What is a Scriboodle?

A Scriboodle is a simple drawing made by combining doodle and scribble techniques. A scriboodle is created by drawing random scribble and by varying the density of lines, this creates dark shapes and from this a relief images emerges. The original creator of the Scriboodle was Gary Eagle from South Africa. He began drawing with pencil and moved onto pen and the art of tattoo. He taught his art students a shading technique called “Black is at the back” one of the 5 techniques required to produce 3d images on a flat canvas.

The amazing thing about the scriboodle is that anyone can do it, it is relaxing and calms a troubled mind. Many Scriboodles begin while a person’s attention is otherwise occupied and later develop into a concrete representational meaning or may just be composed of random and abstract lines, generally scriboodles are completed without ever lifting the drawing device from the paper.

Types of Scriboodles?

There are many types of Scriboodles and more will be created in the future, the three main types are

1. Free hand Scriboodles done with ink on paper
2. Spiral ink Scriboodles done with one line concentric circle drawing
3. 3D scriboodles that are Stereograms (SIRDS) created from scribbles

What is Black is at the Back?

“Black is at the Back” is a drawing technique to produce 3d looking drawings on a flat canvas. Traditional art training revolves around perspective and light source but this technique of shading is very simple any object that is behind another must have a drop shadow between them irrespective of the light source. The principal was introduced by  Gary Eagle from South Africa.

n scriboodling and doodling is that the scriboodle is started with the premise of creating a 3d image from a flat surface by using a technique of negative shading the background to create an image in the foreground.

What is negative Shading?

Negative shading if the art of not shading the subject but instead shading the negative space to enhance the subject. Negative shading is represented in many ancient art forms including Maori patterns and designs. Gary Eagle started teaching negative shading after working at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London were he developed the technique known today as “Black is at the back“.

Does Scriboodle effects our memory?

According to a study published in the scientific journal Applied Cognitive Psychology, Scriboodling can aid a person’s memory by expending just enough energy to keep you from daydreaming, which demands a lot of the brain’s processing power, as well as from not paying attention. Scriboodling acts as a mediator between the spectrum of thinking too much or thinking too little and helps focus on the current situation.

What is the Difference between a Scriboodle and doodle?

The difference between scriboodling and doodling is that the scriboodle is started with the premise of creating a 3d image from a flat surface by using a technique of negative shading the background to create an image in the foreground.

What is the Difference between a Scriboodle and Scribble?

The difference between a Scriboodle and Scribble is that both art forms require scribbling but a scriboodle is the use of increased scribble density in negative space to create depth. This depth makes the Scriboodle look 3D.

What is a Spiral Ink Drawing?

A Spiral Ink Drawing is a freehand drawing art form using paper and felt tip pen (Sharpie). The unique image is created by drawing a concentric spiral from the centre of the page outwards. The image is created by varying the line width in the correct places to create and image when viewed from a distance. The amazing thing is the image is made from a single ink pen line in a spiral