Hey guys happy Artydays! We're back here with another holiday video. Today I'm
gonna show you 10 holiday doodles that are super easy that you can do in your
sketchbook this holiday season. So if you need some inspiration... you're in the
right place. The first one we're gonna take a black marker, or you could do a
colored pencil... whatever you want, really. Jjust draw some curly lines all over
your sketchbook page. I'm doing both pages, and you'll see why in a minute, but
just fill that whole spread as much as you can. You can leave a space in the
middle for words later if you want, or you can omit that. Next, we're just doing
some lights. That's what we're doing! We're doing strands of Christmas lights
I chose some fun holiday colors with greens, dark reds, pinks, and yellows. You
can really choose whatever you want. I decided to do the old-fashioned giant
bulbs, because I just think they're so cute. I kind of chose a color pattern
and followed it until all my strands were full. Once my light bulbs were
situated the way I wanted them, I decided to add a few extra details. So what I did
was I got some glittery pens, and I just put polka dots all over them... so when I
hold this sketchbook up to the light, these bulbs literally feel like they're
glowing! It's really cool, and it was super easy. So here it is, and that is the
first doodle idea! The second doodle idea was probably my
favorite out of the entire video! What you do is pick something holiday
themed that you really like, and draw the outlines on your sketchbook paper. I
decided to do a reindeer because I felt like drawing some fancy, curly-looking
antlers. After that, you can take a marker and outline your entire sketch. I'm
just using a red crayola marker. Once my sketch is outlined, guess what we're
doing?! A zentangle! I do a lot of these
zentangles in my doodle sketchbook videos, but they are so fun, and let's
face it... the holidays can be really stressful. What's a better stress
reliever than is zentangle?! Alright... well if zentangles are new to you, they
actually might give you stress... but bear with me! You can do tons of curly little
fun designs, repeating patterns, triangles, ocean waves, curlicues... you name
it, you can do it! I basically just filled my entire page except my reindeer.
Once it's done, it's gonna look so cool because that reindeer is gonna pop off
the page! It's probably better to pick more of a simple shape... mine isn't that
simple, but you wouldn't want to do something that's so detailed that it's
hard to do your zentangle around it. This probably took me maybe an hour to
draw. After I drew it, I felt great! I just watched a show while I drew it, and
it was a good time! I even caught up on some of my favorite YouTube videos. So
yeah, here it is. I hope you like it, and I hope it inspires you to do one too! The
third doodle idea is a holiday wreath. Basically, I'm taking different
leaf shapes, and I'm repeating them in a circle, but they're all facing the same
direction... So it looks like there's some flow to it!
This was really fun. It looks really detailed, but don't let that overwhelm
you.. because there is no shading on this wreath. You're pretty much
repeating shapes, adding branches... you can add berries.. and another thing is you see
I'm using watercolor. I'm using my Arteza palette, but don't let that intimidate
you either. You can really use whatever you want, so if this feels like something
you wouldn't want to do... you could use markers or crayons whatever you have,
really. By the way, though, I'm gonna link all the art supplies I
used in this video down below, because I know you guys are curious, and sometimes
I forget to say what I'm using. So to save time, I'll just put it all down
there (in the vide description).
Yeah, I'll put links. After that, I left the middle blank so I could do this
calligraphy in the middle (of the wreath). I just chose the word Noel, because I really
love when Christmas decorations say that, and I wanted it in my sketchbook. It just
makes me really happy. You can choose a different word if you want. Whatever
makes you happy. I think if I didn't do this word, I would have done the word "joy."
I don't know... but this one was really fun, and I really love how it's very colorful
and cheery. Oh my goodness, guys! The fourth doodle idea is so fun. It's a
little bit of a mixed media piece, but grab some fabric, scrapbooking paper, felt,
...whatever you have. really. You could even use a newspaper! Oh my goodness! That
would look so cool! Cut some Christmas trees out. We're gonna use
these for our sketch... and this one is so easy, guys! I love this one. Basically, I'm
just taking a glue roller. That thing is a beast, by the way. And I'm securing
these little felt trees onto my page. Just like that. Now I'm taking a
black fineliner, and drawing some scenery around it. I drew a couple hills, and
then I added some light lines here and there just to give the page some
depth. So I guess that's a ~little bit~ of shading, but not much! Then I
drew some snowflakes in the sky, and what do you know?! This is a super simple
wintery scene. It really didn't take a lot of work, because we cut out our
Christmas trees for a little bit of extra detail! I decided to draw a
silhouette of a reindeer running across the page... and there's a little bit of
snow on the ground... and we are done! The fifth doodle is great! Especially if
you're watching Netflix or YouTube, and you just want to draw at the same time.
Draw a bunch of snowflakes on a page. This is so easy, it
just takes some patience. I decided to draw all of mine with glittery pens, and
they sparkle! It's so pretty! I really loved this one, especially because all
the snowflakes get to be different, and that just feels really special. After I
filled my page, I filled all the little empty spaces with some dots and X's for
baby flakes. Here it is up close, and that's really all there is to it. The
sixth doodle involves upcycling your old artwork, so I'm cutting out this truck
that I painted a couple months ago for fall. I was gonna fill it with pumpkins (for home decor),
but I just never got around to it. So what I'm doing now... I'm gonna paint a
snowy scene. Not too much detail, because the truck is already detailed. Now
I'm taking this Elmer's glue roller and attaching some glue to the back, because
I'm gonna add this to the middle of my sketch book page. Boom! It looks like I
spent a good hour on this, but guess what? Ha, joke's on you, because I didn't! Not
while I was doing this, anyway (the truck took a long time though). Now I'm using some of my Arteza
watercolor, and painting a tree in the bed of the truck. I think this is so
cute. These trucks have been trending for like two years now anyway... so, hey why
don't I add it to my sketchbook?! I took some pencil at the end and just shaded
underneath the truck, and then I took a glittery marker and added some flakes in
the sky and outlined the hills. Boom! That's it! I think this is so adorable!
The seventh doodle is so fun! This is probably my second favorite one of the
entire video. If you've seen my previous sketchbook videos, I've done something
similar in the past. I will link that one below if you're curious... but remember
those blob patterns that I did? Well, this is very similar, except we're gonna draw
a bunch of different squares and rectangles, because we're drawing
presents! We're gonna fill each present with a
different pattern. I love these, because it's a really good way to add some color
to your page to make the page pop, but also save time because you're not doing a
full-blown zentangle. I think that these are just really great for
relieving stress. You don't have to think too much. These give you a great
opportunity to stop and revisit it later, because it's not like you're doing
shading, or super complicated stuff. Plus, far away it just looks so pretty!
I mean there's so many different colors, so many different patterns... it looks like
it could be its own wrapping paper! Seriously guys, repeating new shapes and
patterns like this are my go-to in my sketchbook! They're so fun so easy and
they just relieve my stress! I hope it helps you too! The eighth doodle is
always simple, always stylish, and always... snowy... until spring rolls around! Then it
might melt! Yes, that's right! We're drawing a snowman! I'm just sketching
the body, putting a face on it, dressing it up, and now I'm taking a black
fineliner and outlining everything I drew. If you
don't have a fineliner, you can just use your pencil and press harder for darker
lines. You could use colored pencils... whatever you have... and make this snowman
pop off the page! I decided not to add any (nvm, I add some later) color to the page and
just focus on the lines, because I have trouble appreciating my own line
art. This was a really fun exercise for me... I even drew this little baby
snowman over here in the background. "Hey, hey! What's up guys?!" These are really fun
because snowmen's arms are made from sticks, so you could be really obnoxious
and have them look like they're dancing or whatever! At the end, I decided
to stipple my snowman and then add some flakes in the
background with my favorite glittery pen for the holidays! I love this thing! It
just feels so snowy. I don't know why I'm so obsessed with it right now. Here it is!
This is my snowman. It is done. Well... if you don't have time to go to the store to
get some frosting and a gingerbread making kit... guess what you can do for the
9th doodle idea?! DING DING DING! We have a winner! That's right! You can paint or
draw a gingerbread house! I'm using watercolor again, because I just love
using that my sketchbook. I'm painting the shape of the house, then
we're gonna get fancy and do some candy canes on the sides! You can pretty much
do whatever you want. Look up pictures of gingerbread houses online, or if you
already made one... draw it so you always remember it! That's really cool too! Now
I'm just painting the doors and the windows, and pretty much gearing up to
add some final details. You could make this a full-blown Christmas scene, or
keep it a doodle like we're doing in this video, and try it too just be simple.
I'm adding some little frosting dribbles on the roof... and I think that was my
favorite part. It was really fun doing that squiggly line. Then I decided, hey,
let's add some little peppermint candies for the stepping-stones. Do some candles in
the windows... and that's really pretty much it! I added the ground and some
snowflakes in the sky. That's all. If you want to go the extra mile and add some
more scenery, like trees in the background, go for it!
I just simply didn't feel like it (haha). The tenth and final doodle is similar to the
gift package idea that we did earlier. Remember all those patterns that we did
inside the gift boxes? Well, we are drawing a bunch of candy canes. What's
nice about this is it's pretty much the same shape (repeated). You could
even trace a real-life candy cane, and it would work out!
Dude! That's a really good idea! Trace a real-life candy cane, and you wouldn't have
to draw all these by hand. After that, I outlined it with a black marker.
Now I'm just going in and adding stripes on all of them, because guess what? That's
pretty much all you have to do! Stripes, stripes, and yeah... more stripes! I decided
to use a bunch of different shades of red, green, and pink for this. And yeah,
I went all out. I really love these repeating pattern
doodles, because I find the holidays to be a little stressful. I really like the
holidays, and they're very inspiring, but sometimes you just have to sit back and
enjoy it! And in doing so, a simple doodle like this can really do the trick! Anyway,
thanks so much for watching! Comment down below and let me know which doodle idea
was your favorite! If you have done any of these before, and if you have any
other ideas, feel free to comment them down below too! Because it could help
somebody! Alright, thanks for watching! Ff you're new to the art fam feel, free to
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