & Reviews
Who among us doesn’t simply love to doodle—or, at the very least, doodle to pass the time during long meetings or classes? Now you can learn the fine art of doodling while exercising your creativity at the same time. Creative Doodling and Beyond features a fun variety of projects, prompts, exercises, and ideas to get your doodling juices flowing, while also providing inspiration for how to use your doodles creatively. Artists will begin with some warm-up exercises and basic drawing instruction. From there, they’ll embark on creating projects with doodles that get progressively more advanced through the book, starting with a gift tag and ending with elaborate doodling projects on wood and fabric.
Synopsis
Creative Doodling & Beyond features a fun variety of projects, prompts, exercises, and ideas to get your doodling juices flowing--and you can practice directly in the book
Who among us doesn't simply love to doodle--or, at the very least, doodle to pass the time during long meetings or classes? Now you can learn the fine art of doodling while exercising your creativity at the same time. Creative Doodling & Beyond features a fun variety of projects, prompts, exercises, and ideas to get your doodling juices flowing, while also providing inspiration for how to use your doodles creatively.
After learning about some of the basic tools and materials you'll want to have readily available, learn some fun and easy ways to ignite your doodling spark. Then try your hand and replicating a variety of patterns and borders, and other elements directly in the pages of this colorful workbook. And from there, the real fun begins Using the approachable step-by-step projects, you can create:
- Doodled gift tags
- Doodle-stamped gift wrap
- A family heirloom handprint doodle
- A family seek & find game
- An embroidered wishing star stuffie
- A doodled hobo bag
- And more
The book culminates with an idea gallery that shows even more creative ways you can incorporate doodles into everyday art and d cor.
Creative Doodling & Beyond is meant to inspire you to abandon your preconceived ideas about what art is and isn't; show you how easy it is to doodle; teach you how to create beautiful art using doodles; and help you connect to your inner artist By the time you finish the exercises and projects in this book, you will not only find inspiration everywhere, but you will also habitually tote doodle notebooks with you wherever you go, filling them with happy little pen marks and drawings on every page.
The Creative...and Beyond series takes art to a new level by combining art exploration with practical application and interactivity related to on-trend subjects, including doodling, mixed media, papercrafts, hand lettering, and more. Each title features prompts, creative exercises, and step-by-step projects that invite artists to draw, doodle, and craft their way through a variety of creative ideas, from whimsical artwork and wall art to stationery, clever gift ideas, personalized artwork, home d cor items, and more.
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Packaged in an attractive hinged-lid box with magnetic closure, this stationery set contains 16 blank notecards with four rotating images and colorful envelopes.
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Maintain schedules, keep lists, or jot down ideas whenever creativity strikes with the two journals in this convenient stationery set. Bellybanded together and packaged in a clear resealable bag, each 6" x 8.5" journal features a whimsically illustrated cover and 64 blank interior pages for easy on-the-go access.
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In today’s busy world, it can be difficult to set aside time for artistic activities and contemplative endeavors. With the selection of fun prompts and open journaling pages in Creative Doodling & Beyond Inspirational Journal, it’s easier than even to unwind in a creative and therapeutic way. Write about your day, doodle what inspires you, or simply while away the hours in artistic imagination—the choice is yours!
About the Author
Painter, illustrator, and graphic designer Stephanie Corfee is the author of three books on art and illustration, all published by Walter Foster: Fashion Design Workshop (7/11), Creative Doodling and Beyond (12/11), and Creative Illustration and Beyond (11/13). She has licensed her artwork for use on children's wall decor, apparel, home goods, and other products to such clients as Lil Blue Boo, Oopsy Daisy, and Blend Fabrics, and sells commissioned artwork, prints of her illustrations, and one-of-a-kind accessories online. Stephanie also offers tutorials, downloads, and online workshops on her website/blog, StephanieCorfee.com.