Creativity Post- 2

Earlier this week while I was looking for some new creativity warm-ups, I stumbled across a fun little drawing exercise called Squiggle Birds. It's a simple and lighthearted way to get your mind and hand loosened up, especially if you're staring down a blank page or trying to get out of a creative rut!

 

The concept is super simple: you start with a random squiggle, literally just a quick, aimless doodle- and then you turn that shape into a bird. That’s it. No rules, no structure, just pure creativity. The idea is to free your mind from the “blank canvas” fear and let your imagination do the work. I used orange like the website did to separate the doodles from the actual birds, and changed the opacity underneath.

After a few tries, I wanted to change the subject matter, to just have some more fun with it — so I tried using the same squiggle-to-form technique, but this time to make fish instead of birds. It’s a similar process: start with a squiggle, mess with it, and then see what aquatic creature it could become. 

This kind of exercise is for anyone really it’s a simple way to get your ideas flowing, fill up a workspace, and to help change your perspective. If you’re curious, here’s a link to where I first found the exercise- LINK, the site has a handful of simple warmups and creativity exercises!