If you want to get really crazy, open it and scatter a few staples around for an office-themed still life. This can be anything from vast landscapes like mountains or beaches, to the tiniest leaf or mushroom. Beaches, coral reefs, starfish, tube worms, anything you can think of. So many beautiful book covers out there to pick from, with new ones published every week. Go exploring! Whether you want to go cute or scary, try drawing one of these mythical creatures and see how it turns out.
You spend a lot of time on your computer, so give it some attention and immortalize it in your art. This could be anything from your microwave clock to a wristwatch to a grandfather clock to Big Ben. Draw a Thanksgiving feast, portraits of your relatives, Thanksgiving decor, or anything that reminds you of family time.
Draw a rabbit in a hat, an abstract sketch of what a spell might look like, or something Harry Potter themed. Just be sure to make it… magical. For an extra challenge play with drawing transparent ghosts. Include curtains, blinds, and maybe even your view. But you could also draw a tux by itself, a tuxedo cat, tuxedo cake… basically just start chasing tuxedos and see where you end up.
Popcorn, a ticket stub, or even a poster for the last movie you saw. Or the usher walking up the isles with a flashlight on a hunt for those teenagers making out in the corner. This is a classic art exercise because it forces you to look and not just draw what you think something looks like. So turn any object or photo upside down and start drawing.
Pay careful attention to every detail. Try drawing that and make your kid-self proud. Or find a photo for inspiration and go from there. Or draw a full-on hot tub party scene. From a cheesy banana peel, a flower that squirts water, some diagram for short sheeting a bed, or a picture of someone running into a wall of cellophane. Draw yourself, your loved ones, celebrities, and random people you see in public.
Of course, you can always get back to basics with forms like cubes, spheres, cones, cylinders, and pyramids. Drawabox is absolutely perfect for beginners and even really good practice for more experienced artists who want to improve their skills drawing from imagination. When she isn't painting or writing for clients she loves to write fiction, travel, and explore the mountains near her home either on foot, horseback, or a mountain bike.
You can view her art on Etsy and her writing services at TheCafeWordsmith. That means if you buy something we get a small commission at no extra cost to you learn more. Do you have a favorite sport? Sketch a player in action whether its soccer, baseball, football, hockey or badminton. Sunflowers are bright, cheerful, and one of my favorite flowers to see standing tall in the summer sun. Try your hand at this idea for drawing mountains by sketching a Rocky Mountain or Appalachian mountain landscape.
There are so many great herbs that you can use for drawing. If you grow your own fresh herbs, set them up in a way you can sketch them as a real subject or use reference photos for herbs like basil, rosemary, and thyme. Family heirlooms are always special, and what better way to preserve them than to sketch them in your art journal? Draw a beautiful landscape meadow of wildflowers, or take inspiration from botanists through history who meticulously sketched and documented wildflowers in the field.
You already have the perfect subject for drawing in your hand — a pen, pencil, bottle of ink or charcoal set all make for great things to draw. Ostriches are fun to draw — and you can decide whether or not it sticks its head in the sand! Whether it is just a slice of your favorite kind of pie or the whole thing, your mouth will be watering by the time you are done drawing this one!
Eggs are a great way to practice your shadowing and depth in drawing. Grab a dollar bill or some loose change and try drawing it. This is a great way to practice shading, depth and more if you want to create realistic drawings. You could also sketch your pots and pans, eating utensils, or other kitchen gadgets you have around the house.
Where we live makes for an excellent idea of what to draw, and you can choose whether to draw the interior or the exterior. We have smart phones with us almost every day — why not draw it in your sketchbook and document that?
Or, draw an old rotary phone for a throwback to the days before cell phones existed. There are so many different styles of arrows you could try drawing, whether you make arrow doodles or draw a realistic bow and arrow set.
Known for their unique shape, multiple colors and best found in Easter baskets, jelly beans are a great idea for something to draw! Are you a gamer? Think trees, moss covered rocks and maybe even a stream winding through a forest scene perfect for a landscape sketch.
Banners are a lot of fun to draw and you can make them as whimsical as you wish. I love drawing banners in my art journals! Do you wear a watch? Whether its a smartwatch or a classic watch you wind up, draw a wristwatch in your sketchbook. Take a walk down a hardware aisle or go through your garage to find nuts, bolts, and other miscellaneous hardware to sketch and draw.
Ivy is a plant that spreads, often times along a wall, window or trellis and is best known for beautiful leaf shapes — perfect for drawing in your sketchbook! We see all kinds of machines in our daily lives — from the washing machine, to the dishwasher to the furnace that keeps our homes warm. You could also invent your own machine!
A garden shovel, gloves, trowel etc are all examples of common garden tools that make the perfect subject for still life drawing ideas. Draw a silhouette of a city skyline, whether it is a local city where you live or one you want to visit someday. Take a look at what is on your desk today and sketch it — no matter how messy your desk may be! Pineapples were named pine apples because of their exterior resembles a pine cone.
Often viewed as a symbol of friendship, these tropical fruits are the perfect thing to try drawing! You can choose to draw doodle hearts, or draw an anatomically correct depiction of a human heart. The first steam train was invented in and many people were afraid to ride them. Today, trains are still used for transportation and shipping. You can make a passenger train or a cargo train.
Draw a single box car, the engine, or the caboose! My husband is always talking about fixing his broken lawnmower, so I had to include it on this list. You can draw a riding mower or a push mower or even a commercial lawnmower.
A basic and important office supply, drawing realistic scissors can be more challenging than you might think! Have you recently gone to an event where you needed a ticket?
Draw or sketch that ticket in your sketchbook. Circles might seem like a mundane drawing idea, but there are so many great ideas for drawing circular patterns and different circle sizes! If you are lucky enough to have a grape vineyard nearby, you can find a LOT of inspiration to sketch and draw vines!
Many different types of vines also grow on trees. X-rays allow us to see inside someone or something. You can draw an X-ray view of a person or an object. Tunnels are a great way to practice drawing perspective, especially if you are drawing the view from the beginning to the end of a tunnel.
Millions of people go t work every single day. This could be construction workers, people in your office, or even the cashiers at the store. Ladders are another great exercise for drawing perspective. There are also many different kinds of ladders — from step ladders to paint ladders to imaginary ladders that climb all the way to the clouds. Draw a swingset, sliding board, the view in the sandbox at a nearby park or playground where you live.
Swirls are fun to draw and can be highly meditative and addictive! Fill a page with swirls or practice drawing some swirly flourishes. Draw people who are dancing, and be sure their clothes and dance moves reflect the type of music they are dancing to! Are you a rock collector? Have you ever been to a rocky beach or noticed rocks along the shore of a river? Take some time to draw the details of rocks or stones. Good fences make good neighbors, according to poet Robert Frost.
Cows can be found on farms around the world and are a great animal to try drawing — this sketch of a baby calf is so cute! There are over 6, known species of frogs in the world, which means you have a lot of choices on what kind of frog to draw!
Draw a tree frog, a bullfrog, an African claw frog, or other frog of your choosing. Do you have a sewing box?
A simple spool of thread and other sewing notions can make for a great still life. Some people love tomatoes, others could leave them. Either way, they make for a n excellent drawing subject. Drawing squares and rectangles gives you plenty of opportunities to discover new patterns in your doodles. Tip: For straight lines, use a ruler! The symbol for creativity and ideas, light bulbs are an invention we still rely on heavily today.
Try drawing something inside of a lightbulb for an illuminating challenge. What do you need to throw a party? You could draw party hats, noise makers, or keep it simple with just party foods.
Railroad tracks are very dangerous to be around, so I do not suggest trying to go near them for sketching, but there are many pictures you can use as reference and they are great practice for perspective. Rainbows are easy to draw and a great excuse to pull out the colored pencils. An easy way to remember the order of the colors is the acronym Roy G. Every kid dreams of having a lemonade stand someday, and now is your chance to finally design the lemonade stand of your dreams.
Do you play piano? You can choose to draw a close-up of the keys, someone playing the piano, an upright piano, or a baby grand piano. Interior hallways can be a great way to practice drawing perspective, especially if the hallway has a lot of doors or wall decor. Fill up that shell with all your favorite ingredients and toppings!
So often in portraits we see people happy — try drawing faces with different emotions such as angry, sad, frustrated, or calm. Dishes can have all sorts of different patterns and styles that can make for fantastic creative inspiration. Whether its an outdoor or indoor fountain, there are all sorts of interesting details to capture when drawing a fountain. Puzzles are always entertaining.
Grab a puzzle off your game shelf and scatter a few pieces around to sketch and draw. Angels are majestic divine beings of light, and a fantastic source of inspiration for sketching and drawing.
One of the nice things about drawing hands is you always have a realistic model attached to you! Try different poses or holding different objects.
Do you have a pair of crazy socks? You can sketch a pair of socks you already own, or make your own crazy sock designs. Draw the bag itself or draw a fashion sketch of a person wearing a bag. Bowling can be a lot of fun, and drawing a bowling ball and pins makes for a good drawing exercise. Do you have a favorite rollercoaster ride? You can draw a lifelike imitation of a rollercoaster you love, or design your own with plenty of ups, downs, twists and turns.
We often associate witches with mean and scary looking old ladies, but Glenda the Good witch from the Wizard of Oz reminds us that not all witches are bad. You can draw a king or queen from history, or even imagine yourself as king or queen for the day. Use this as a chance to draw stripes or have fun with experimenting with different line angles on paper.
Fictional characters that live under the sea, mermaids have captivated the imagination of sailors and storytellers for ages. Everybody has a junk drawer — that place where stuff just ends up somehow. Go through your junk drawer and pick a couple of random objects to draw.
Have you been on a any recent road trips lately? Highway roads are always an interesting thing to draw. Did you know there are over 10, different types of mushrooms? That gives you a LOT of options for what to draw, whether you draw realistic mushrooms or fantasy style mushrooms in an enchanted forest. Whether you have a cactus growing at home or want to take inspiration from a desert landscape, cacti make for excellent drawing subjects.
You can make it realistic, cartoonish, or somewhere in between. Seashells are abundant in the world and come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, giving you plenty of creative options to explore when it comes to drawing them. Every piece of art needs a good frame, and this is a great prompt to make doodle frames or draw ornate frames inspired from vintage and antique photograph displays. Where does the gate lead?
You can draw a garden gate, a gateway to a new portal or maybe a gate to a haunted and spooky hollow. I am always fascinated by the details in patchwork quilts. You can try drawing different quilt block designs, or even take inspiration from a crazy quilt with elaborate stitching and embroidery embellishing each patch!
The sun rises and sets every single day and that itself is pretty amazing! Open up your closet doors and sketch a scene of your current wardrobe. Old vintage photos make for great drawing reference photo idea, especially when they feature historical lifestyles. Heat things up by drawing flames or fire. You can draw a campfire, a fire in a fireplace, or flames surrounding another object.
Raindrops are their very own shape, and there are so many different ways you could interpret this! You could make raindrop patterns, or try to realistically capture what raindrops may look like on a pane of glass or when they fall and hit the ground.
Play around with different ideas until you get a drawing that makes you look twice. Do you want to draw a snowman? Steampunk is a type of science fiction where everything is steam powered. Think gears, flying contraptions, and all sorts of odd inventions.
Prefer figure drawing? You could also draw people in steampunk attire! These birds may be noisy, squacky, and annoying to deal with at the beach, but they are still beautiful to look at and the perfect subject for drawing. We spend enough time at the computer, so take a break from the digital world and get out that sketchpad! Draw the clouds. Play with perspective: look up under a bridge, between high rises, or at the ceiling of an elaborate building.
Look down over an overpass, a cliff, or from a balcony. Drawing Ideas: Imagination Draw an object and give it a face. Create an alternate cover to your favorite book or album. Illustrate a scene from your favorite song. Draw a scene or character from your favorite book.
Illustrate your favorite fairy-tale. Invent your own insects. Draw an intricate made up flower. Make it a bouquet. Design your own typeface. Draw something truthful. Draw something false. Create your own game board. Combine animals to make your own mythical creature. Draw a home in outer space. Play the exquisite corpse drawing game. Fill the page with things with wheels. Fill the page with things that float. Fill the page with robots.
Design your personal logo. Divide a paper into 6 sections and create a different pattern in each one. Drawing Ideas: Still life Draw a towel in different positions: crumpled, hanging, strewn on the ground. Get a handful of utensils and toss them on the table. Draw them as they land. Draw a still life of items from your fridge or pantry. Draw the ingredients of your next meal before your prepare it. Draw an old pair of shoes.
Draw a pile of unfolded laundry.
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