Simple Doodles & Easy Drawing Ideas for Bullet Journals: Poisonous Potions 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 stop you from doing 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 poisonous potions 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!

TIP: If you use pencils to start off with and ink it after, make sure your ink is fully dry before erasing. If your ink is even slightly wet, it will smear, which isn’t fun! The same goes for coloring; make sure your inked lines are fully dry before you start to color them. If you’re unsure about dry time, you can scribble with your pen or marker on a scrap piece of paper, then test to see if it smears when coloring over it.

Poisonous Potions Doodles for Bullet Journals

Mysterious Bottle

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

1. Start by penciling a circle.
2. Inside your circle, draw a slightly smaller circle centered.
3. At the top of your outer circle, draw two curved lines going straight up. Across the top of these two lines, draw a small rectangle. Erase the parts of the circles directly between these lines.
4. On your inner circle, draw connecting lines to your previous rectangle. This gives the bottle some dimension. About halfway up on the inner circle, draw an incomplete infinity symbol. This is our potion.
5. Give your bottle something to stand on by drawing two short, angled lines from the bottom and connecting them with a straight line.
6. Finally, add a stopper to your bottle by drawing a triangular shape and erasing the part that overlaps with the top of the bottle. Add some bubbles to the liquid inside.

Bubbling Jug

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

1. Start by penciling a circle.
2. Inside your circle, draw a slightly smaller circle centered.
3. At the top of your outer circle, but off-center, draw two small circles connecting to the larger outer circle. This is our handle.
4. About halfway up on the inner circle, draw a wavy line and another curved line to give our liquid some motion. This is our potion.
5. At the top of the outer circle and off-center at a 45-degree angle, draw some curved lines going up. Join the ends with a small circle. Erase the parts of the two circles that overlap with this space. Connect the inner circle ends to the small circle at the end.
6. Give your bottle something to stand on by drawing two short, angled lines next to each other from the bottom (but off-center) and connecting them with a straight line. Repeat this on the other side. Add some bubbles to the liquid inside.

Moon Flask

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

1. Start by penciling a circle. Inside and very off-center, draw another circle. Erase the parts between the points of intersection.
2. Inside the crescent shape, follow the crescent shape to create a smaller crescent shape.
3. At the top and off-center, draw two curved lines going out. Across the top of these two lines, draw a small rectangle. Erase the parts of the crescent directly between these lines.
4. Connect the inner crescent ends to the small rectangle at the end. Draw a small circle about halfway up the inner crescent. This is our potion.
5. Give your bottle something to stand on by drawing two short, angled lines from the bottom and connecting them with a slightly curved line.
6. Finally, add a stopper to your bottle by drawing a triangular shape and erasing the part that overlaps with the top of the bottle. Add some bubbles to the liquid inside.

Cracked Vial

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

1. Start with a short straight line; this will be the bottom of our bottle. At either end, draw a short angled line. At the end of both angled lines, draw longer angled lines. These are the sides of the bottle. Lastly, draw short curved lines, which will become the neck of the bottle.
2. Follow the three bottom lines, slightly above and leaving space in between, so you have three lines floating right above. Draw straight lines going toward the top of the bottle and connect with a curved line. Repeat this three times total, so you have three windows into your bottle.
3. Draw a rectangle across the top.
4. Draw an incomplete infinity symbol about two-thirds of the way up, erasing the parts outside of our three windows. This is our potion sloshing inside.
5. Add a stopper to your bottle by drawing a rectangular shape and erasing the part that overlaps with the top of the bottle.
6. Finally, add some cracks and bubbles to your windows.

Questionable Flask

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

1. Start with a bean shape. At the top, draw two curved lines going up. Erase the part of the bean between the two curved lines.
2. Follow the inside of the bean and the curved lines shape.
3. Draw a straight line across the tops of the curved lines.
4. Connect the inside lines to the top of the bottle. About halfway up, draw a small circle. This is our potion.
5. Give your bottle something to stand on by drawing a small triangular shape at the bottom in the middle, and two slightly larger triangular shapes on either side.
6. Finally, add a stopper to your bottle by drawing a triangular shape and erasing the part that overlaps with the top of the bottle. Add some bubbles to the liquid inside.

Poisonous Potions Bullet Journal Doodles, Check!

See? It’s 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.

Interested in more posts in this series? Check out:

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

After going through all the steps, have you decided you don’t want to draw them yourself after all? Grab similar cacti in sticker form, available in a color sticker sheet, a color-yourself sticker sheet (for your own color palette), die-cut sticker flakes, and in a bundle with an extra decorative sticker sheet!

If you do decide to draw these fun potion doodles, I would love to see how they turn out! You can leave a comment below or find me as TabletAndQuill on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook.

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