How to draw a Good Enough dollar bill

 
[blockquote source=”William Allen White”]“I have tried to teach people there are three kicks in every dollar: one, when you make it; two, when you have it. The third kick it when you give it away – and it is the biggest kick of all.”[/blockquote]
 
 
In my office is a copy of the first check I ever received from my first paying customer. It wasn’t a huge check, but it was 100% mine…generated by my own labor, created by my own graphic facilitation business. That image is the equivalent to the first dollar bill I ever made all on my own.
 
While businesses tend to exist generate revenue and profits, William Allen White was spot-on about the kicks to be had in a dollar bill. It’s amazing to create it, it’s thrilling to be able to keep it, and it’s downright rewarding to give it away. And if you think you need to have a million dollars before you can do so…just remember: that million bucks starts with one Good Enough dollar bill!
 
[blockquote source=”Honey Boo Boo”]“A dolla makes me holla!”[/blockquote]
 
 
 
So if you need to create some more green in your life, or if you want to feel the thrill of giving dollars away, why not draw up your own cartoony cash? Here’s how!
 

How to draw a Good Enough dollar bill

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Money’s lost it over time, but I like to include a circle in the middle of my money, in which I can draw an expressive face. Sometimes it’s a simple smiley face like in the teensy drawing up in the title image, and other times it’s one of our Founding Fathers. (I like to draw Ben Franklin…which makes my dollar bill a hundred dollar bill!) If you don’t want to draw faces on your money, the dollar signs do the trick just fine…as you can see in the fat stacks below!
 

 
And that’s it! What does YOUR dollar bill look like? Draw yours up, Tweet it out to @jeannelking #goodenough, and see if it makes cents!
 
Looking forward to seeing what you draw forth,

P.S. Want to have fun drawing AND inspire others to pick up the pen at the same time?  Got something you wish you could draw, but you’re not sure how to approach it? [highlights color=”ffea00″]Tweet your drawing or idea to @jeannelking and tag it with #goodenough: it could be featured in an upcoming “how to draw Good Enough” blog post![/highlights]