An Endless List of Drawing Prompts for Your Sketchbook

Hi there! I'll be updating this list often (so I apologize if there are any repeats). My hope is that you'll fill up your own sketchbook with any of the ideas listed below. My personal goal is to do the same. The endless list below is a reference to help you start a sketch and my hope for you is to stretch your idea and grow your drawing skills! Check out the kid version here. I'll be updating this often so please come back, comment, share your creations on the comment section below.  This list began on July 2, 2019 and was last updated on March 2023. Page breaks after a list of 25.

• summer fruit
• sunset (from home window)
• favorite drawing tool
• close up of your eye
• the beach
• a bowl of fruit
• wind
• trees
• a loved one
• joy
• favorite flower
• self-portrait
• favorite animal
• something that grows
• a fire
• morning breakfast
• bird's nest
• something sticky
• one-point perspective
• favorite childhood toy
• a book
• tree branch
• seashell
• pile of rocks (outdoors)​
• beach waves​

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• autumn trees
• a pile of leaves
• favorite hot drink
• favorite pie
• thanksgiving dinner
• winter tree
• hope (this is a challenging one)
• cactus bloom
• bowl of your favorite soup
• favorite childhood cartoon character
• leaves in the air
• favorite emoji
• lines in your environment 
• a still life (look around your home and find a few objects, put them together and draw what you see)
• go outside: find a leaf or two and draw it as detail as possible. keep this leaf for the next drawing idea
• using the same leaf that you found, draw it as minimally as possible
• go to your closet and draw your favorite outfit
• clouds (if there are currently some in the sky-great! draw those or use your imagination)
• draw a heart with your non- dominant hand (if you draw with your right hand, draw this idea with your left)
• your bed
• self-portrait
• today's lunch
• spring fruit
• something spicy
• look out the window, draw what you see

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• something on your desk
• winter self portrait
• a place you hope to visit
• favorite childhood candy
• favorite childhood toy
• on object that gets dusty (dusting is my least favorite household chore, and those ceiling fans are a pain in the butt to clean)
• scribble a line for 5 seconds w/o lifting your drawing tool, stop, look at the scribble and see if you can draw something from it
• something orange
• the mood your in today
• your front door: pay attention to the lines and shadows or light, if any
• a summer activity
• favorite outfit
• reflection
• something inside of your vehicle
• hope
• go outside and draw something that has light shining on it
• scribbles
• more scribbles and draw creatures from the scribbles
• something blue
• what you ate for lunch
• favorite summer dessert
• spring bees
• one raindrop
• the sun breaking through the clouds after a rainy day
• a spring selfie​

• ​​your name in 3d and design the text
• anxiety
• light from a window
• go outside, observe ants and draw an ant or a group of ants
• favorite summer drink
• favorite summer dessert​
• any still life 
• cold
• train
• collage from cut out pictures
• winter animal
• arctic animal
• steam from a hot drink
• an image if you're looking through foggy glasses
• pine cones with snow on it
• dewy grass
• favorite winter drink
• go outside: sit down, look up at the sky and draw and color the sky
• a child bundle up in winter clothes
• winter outdoor play
• hearts floating
• cup of tea
• object caught up in the wind
• something out of a bed of snow
• sun with cloud interference​

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• blossoming fruit trees
• rays of light
• warmth
• favorite spring animal
• favorite spring flower
• rain boots
• the weather right now
• curtains with morning light
• an abstract drawing
• forgiveness (this is a challenging one)
• still life of something at the beach
• ocean waves
• beach sands
• sea life
• blue skies
• sun rays
• image from your window
• favorite meal today
• favorite drink today
• something ice cold
• melting ice
• go outside: find a rock, draw the rock using textural lines, strokes or marks
• abstract
• today's dessert, if you didn't eat a dessert today, sketch your favorite sweets
• open: draw whatever comes to mind

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• a restless night
• when you feel pain of any kind
• faith in abstract form (think of colors, lines and shapes)
• a rainbow with unconventional colors
• morning dew on grass
• favorite shape
• favorite line
• still life of a hammer (place the hammer somewhere unique, like on the Eiffel Tower)
• favorite childhood cartoon character
• bathroom counter top
• if you're a Christian, draw what your faith means to you
• design a book cover
• draw a friend​
• for the animal lovers, draw any animal that you wish you could keep as a pet
• give blue a form
• give red a form
• give yellow a form
• draw something black
• if laughter was an image, draw it
• something bouncy
• choose a word and draw that word (challenge yourself by choosing a word that is abstract)
• draw your favorite pillow
• draw a smile
• draw what food best represents your attitude today
• ​draw an emotion that you are experiencing today
  

​Stay tune for more ideas to be added to this list . . . Happy Drawing!