Really Cool Things to Draw IF you Bored

Boredom and drudgery are the greatest evils. All of man's life is a tale of endeavors to escape boredom. I recommend drawing as a great way to kick it away and open the doors of creativity. Learn how to draw and discover one more way of banishing tedium and enjoying the creative process that is life.

Really Cool Things to Draw

Here are some ideas, out of my own bored brain. I've explored drawings of all kinds, independent of style, tools or surface.

Making funny cartoons and sketches of any kind is one of the coolest things you could do when you're bored. Many painters and graphic artists have found their drawing talent, when they were in dire straits of boredom, prompting them to begin sketching cartoons of their teachers and professors in exercise books.

Some of the cool things to draw on paper are cartoons and sketches of people around you. Every face around you has something uniquely beautiful and funny about it. Try to find that out. Here are some sketching samples.
Eye Sketch

Eye Sketch

Artistic Doodling

Artistic Doodling

Tree Sketch

Tree Sketch

Back to School

Back to School

Beauty

Beauty

Dragon Sketch

Dragon Sketch

Failed Proposal

Failed Proposal

Farm Folks

Farm Animals

Football Antics

Football Antics

Happy Goat

Goat

Happy Turkey

Turkey

Lovable Shark

Lovable Shark

Pensive Man

Pensieve Man

Sea Folks

Seaworld Creatures

Skull Art

Skull

Space Mania

Space Mania

Warrior Sketch

Warrior Sketch

Wine & Cheese

Wine and Cheese

A cartoon is all about exaggerating some feature of a person's face to bring out humor. You never know when this may go from just being one of the cool things to do when bored to becoming an obsession. You could end up making a career out of this as a cartoonist, if your sketching ability is complemented with a sense of humor, particularly of the sarcastic kind. Other than cartoons, other cool things to draw are portraits, still life pictures, landscape paintings, design patterns and much more.

Draw on Walls

Drawing has been our prehistoric pastime. Our stone age ancestors gave vent to their creative drive by painting on cave walls. To this day, their descendants continue with this drawing tradition but now on walls and call it graffiti! I am sure you have seen graffiti work on walls around town. All you need is a spray gun and a wall. Graffiti is one of those really cool things you could try your hand at. Make sure that you have permission to draw on the walls you choose to make your canvas or else it may be considered to be vandalism.
Abstract Graffiti

Artistic Graffiti

Nature Graffiti

Nature Graffiti

Abstract Graffiti

Graffiti

Creative Graffiti

Graffiti

Draw with Chalk or Crayons

Say you are sitting bored in a classroom, with nothing to do and you have chalks around and a board or a set of crayons. Start drawing pictures on the board with a chalk. You could make all kinds of sketches. You could give slant cuts to chalks which will help in shading the sketches. With different amounts of pressure applied, you could create different shades. Use multiple color chalks and let your imagination run wild on the board. With crayons and paper, you can do wonders. Here are some sample drawings.
Chalk Drawing

Chalk Drawing

Crayon Color Bands

Crayon Art

Solar System

Solar System

Sun

Sun

Earth

Earth Crayon Drawing

Body Art

If you are willing to experiment, there is a traditional way of making designs on your hand with henna in India called 'Mehndi' or henna tattoos, which you could try out. Henna is a type of red-colored dye, used to color hands and hair. You must wrap henna paste in a conical roll made of plastic which has a small opening. Using this as a 'Henna Pen' of sorts, you can make minutely detailed designs on your hand.

Cool Mehendi Art

Cool Mehendi Art

Mehendi

Mehendi Art
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How to draw Cartoons face

How to draw Cartoons face

Cartoons have humored adults and children alike, for centuries together. They take us into a world full of amusement and exhilaration. If you're eager to draw some of your own cartoon figures, here's a simple guide that can help you get started...
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Sketching is an interesting hobby and when mastered, can even evolve into a vocation. Animation has progressed leaps and bounds in the last decade and animated movies have managed to enthrall the audiences, beyond expectation.

Cartoon drawing requires immense creativity and patience. Ever wondered how creative and talented cartoonists are! Consider the Bee Movie for instance: who thought bees that sting could look so adorable! Credit goes to the cartoonists, animators and creative heads!

Drawing cartoons, especially the faces is not a facile task, and encompasses talent, wit, creativity, and style. However, starting trouble can be a big problem. Here are a few guidelines to help you get started.

Basics of Drawing Cartoon Faces


Basic Shapes

The simplest way to grasp the technique of drawing cartoon faces, is by mastering the art of drawing simple geometric shapes, such as square, circle, oval, triangle, etc. One should also practice drawing all kinds of lines, such as curved, slanted, curly, straight, zigzag, etc. These basic shapes will help you draw the face structures. The best part about cartoons is that there are no hard and fast rules. The shapes and sizes of faces can be altered as per your choice.

basic shapes

Permutations and combinations of different shapes and sizes oft result into exclusive cartoon characters. Cartoon heads are not confined to circular ones, and one can try out triangular or squarish heads as well. Once you're done with the basic shapes, you can also experiment with more complex shapes like hexagons, etc. You can also invent your own shapes. Moreover, applying this 'change of shape' rule to the nose can assign different personalities to the cartoon face.

Proportions

Cartoon faces, like our human faces comprise common features such as a head, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and eyebrows. These features are common to all cartoons, therefore must be kept in mind while drawing cartoon faces. However, they have to placed proportionately on the face. The eyes will be half way down the face, the nose will be further down by another quarter, and the ears will be on the sides. The same trend applies to the mouth as well, which is also a quarter away from the nose.

basic proportion

By drawing lines across the face, as shown above, you can section the face, such that the eyes, nose, and mouth have designated places allotted to them. Draw a dot in the center of the basic shape. This dot is the coordinate for the nose, and a vertical line drawn from this dot, will give you the idea of where the eyes should be positioned. This way you won't go wrong with the proportion, and the facial features will be well-balanced.

Hairstyles

Cartoons are incomplete without hair on their heads. The hairstyle need not be complicated, instead simple lines and shapes suffice. Start off by thinking of the character you are sketching. Is it a little girl? Is it a man? The hairstyle will have to drawn accordingly. The hairstyle will also define the person's personality, so when you draw the hairstyle, keep this in mind. A simple man will require a simple hairstyle, while a fashionable teen will need a funky hairstyle.

basic hairstyles

Hair accessories can also be added if you wish, especially for faces of little girls. Cute little headbands, hair clips, etc. will add character to your face. For little boys caps can be drawn. As far as facial hair is concerned, one can also be creative and have unconventional beards and mustache. However, focus on this once you have mastered the art of making simple hairstyles.

Expressions

For disparate cartoon faces, three features, that is the eyes, mouth, and eyebrows come into play. By changing the shapes of the eyes, eyebrows, and mouth, one can attain different expressions such as joy, anger, excitement, anxiety, shock, frustration, etc. The degree of curvature of the lips, rolling of the eyes, etc. will speak volumes about the expression you want to portray.

basic expressions

You can also add accessories to accentuate the overall look of the face. For example, sunglasses will help give the character a cool dude look, while a pair of geeky glasses will help give a nerdy look. Wrinkle lines can be added for older faces. The skin can be given a more saggier look. However, mastering the art of expressions is not so easy. It requires a lot of keen observation and practice.

If you're a beginner, then begin by giving these basic shapes character. Practice the different expressions on these shapes, and only then move ahead. You can then draw the side views of cartoon faces, or even get into drawing the whole cartoon itself. If you enjoy this art, you could even create your own cartoons or comic strips. If you have even the slightest desire to draw cartoons, then muster up the courage and go for it. Don't be discouraged if it doesn't seem easy at first! After all, practice makes man perfect!
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