

This is the oldest depiction of an animal ever discovered, but 10,000 years later, mammoths, lions and rhinos were drawn on rocks in southeastern France. In fact, since prehistoric times! A cave painting of a pig was discovered in Indonesia that is at least 45,500 years old. Humans have been doodling for a long time. StudyFinds turned to the experts for suggestions on easy things to draw, and we hope our takeaway list will motivate you to give it a go.

Or perhaps you’ve got a child eager to give drawing a try, but they’re looking for something simple to get started. That said, you may not know where to begin. There are plenty of reasons to give doodling a try - after all, art is one of the oldest activities in human history. Thinking about taking art lessons, but don’t know where to begin? Need a good stress reliever? Bored? Picking up a pencil, pastel, or paintbrush and putting it paper may be just what the doctor ordered in any of these cases.
