Simple Doodles & Easy Drawing Ideas for Bullet Journals: Beach Seashells Edition

You don’t need to be a full-blown artist to include hand-drawn elements in your bullet journal, planner, or journal! Almost anything you want to draw in your journal can be broken down into basic shapes and by adding detail on top of it, you’ll have drawn something simple and adorable in your journal.

So if you’ve been wanting to try drawing in your journal, but have let a lack a skill or confidence let you do it, I’m here to tell you it’s possible and fun!

Grab some supplies and let’s jump into this continuing series on simple doodles and easy drawing ideas for your journal. We’ll be focusing on a beach seashells theme for today’s doodles. Drop a comment to let me know what other themed doodles you’d like me to break down!

Supplies

While you don’t need a ton of supplies for these doodles, you will need a few! Check out this blog post for my recommendations, but look around to see what you have already.

Firstly, you’ll want your journal - I’m partial to the Archer & Olive brand.

Secondly, you’ll want a pencil. Any pencil will do, but I do love these twisty Paper Mate pencils (affiliate link)!

Thirdly, a pen or a couple of markers. I use two different thicknesses while doodling, a thicker 08 sized one and a thinner 01 sized one from this pack of Two Hands art pens (affiliate link). I like these pens in particular because after they’re fully dry, they don’t smear - at least not with the markers I’ve tried! You could also just use one pen or marker and double up for the thicker lines.

Optional: Some colored markers or highlighters to add some color to your doodles!

Beachy Seashell Doodles for Bullet Journals

Delicate Scallop

You can start off with a pencil for this one and then ink it with a pen or marker after!

1. Start off by penciling a rough triangular shape where the lines don’t meet in one corner and opposite that corner the line is curved.
2. On the curved line, draw a series of semi circles. Each one begins where the previous one ends.
3. Draw a V shape connecting both sides of the curved line, make the point of the V gentle and round.
4. Where the semi circles touch along the curved line, draw a straight line from that point to the rounded point of the V from the previous step.
5. On both sides of the rounded point of the V, draw a rounded C shape.
6. Draw some curved lines through the shell to give it some detail. If you want extra detail, make each part into a gentle curve. Ink your seashell.

Magical Starfish

You can start off with a pencil for this one and then ink it with a pen or marker after!

1. Start off by penciling a five pointed star. The less perfect, the more organic your starfish will be!
2. At each outer point, draw a C shape facing in.
3. At each inner point, draw a C shape facing out.
4. Connect the C shapes from the inner points to the outer points.
5. Draw a small circle in the middle of the starfish.
6. On each arm of the starfish, draw smaller circles for more detail. Ink your starfish.

Twisty Nautilus

You can start off with a pencil for this one and then ink it with a pen or marker after!

1. Start off by penciling a circle.
2. At the top of the circle, draw a curved line going out but not too far from the circle.
3. Inside the circle, draw a spiral.
4. Connect the bottom point of the curved line from step 2 to the spiral.
5. Draw some small curved lines around the outer line to give the nautilus some sections.
6. In each section, draw a small circle for more detail. Ink your nautilus.

Pearly Spire

You can start off with a pencil for this one and then ink it with a pen or marker after!

1. Start off by penciling a small circle and a triangle touching the circle, kind of like a 1-scoop ice cream cone.
2. Starting at the corner of the triangle, draw a backwards S shaped curve through the circle then draw a gentle C shaped curve connecting it back to the circle.
3. In the curve made by the S shape in step 2, draw a rounded shape.
4. Starting at the end of the gentle C shaped curve from step 2, draw a backward S shaped curve following roughly the shape of the triangle. Draw another smaller backward S shaped curve below it.
5. Repeat with two more backward S shapes, making them smaller. Finish off with a straight line connecting the bottom of the last backward S shape back to itself.
6. Draw some curved lines inside the rounded shape from step 3 and some lines coming up from the backwards S shaped curves to give some detail. Ink your spire seashell.

Lovely Conch

You can start off with a pencil for this one and then ink it with a pen or marker after!

1. Start off by penciling a triangle with a rounded edge and an oval shape connecting to it, kind of like a head wearing a small party hat.
2. Starting at the corners of the rounded side of the triangle, draw an S shaped curve on one side and a backwards S shaped curve on the other so that they meet at the bottom of the oval.
3. Starting at the S shaped curve that’s more inside the oval than the other, draw a rounded shape.
4. On the triangle, draw two pill shapes with the one on top being slightly shorter. Finish off with a small rounded upside down V on top.
5. On the rounded shape from step 3, draw some curved lines.
6. Starting from the top, draw some lines going down the shell and curving toward the bottom for detail. Ink your conch seashell.

Beachy Bullet Journal Seashell Doodles, Check!

See? It’s really not too bad to create fun doodles even if you think you have no skill, these doodles are simple enough for anyone to follow along.

If you use these steps in making your own doodles in your journal, I’d love if you give me a tag! You can find me as TabletAndQuill on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook!

Interested in more posts in this series? Check out:

• Serene Koi Pond Doodles
• Lush Potted Plant Doodles
• Blossoming Flowers Doodles
• Prickly Cacti Doodles 

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