Draft & Doodle

Overview

Draft & Doodle is an art exercise/party game designed to let both novice and skilled artists practice drawing. Players actually draw pictures according to assigned themes and constraints. Beginners can practice the most important part of drawing, actually drawing things, without worrying about the quality of their art, while long time hobbyists and/or professionals can practice working with specific constraints. This game is a formalized version of an exercise I used to do for fun where I would attempt to draw things in Microsoft Paint with one minute time constraints.

But I'm not an artist!

I'm not either, but it doesn't mean you can't draw! Everyone can draw. You just need to start doing it and practicing.

But I'm an artist!

Great! You can practice techniques you normally wouldn't use in an environment that you're perhaps not familiar with.

What do I need to play?

At minimum, you just need something to draw with and something to draw on. Any style or medium works, whether it's something you're intimately familiar with or some crazy new set up you've never tried before. However, it is also recommended to have friends to play with, either in-person or online. Drawing with friends is great fun.

Post-Mortem

This is the first time I've ever competed in the Compo. I ended up starting very late because I was busy on the first day, and had no ideas to run off of until the night of the second day. I spent less than 24 hours making this game, but I'm very happy with the result as a whole, even if it is a very simple concept and system. This is the first time I've ever made a game that genuinely feels like something that is fun to play on a somewhat regular basis. Hopefully you can enjoy practicing drawing by playing Draft & Doodle!