Doodle Your Sibling!
Draw a playful portrait of your sibling, adding imaginative doodles, patterns, and captions using pencils and markers to practice observation and storytelling.
Step-by-step guide to Doodle Your Sibling!
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Step 1
Decide if your sibling will sit for the portrait or if you will use a photo.
Step 2
Look at your sibling or the photo for one full minute and notice their eyes nose mouth hair and favorite expression.
Step 3
Lightly draw the basic head shape with your pencil.
Step 4
Lightly sketch the main facial features like eyes nose mouth ears and hair.
Step 5
Erase any extra lines and gently refine the shapes until you like the portrait.
Step 6
Carefully trace the main lines of your portrait with the black marker.
Step 7
Draw playful doodles and patterns around and on the portrait like hats stars swirls or silly accessories.
Step 8
Add a short caption or a speech bubble that tells a funny or sweet story about your sibling.
Step 9
Color your portrait and the doodles using your coloring materials.
Step 10
Add small details like freckles highlights or pattern fills to make the picture pop.
Step 11
Sign your name and write the date on your artwork.
Step 12
Share your finished creation on DIY.org
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
What can I use instead of a black marker or special coloring materials if I don't have them?
Use a black ballpoint pen, fine-tip Sharpie, or dark crayon to 'carefully trace the main lines of your portrait', and substitute colored pencils, washable markers, or watercolors when you 'color your portrait and the doodles'.
My sibling keeps moving and I can't capture their expression—what should I do?
Take a clear photo and use it for the 'Look at your sibling or the photo for one full minute' step, make a light pencil sketch of the basic head shape and features, and finish by tracing with your marker once the pose is fixed so the expression stays consistent.
How can I adapt the steps for a 4-year-old versus a 12-year-old?
With a 4-year-old simplify to big head and feature shapes and let them 'draw playful doodles' with crayons without forcing a marker trace, while a 12-year-old can 'gently refine the shapes', add 'small details like freckles highlights or pattern fills', and use finer markers for a polished finish.
How can we turn this portrait into a special gift or a bigger project?
Write the 'short caption or a speech bubble' and the date, mount the finished colored portrait on cardstock, decorate the edges with the same 'playful doodles and patterns', frame it or make a series to 'Share your finished creation on DIY.org'.
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Facts about drawing and doodling for kids
✏️ Artists commonly start with pencil sketches to plan shapes and use markers to add bold colors and crisp lines.
💬 Adding captions or speech bubbles is a comic trick that helps a single picture tell a story — comics have used them for over a century.
🎨 Doodling can boost memory — one study found doodlers remembered about 29% more information than non-doodlers.
🖼️ Portraits have been made for thousands of years; ancient civilizations like Egypt and Mesopotamia created lifelike portraits.
👫 Siblings are often our first playmates and teachers — many people worldwide grow up with at least one brother or sister.
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