Wednesday, July 1

How to draw...

Build one squashed cushion from the outside shape first, point the nozzle, add puff clouds and a tongue-out face, then finish it with bold red marker. Keep the joke visual and text-free so the shape does the work.

15 minEasy
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Bold marker doodle of a red whoopee cushion sticker with side nozzle, multiple pink puff clouds, tongue-out goofy face, pink sticker shadow, thick black outline, white highlights, and marker texture
Finished doodle About 15 minutes

Felt-tip marker mode

Let's doodle a whoopee cushion sticker

Treat this as one playful practice round: sketch the idea loosely, simplify the shapes, then commit with confident marker outlines and bright fills.

  1. 01
    Squash the cushion stage for how to draw a whoopee cushion

    Squash the cushion

    Draw a rounded flattened cushion body and a small nozzle guide on one side, keeping any inside guide lines pale enough to ignore later.

    Doodle tip: If you are drawing straight in marker, skip the inside guide marks and draw only the outside cushion shape.

  2. 02
    Bump the soft edge stage for how to draw a whoopee cushion

    Bump the soft edge

    Make the cushion edge a little lumpy and pinch the side nozzle into a short open tube.

    Doodle tip: Keep the bumps gentle. The cushion should look soft, not spiky.

  3. 03
    Ink the prank shape stage for how to draw a whoopee cushion

    Ink the prank shape

    Trace the cushion body and nozzle with a thick black marker outline, following the shapes already on the page.

    Doodle tip: Ink the existing shapes only. The outline should make the cushion bolder, not change its pose.

  4. 04
    Add face and puffs stage for how to draw a whoopee cushion

    Add face and puffs

    Draw two wide eyes, a big open smile, a tongue, wrinkle folds, and two small puff clouds coming from the nozzle.

    Doodle tip: Keep the puff clouds separate from the face. The cushion should read as one clear shape with the joke happening off to the side.

  5. 05
    Fill the cushion red stage for how to draw a whoopee cushion

    Fill the cushion red

    Color the cushion and nozzle red, color the tongue and puff clouds pink, deepen the mouth, and leave a few highlight gaps.

    Doodle tip: Use short marker strokes that follow the cushion curve so the fill keeps a handmade texture.

  6. 06
    Bold marker doodle of a red whoopee cushion sticker with side nozzle, multiple pink puff clouds, tongue-out goofy face, pink sticker shadow, thick black outline, white highlights, and marker texture

    Land the prank finish

    Retrace the existing outlines, deepen the red fill, and sharpen the tongue, puff clouds, folds, shadow, and highlights already on the page.

    Doodle tip: Stop before adding extra symbols. The cushion, face, tongue, and puff clouds are enough for the joke.