Does it ever happen to you that, deep in thought,Are you starting to draw on a piece of paper? A similar story with many people happened for sure at least once in their life. But how many people know that abstract "doodles" - a form of modern art? This is not a joke, and this article will introduce you to the philosophy and practice of such drawing.
Doodles as an art form
Dudling or Doodling (from Eng.doodle - “karakul”) is a technique for creating the simplest drawing consisting of various elements. The main thing is that a person draws while being busy with something else: listening to a lecture, talking on the phone, being in a meeting, sitting in anticipation of something, etc. Dudling patterns can be either pure abstraction or represent what something plot value.
The main thing in this technique is the automaticity andspontaneity of work. While the head is busy with some business, the hand draws and gives the intricate product of your subconscious. Freedom of choice of elements and their location, color, size, geometric shape and plot - this is what such a form of art as “dudling” represents. Patterns in this case can be absolutely any, the only condition is not to think about them.
Nowadays, doodling is actively used as decoration elements, and in the UK even the National Doodle Day is celebrated.
Scribble like psychotherapy
When you paint in the dudling technique, patternsIt turns out strange and very intricate: consisting of lines, strokes, circles, wavy lines and various other shapes. As a result, they all come together in a quirky, often surreal, plot. Such unconscious drawing is usually characteristic of people experiencing a difficult period of life. And then they, with the help of such “doodles”, get rid of stress, the burden of experiences and various negative emotions (anger, boredom, stress, etc.). So drawing in the style of doodling not only helps to have a fun time, but is also a way of psychological self-therapy.
In addition to the above, drawing doodles helps to develop fine motor skills of hands and thus keep your brain in tone.
How to draw doodling - practice
Good news:To work in this interesting technique, neither special skills, nor art education, nor a computer program, or even any special materials are needed. You can draw almost anywhere, using only blank sheets of paper and any writing tools - a pencil, pen, felt tip pen, paint brush.
There is no single rule how to drawdoodling, because in this technique everyone expresses himself, as he can. The main thing that the patterns were as simple as possible, repetitive, abstract and coming from the subconscious. This is doodling.
Узоры для начинающих могут включать в себя, for example, squares with different shading: solid, half, oblique lines, dots, circles, etc. There are no strict restrictions, the main thing is the flight of fancy.
Philosophy of Doodling and Zentangla
And what will happen if in the process of spontaneousspill still focus on the drawing process? This, after all, violates the main rule of doudling? Yeah, right. And not just breaks. At this point, the doodling turns into zentangl.
Zentangl (from the English. Zentangle; zen - "Zen Buddhism", and the verb tangle means "to confuse") is a type and form of art invented by American artists Maria Thomas and Rick Roberts.
This drawing method is most reminiscent ofmeditation, since it is necessary to focus on the “here and now” moment, in order to completely abandon all deeds and thoughts and immerse yourself in the process of drawing. Consciousness comes to the place of automaticity, to the place of spontaneity - thoughtfulness of the composition. In zentangl it is necessary not only to immerse in the drawing, but also to follow certain rules of its creation: black and white color scheme, the figure is enclosed in a square frame and divided inside into sectors, which are filled with patterns. Sectors can be of any shape and size, and patterns can be absolutely arbitrary, as long as the abstractness of the plot is observed.
How to distinguish?
So, what are the differences between the techniques of doodling andzentangl? Patterns in both are used the most simple, but in the first case drawing takes place on a subconscious level, and in the second - on the conscious and obeys the rules.
This zentangl can be viewed from anycorner and from either side. And if there is a color other than black and white, or the outlines of a particular object, animal or person are guessed, then this is not zentangl in its pure form, but one of the mixed varieties: zendudling, senmandala, etc.
Anyone, regardless of levelpreparation, available drawing techniques Zentangl and Dudling, patterns in which are simple and repeatable. Drawing in these styles inspires, helps to reveal its potential, relieves tension, relaxes, heals the nervous system, relieves insomnia, develops fine motor skills of hand and hand-eye coordination. In addition, you can use this drawing on various kinds of trainings and psychotherapeutic exercises.
