Doodle Day

500 doodlers were entertained with a wide choice of materials, leading to an unprecedented session of mixed media doodling.

Drawing is not restricted to a HB pencil!

Visitors found the alternative ‘canvases’ at their disposal irresistible. These included a life size re-creation of a bedroom, fully furnished with bed, wardrobe, tables, chairs, computer and TV – everything obligingly painted white.

How often are children given permission to doodle all over a room? Giant exercise books and markers also demanded a response.

A theatrical make-up artist led a body-painting workshop, demonstrating how to make convincing fake scars, cuts and tattoos.

An illustrator showed how to create subtle changes in facial expressions and a Manga artist launched a giant comic strip mural.

New Forest Art Force ran pavement art activities involving extended handle paintbrushes and large paper rolls.

ICT fans enjoyed CAD digital doodling in the new computer suite.

Visitors decorated Hands of Friendship to add to a frieze originated by the borough’s arts development team.