" Anyone can doodle--and this book proves it!

Your intrepid doodling guide Kamo is the author of many bestselling drawing guides, and in this one she shows you how to create simple doodles anywhere using just a ballpoint pen. You'll learn to use Kamo's motto: "Once you know the basics, you can draw anything!"

This book provides hundreds of examples showing you how to create doodles that are lively and entertaining in three easy steps. Unlike fine-art or manga drawings, there are no rules and no fancy techniques. All that's needed is a free hand and a free spirit!

This book makes an ideal gift for doodlers of all ages, beginners and amateurs alike. It shows you how to doodle anywhere--at home, in the office and on the go--on loose scraps of paper or in a notebook. Learn to use your decorative doodles to dress up and enliven things you use everyday--from letters, gift cards and invitations to journals, appointment books, household labels, business cards and scrapbooks.

Doodles are useful and fun--and their applications are endless!"

From the book's Amazon page. My main review is in the "further comments" section.

People of all ages who like to or want to learn to do doodle drawings.

The specific examples and variations for people of all ages and different nationalities.

Borrow another one of this author's books from my local library.

Like I was a kid again. It was fun.

"About the Author
After working as a designer at an advertising production company, Kamo became a freelance illustrator, focusing on characters, books and advertisements before expanding into videos and consumer products as well. An instructor of illustration courses in Japan and internationally, Kamo is co-author of How to Draw Almost Everything for Kids and author of How to Doodle Year-Round and How to Draw Almost Every Day: An Illustrated Sourcebook. Visit Kamo's website at kamoco.net --This text refers to the paperback edition." from the book's Amazon page.

I had fun doing doodle drawings along with it.

I loved this book! I was able to follow the instructions easily and made lots of fun doodles while reading it. I borrowed my copy from my local library but I might buy some of the author's other books, as this is the only one they carry and it was so much fun I'd like to extend it.

I thought this was an easy to follow book and it was one of the few that actually lived up to its Amazon book page write up. The parts for envelopes and invitations and whatnot were at the back. The bulk of the book was normal doodles but done in a way that was easier than usual to follow and offered more variations than usual. Not that I've read a lot of doodle books, but I've read a few, and this one is my favorite now.

Some of the things I doodled / drew from this book included: a koala bear on a branch, a lion, lots of cats, some people, an apple, a turtle, a poodle dog, a duck, a goose, a giraffe, a zebra and some other fun things scattered throughout my planner on the days I enjoyed the book.

My nephews are better artists than I am or I'd send a copy of this book with their next package. They love cats though, so maybe I will include it.

The Kindle version of this book is 134 pages. The book averages 4.7 stars for its Amazon rating (with over 500 reviews), and 4.4 stars on Goodreads. I gave it five stars on my Library's rating page for it.

PS: I think my favorite doodle drawing I did from the book was a sleeping cat. It came out purrfectly.

The only thing I didn't like about the book was the sideways cat faces. I thought it made them look less cat-like, the way the nose curved up and pointed.

One more thing I liked - it was fun to see how different color variations could make such different end results too.

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