Doodling Along in Those Spare Moments

There is tremendous creativity in all of us, even those that tell me "I can't even draw a straight line!" This creativity is not pertaining only to drawing, it is across all the arts.

Most of these creative juices lie dormant in the depths of our unconscious minds. We do have the ability to delve through these doors by unblocking with the use of doodling on scraps of paper--without any thought of "quality" in the doodles.

When scribbling with a mass of lines and shapes, this can trigger images of abstract forms or things you see around you every day. Ever had a persistent thought during the day and it turns into a dream or nightmare at night? Similar kind of thing.

It is of great value when doodling (or scribbling) to give yourself freedom to improvise-- and not thinking about anything which is quite difficult to do.

When a thought enters your mind about anything insignificant in your doodle, follow it and see where it takes you. See if you can "feel" the form in 3D, great if you can and that is when you come up with some really creative ideas!