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28 Jun 2025

Cute Doodle Character Drawings

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Cute little doodle drawings of little creatures.

Vince Okerman created all the sweet little figures you see on this page.

There is a lovely balance of form and whimsy in this post. It's not a coincidence that we have a Yin and Yang sphere included on this page.

The little beings are being crammed together to form masses and the detailing in the forms you see below. I will give you a quick example of what I mean: If you have a look at drawing 4, you will see a lion. The mane is not drawn as hairs. They take the form of elongated filaments full of different creatures. The balloons in drawing 5 follow the same structure and so on.

One technique I have not seen before is the one adopted in drawing 6. The top layer doodle colour sketch has a strip pulled away from it. Below it, you see the equivalent design in black and white. A very effective design effect.

I have two favourites here: The first is of the hand drawing its own slipstream. I like the toning down of the graphics as the characters morph into the hand.

The next is a seemingly simple one. In this, the balloons seem to be held by a real hand. I like how each balloon is emoting. They are doing their best to convey their feelings through expressions. The subtle is how Okerman has included transparency within them. A touch that changes the dynamic of the image, for me.

How about you? Which one/s do you feel gravitating towards?

Ps. I gave the images some titles.

For more of Okerman's work here on DesignStack, press this LINK.