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In this video, artist Shayda Campbell shares 50 doodle ideas for decorating journals, emphasizing creativity and personal expression. She begins by showcasing various nature-themed doodles such as leaves, flowers, and berries, highlighting the meditative and organic nature of these designs. Campbell then explores detailed methods for drawing specific flowers including cup-shaped flowers, roses, and lilies. She further illustrates the "perfectly imperfect" nature of doodling by introducing simple techniques for clouds, mushrooms, and animals like cats and pandas. Additionally, she covers household and food items such as kettles, succulents, ice cream cones, and donuts. Each segment encourages viewers to enjoy the creative process and explore their unique styles, ending with an invitation to support her on Patreon and subscribe for more tutorials.
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In this part of the video, Shayda Campbell introduces her channel and shares 50 doodle ideas to help decorate journals. She begins by discussing the supplies she uses, including a Canson mixed media notebook, mechanical pencil, soft erasers, and fine liners like the mulatto black liners. Shayda starts with doodling leaves, showing various styles such as curving stems with oval-shaped leaves, multiple stems with tiny black leaves, single large leaves resembling oak leaves, and clusters of berries. She emphasizes the meditative nature of doodling leaves, flowers, and berries, and encourages viewers to let their minds wander while creating organic, varied designs.
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In this part of the video, the creator discusses their favorite space-filling doodle involving scraggly leaves and tiny berries. They explain how to draw a simple maple leaf by starting with tiny ovals. The video then transitions to flowers, with the creator demonstrating various floral doodles:
1. A cup-shaped flower: Start with two semi-circles, divide them into sections, add a dark “V” at the bottom, and curving stems with tiny black oval leaves.
2. A flower with four heart-shaped leaves: Begin with a cluster of dots for the stamen, add the heart-shaped leaves, curving stems, and dark leaves.
3. A flower with a scalloped edge: Draw a curving semicircle with a scalloped edge, add tiny ovals for the center, and optionally a stem.
4. Rosebuds: Draw two unbalanced spirals with leaves tucked where they meet and darken the leaves.
5. A simple rose: Start with a spiral, add petals around the edge, and include a curving stem with any shaped leaves.
Next, the creator describes clustered flowers, featuring simple four-petal designs with a concave look, joined by curving stems and darkened centers. For lilies, one should draw an “X” with a line through it, use it to shape five-pointed petals, and add a stamen and leaves. The key advice given is to play and experiment with flowers, letting the hand wander to create natural and layered petals, adding detailed lines and pointed leaves if desired.
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In this part of the video, the creator discusses the art of doodling, emphasizing its nature of being “perfectly imperfect” and unique to each individual. They encourage freedom and personal expression, suggesting that using or not using pencil guides is a personal choice. They illustrate several nature-themed doodles starting with clouds, mushrooms, rainbows, suns, and trees. Each doodle is described with simple steps, reinforcing that the process should be fun and free-form. Next, the video transitions to animal doodles, demonstrating easy techniques to draw a cat, octopus, whale, owl, and hinting at a panda. The overall tone is encouraging, promoting creativity over perfection.
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In this part of the video, the creator demonstrates how to draw simple, easy-to-create doodles beginning with a panda bear. They start by drawing a circle for the head, two circles for the eyes, adding small dark ears, a nose, and optionally a mouth. The body is drawn in a gingerbread boy style and then colored in. Next, the creator moves on to household objects such as a kettle, a succulent in a pot, a cactus, a letter, and a light bulb. Each item starts with basic shapes and is detailed with simple decorations, shading, and lines. Following the household objects, they switch to food items such as a strawberry, an ice cream cone, a peach, and a mug of coffee or tea, focusing on basic shapes and fun details to make the drawings interesting.
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In this part of the video, the creator talks about drawing a variety of doodles, sharing specific techniques and ideas. They start with bubble tea, including the cup, straw, and tapioca balls, although the small details appear a bit messy. The creator then focuses on nature shapes like clouds, moons, rainbows, and suns, experimenting with different combinations such as pairing a cloud and sun. They describe drawing stars with intersecting triangles, half suns with happy faces, starry moons, and grumpy clouds. Moving to food doodles, they draw items like donuts, croissants, cherries, grapes, and a sliced apple. To complete the sketchbook page, they fill remaining space with flowers and leaves, emphasizing that doodling should be relaxing and one’s personal style should come through. The video concludes with a thank you, a mention of their Patreon for additional content, and an invitation to subscribe for more tutorials.