Felt-tip marker mode
Let's doodle a goofy monster face
Use loose curves first, then switch to confident marker outlines and bright fills.
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Start the head
Draw a round blobby head shape with a slightly flat bottom so the monster feels friendly.
Doodle tip: Keep the outline simple. The expression will make it goofy.
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02
Add the horns
Place two small rounded horns on top of the head and add a couple of curved bands inside them.
Doodle tip: Make the horns short and chunky. Long sharp horns will make the face feel scarier.
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03
Make the eyes uneven
Draw one large eye and one smaller eye, then fill the pupils with black marker.
Doodle tip: The uneven sizes are the joke. Do not try to make them perfectly symmetrical.
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04
Draw the toothy grin
Add a wide curved mouth and break the smile into a few simple square teeth.
Doodle tip: Leave white paper inside the teeth. Clean tooth shapes help the grin read fast.
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05
Add spots and color
Add round cheek spots, thicken the black outline, fill the head green, color the horns purple, and make the spots yellow.
Doodle tip: Color in one direction where you can. Visible marker streaks are part of the Doodlea look.
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06
Punch up the monster face
Go back over the black outline, deepen the green and purple fills, and add tiny highlights to the eyes and teeth.
Doodle tip: Do not add a body or background. The lesson is a face doodle, so keep the finish focused.
