Hi, everyone!! It’s me Li Li. Today I’m going to share with you my new found creative outlet. A little information about me, I started scrapping in 2011 and since then I have always look for ways to grow and learn new things. Digital scrapping has helped me a lot in expressing all of who I am and since I started I am just the sort of person who is constantly looking for new ways to improve my layouts or how I see things (in terms of composition, colors and etc)
A month ago, I decided to do something that is totally out of my league. I got myself into drawing. I had to do it everyday for only 10 minutes. I am not sure about you but I am one of those who has this belief about myself that I can never draw. I can’t even draw a proper stick man!!! LOL!! Cut the story short.. I took the courage to go on this journey!! Here are a few of my first few drawings . (laugh if you want to!! lol!!)
I know some of you might have the conversation that you CAN’T DRAW OR YOU ARE JUST NOT A DRAWING KINDA PERSON!! Believe it or not I TOO HAD THE SAME CONVERSATION IN MY HEAD!! To be honest , I wanted to quit on the first day. I compared myself to all the other ladies who is amazingly talented, their drawings could be framed in an art gallery. MINE LOOKS LIKE A …. !!! With a lot of encouragement from my Polly friend Heather Greenwood, I trusted the process and drew consistently for 21 days. And yes Heather was right, my drawing not only improved along the way but I have found my own style of drawing. Most of all, I find it therapeutic to vent out on a piece of paper!!
It doesn’t have to be complicated, it can be as simple as drawing circles, triangles,rectangular … Here is one that I did just by SCRIBBLING :
I drew using white pen on black paper :
I have even created my own siggy:
I encourage you to try it out, spend maybe 10-20 minutes. Don’t overthink. Just draw whatever you are feeling or thinking at that moment. Just pick a black pen and a paper!!
Here is a prompt to assist you on your first drawing : DREAM A LITTLE DREAM.
This is mine :
Do share with me your first drawing if you are trying this out by leaving a link at the comment below. OOPPHHSSS!!! Before I forget here is a little something for you!! I have turned my drawings and doodles to brushes. You may download it HERE.
Maybe it’s time to tap into an area you never knew existed!!
My PINTEREST drawing board.
erin wright says
Yay! Li Li this is awesome! Thanks so much for sharing this – and for sharing your doodles! Love it!
The Lilypad says
Thanks Erin.. glad you like it…
Li Li
Kimberley says
Hi Li Li… awesome thank you… I have recently purchased a Wacom tablet in the hope of including some of my own doodles on my pages… And its definitely a big learning curve… I’d love some advice about the brushes you use for your own doodles etc… size, style etc?? Anything you could help with would be awesome… Might help prompt others to give it a go as well… thank you..
The Lilypad says
Hi Kimberley,
These are all hand drawn by me and I scanned it. Turned it into brushes. You can do it with a Wacom tablet. I miss my tablet (it’s broken :( ) For a start do not worry about the size or style. Open a white canvas, and just draw for 10 minutes. I know!! I know!! Your brain is telling you what is she talking about? The whole point of this is to just draw what comes to mind or what you are feeling or experiencing at that moment. IT’S NOT ABOUT GETTING IT RIGHT!! Just draw for 10 minutes everyday.. start of with white canvas and black brush.
I encourage you to do it with a pen and paper. You don’t need a fanciful black pen. Do it for 21 days and TRUST ME!! you will find what is the best size brush or style along the way. I drew many things that I never knew I could draw!! My first prompt for this blog is : DREAM A LITTLE DREAM
DO SHARE WITH ME WHAT YOU CAME UP WITH!!
Li Li
AnikA says
I´m one of those people who can´t even paint a straight line. But I would love to paint like you LiLi. FAntastic but you are one of those artistic people who impresses someone over and over.
The Lilypad says
LOL!! Anika I think I have known you since I started scrapping in 2011… whether it’s a straight line or crooked line.. I bet my life that you can paint beautiful lines.
Li Li
Sarah (PLM) says
Hi Li Li,
As already saif a million times, I always love each and every single on of your drawings!!! It makes me even more go waw knowing now you didn’t take any lesson…
You really inspired me to draw something even if it won’t be as beautiful as yours, I could use the therapeutic sense of it!
Thanks for sharing this experience with us and giving us a gift too!
The Lilypad says
Sarah, remember before you started creating clean pages? I’m sure there were conversation in your head too. You will never know how far you can go till you actually go that far.. :) I totally adore your clean pages. Something that I have yet to master. But you do it with such ease.. love you girl!!
LiLi
Joy says
Thank you for the brushes. I love your drawings and I love your idea of just taking some time each day to draw. My sketchbook is calling.
The Lilypad says
wohoo!! I am so looking forward to seeing your drawings … make sure you send me a link of it here…
Vicki Walters aka oldvwblues says
I think your drawing is wonderful..I signed up for Tangie’s class but am too imbarassed to post anything I’ve done…but you definitely inspire me every day!! You rock…you are one amazing artist and work magic in any medium you work…I am so glad you are my sister!!!!
The Lilypad says
You know I never felt I have a sister till I met you!! I remember seeing your pages before I got into Art Journalling and I had always wondered who is this scrapper!! I want to create just like her… Thank you for being there.. and thank you for liking my art work.. Love you… your other sister :)
Dawn N (dlw068) says
I am so going to try this when I get home – and I will send a link – if for nothing else to provide you good chuckle for the day!
Thanks for the freebies – they are adorable – love them!!
The Lilypad says
Looking forward to seeing it… do it daily and you will be amaze with what you can create!!