Make Your Own Alien Doodle Sketch
Design and draw your own alien doodle sketch using pencils, markers, and simple shapes, experimenting with colors, patterns, and imaginative features.
Step-by-step guide to make your own alien doodle sketch
How To Draw A Cool Alien
Step 1
Sit down and imagine a silly or cool alien and one special thing it can do.
Step 2
Lightly sketch the alien’s main body using simple shapes like circles ovals or rectangles.
Step 3
Draw the alien’s head and face using simple shapes to add eyes a mouth and nose.
Step 4
Add arms legs and any extra features like antennas tentacles or fins using more simple shapes.
Step 5
Erase overlapping or extra pencil lines to clean up your sketch.
Step 6
Draw patterns and textures on the alien such as spots stripes scales or swirls.
Step 7
Pick a color scheme for your alien like bright neon pastels or dark sparkly colors.
Step 8
Carefully trace your final lines with a marker to make the alien stand out.
Step 9
Color your alien using colored pencils or crayons filling in the patterns neatly.
Step 10
Draw a simple background or planet for your alien to live on using shapes and a few details.
Step 11
Write your alien’s name and a one-sentence description next to the drawing.
Step 12
Share your finished alien doodle on DIY.org
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
I don't have markers or colored pencils—what can I use instead?
If you don't have a marker to 'Carefully trace your final lines' use a fine-tip pen or a dark crayon, and for 'Color your alien' swap colored pencils or crayons for washable markers, watercolor paints, or glued paper collage pieces.
My sketch looks messy with overlapping lines and the ink smudges—how do I fix that?
For messy overlapping pencil lines follow the 'Erase overlapping' step using a clean eraser or place tracing paper over the sketch and retrace before you 'Carefully trace with a marker' to avoid smudging.
How can I adapt this activity for younger or older kids?
For younger children simplify to big circles and stickers for eyes and use crayons during the 'Draw the alien' and 'Color your alien' steps, while older kids can add detailed patterns, shading, a complex background/planet, and expand the one-sentence description into a short backstory.
How can we extend or personalize our finished alien doodle?
To extend the project turn the drawing into a short comic set on the alien's planet, create a 3D clay model of the alien and its extra features, add the alien's name and a display card with the one-sentence description, and photograph or share the final piece on DIY.org.
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Facts about drawing and doodling for kids
✏️ The word "doodle" dates back centuries, and modern studies show doodling can boost creativity and concentration.
🌀 Famous alien characters (E.T., Yoda, WALL·E) were built from simple shapes — start with circles, ovals, and rectangles.
👽 Over 5,000 exoplanets have been confirmed — your alien could live on a world with seasons, rings, or floating mountains!
🌌 There are more stars in the observable universe than grains of sand on Earth — that means endless homes for your imagination!
🎨 Using complementary colors (like blue and orange) makes characters pop — try them to make your alien stand out!
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