THE ART OF SCRIBBLING

According to Pablo Picasso, one of the pioneers of the early 20th century European art movement called, Cubism; "Every Child is an Artist'' and one of the ways to catch them young is to allow them scribble either with pencil, pen, paint or any other form of drawing tools or materials.

Often, we associate scribbling with negative habits: It’s out of control, childish, messy, sloppy or wasteful. But it’s also fun. As an Art instructor, I can tell you that scribbling is one of the best ways to improve your drawing skills.
Scribbling and drawing are the first steps in learning to write. We are to encourage them the children as they grow to scribble and draw.
It may not make any sense to an adult in the first instance. They look like a lot of lines, loops, and squiggles, but these marks are very important to a young child. They are a child’s way of writing his or her thoughts. Drawing and scribbling are the first steps in using the skills children will need later for writing.

How to Do Scribble Art?

How do you create a scribble drawing? Any way that you want to! Pick a surface, pick your materials, pick your subject, then get to work. Embrace spontaneity, and work quickly. Don’t overthink things, make a rough plan, then let your instincts guide you. Will it always work? No, but the beauty of a scribble drawing is that it shouldn’t take you a lot of time. You won’t invest days, weeks, or even months into it, only to make a mistake toward the end that ruins it. Most scribble drawings are done in a day or two at the most, so don’t worry about making mistakes. Just jump into it and enjoy the journey.

Colour in Scribble Drawing

Can you use color in a scribble drawing? Should you use colour in a scribble drawing? The question should be, why wouldn’t you use colour in a scribble drawing? Colour adds life and emotion to any drawing, and it can make a huge difference in a scribble drawing. When choosing colours, make sure that you don’t just start using whatever comes to mind. You should use the same decisions when choosing colours for a scribble drawing that you would for any other type of drawing. In fact, colour in scribble drawing is even more critical because using colours that don’t work well together, combined with the naturally messy nature of a scribble drawing, can lead to a visual disaster. The point is that you should take your time, choose your colours, then get to work. In addition, scribbling in art could be developed from themes like; Nature eg Animal, Plant etc, Life i.e male or female figures  or Still life; for example Chair, Table, Bottle, Bowl etc.

So, do encourage your child to keep scribbling and as an adult, most especially an artist, get involved in scribbling as great art piece can equally come out of scribbling.

The picture above is one of my Art Invasion Academy Student

....Abiola M. Samson,

Cambridge Certified Art and Design Educator

Ohio State University, U.S.A Trained Teacher,

Official Judge, World COBIS Art Contest

British Council Trained Teacher