Influenced by Bill Nye the Science Guy, Mark Kistler’s Draw Squad, and Bob Ross’s The Joy of Painting, Drawing with Doctor Doodle is my instructional art video series.
The main goal of the series is to create engaging and entertaining videos that motivate viewers to follow along and create their own art
In my 10 years of teaching art, I have seen that everyone has the potential to be an artist. Many people just need a safe space to try their hand at creating art – a place where mistakes are treated as opportunities to grow. And, of course, it also helps to have a fun and engaging teacher!
That is where Drawing with Doctor Doodle comes in! From an engaging instruction style to the safe virtual space of the Doodle Den, Drawing with Doctor Doodle encourages potential artists to create their own masterpieces.
Helping Doctor Doodle bring the Doodle Den alive are his many friends:
Art the Giraffe and her magical paintbrush tail. Using her tail, Art can paint a magical scene that Doctor Doodle and the viewer can then enter into.
Harold is a stone gargoyle and a bitingly funny art critic. When Doctor Doodle completes an artwork Harold will gladly share his opinion of the work with the Doctor & the audience. The brutally honest reviews of Harold aren’t limited to just Doctor Doodle’s artwork, he is willing to critique fan art submissions too!
Mr. Pencil, Mrs. Eraser & the other art supplies will even become alive and animated in the Doodle Den!
Get ready to trace your hands and take off your shoes, yes you read that right, in the very 1st episode of Drawing with Doctor Doodle where you will learn how to draw yourself falling or floating!
Doctor Doodle is a character created and performed by me, New York art teacher Cory Gerard.
I’ve been teaching elementary school art for the past 10 years. As Doctor Doodle, I want to share fun and exciting ways to draw and create art with you.
I am not only an art teacher…I am also an artist. I have been creating art since I can remember. I studied illustration and graphic design and have my master’s in art education. Look below for a sampling of my artwork. My favorite medium to work in is water color, but I also love using pastels, pencils, pens, markers, charcoal, and most recently, the iPad Pro app Procreate to do digital art. In sum, I love creating new artwork!
The music for Episode 1, along with future episodes, was created by music artist and producer Caleb Ray.
Harold was designed by myself and brought to life by the amazing puppet maker David Fino.
Thank you David, Harold looks amazing!
