Are you looking for fun drawing ideas? Whether you use charcoal, ink, or pencil to create, this list of 100 drawing ideas is sure to get your creative juices flowing.
I decided to get back into drawing now that I’m home a lot. Finding new drawing techniques has been fun as well as challenging.
As I create more pieces of art, my work becomes better and better. Hence, this has been an enjoyable challenge.
While I was looking for reference drawings recently, I came across some pretty good sketches and drawings. The art I discovered while searching might be of interest to you.
Hopefully, you’ll find 100 fun drawing ideas in this post for your sketchbook if you too are seeking drawing ideas, sketches.
100 Fun Drawing Ideas
1. Bicycle
Bicycling is like learning to ride a bike. Once you learn it, you never forget it. So why not try drawing a bicycle in the same way? Do it realistically or just draw a fun picture.
2. Hot Air Balloon
Learning how to draw hot air balloons can be both beautiful and whimsical and are a fascinating thing to watch in the sky. Seeing one in real life is rare these days, but there are hundreds of photographs online that you can use as a guide.
3. Leaves
Leafy trees can be seen in the spring and summer as well as on the ground in autumn. You can draw a few different kinds of leaves in the spring and summer.
4. Fruit Bowl
You might not think of a fruit bowl still life as the most imaginative drawing idea, but have you tried it. It may surprise you. Still, life can also be drawn with grapes, bananas, apples.
5. Skyscrapers
Many skyscrapers are visible in our cities, and you could draw hundreds of different types of skyscrapers from these examples. Consider taking your sketchbook to a nearby city, or drawing a skyscraper that stands out to you.
6. Keys
By drawing some keys, you can unlock the power of your imagination! Old skeleton keys can be drawn or you can draw the inside of your purse or your house key.
7. Volcano
Do you know what a volcano looks like? You can find them fascinating to sketch and paint even if you’ve only viewed them in movies or photos.
8. Feather
A great thing to draw is birds of a feather! You can have your feathers look like icons, or you can have them look realistic on paper.
9. Cake
Draw a beautiful cake to celebrate today! What kind of icing, what kind of topping, and how many layers you want can be customized. It is fun to draw and imagine how you would like your cake to be.
10. Race Car
Speed is the name of the game for race cars. Whether you prefer a derby style race car or a Nascar-style race car, draw your favorite.
11. Dandelions
Dandelions are known as weeds to gardeners because they are considered weeds by children every time they blow on them. Children will enjoy drawing these edible flowers.
12. Bridge
There are a variety of bridges to draw, including covered bridges, bridges that cross over rivers, and bridges that go over harbors.
13. Roses
Simple spirals and circles can be drawn to make cartoon-like roses. Consider drawing lifelike petals and stems for a rose, just don’t forget those thorns!
14. Airplane
An airplane consists of so many possibilities for what to draw, for example, an exterior, an interior, the view you might get from the window, or perhaps even a cockpit, depending on the subject.
15. Wildflowers
Take inspiration from botanists throughout history to create a landscaped meadow full of wildflowers, or sketch a meadow of wildflowers like the ones sketched and documented by botanists.
16. Pineapple
A pine apple’s exterior is similar to the appearance of a pine cone, hence its name. These tropical fruits are often pictured as a symbol of friendship, which makes them a great subject to draw!
17. Train
Many people were afraid to ride the first steam train after it was invented in 1804. Trains are still used to transport and ship goods today. Both passenger trains and cargo trains can be built. Make a drawing of an individual boxcar, an engine, or a caboose!
18. Ladders
Perspective can also be practiced by drawing ladders. A ladder can take many forms; from a step ladder to a ladder made of paint to a ladder with a desire to reach the sky.
19. Fence
According to poet Robert Frost, good fences make good neighbors. In addition, fences make excellent drawing subjects, whether they are white picket fences, split rail fences, or wrought iron fences.
20. Rainbow
Colored pencils are a great excuse to draw rainbows since they are easy to draw is making remembering the order of colors easy: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet.
21. Mushrooms
Over 10,000 different varieties of mushrooms exist in the world. If you draw a realistic mushroom or draw mushrooms in a fantasy forest, you have a lot of options.
22. Fire
Add flames or fire to things to make them hotter. Fire in a fireplace, flames surrounding a campfire, or flames in a fireplace are all options.
23. Raindrops
There is so much to interpret about raindrops, as they are their own shape. You can recreate rainfall patterns or try to give a realistic depiction of what it looks like when raindrops fall.
24. The library
Make sure to bring a sketchbook to your local library! Choose a table where a good view of the rows and rows of books can be seen or sketch the outside of the building.
25. Kite
Kite flying is fun! When the wind isn’t blowing or no kite is available, you can always draw one! You can choose from a variety of different shapes and types of kites!
26. Dice
Draw a few dice, and see what happens! Besides the standard six-sided dice, there are other kinds of dice as well. As I learned from playing Dragons & Dungeons, they can come in all shapes and sizes.
27. Garden
An artist has a lot of options when it comes to drawing gardens. If you want a peaceful place outside, you can plant a vegetable garden or a flower garden.
28. Skull
Skulls may be scary to some, but drawing a sugar skull for the holiday of the Dead can make them less frightful.
29. Waves
Drawing waves is a great way to express yourself. There are so many ways to make waves, whether they’re realistic waves or just waves of lines.
30. Lighthouse
Ships and sailors are kept safe at sea by lighthouses. In addition to being tourist attractions all over the world, lighthouses keep ships and sailors safe at sea.
31. Waterfall
Experts cannot even agree on the number of waterfalls in the world. These breathtaking natural formations make excellent subjects for sketches.
32. Mandala
Geometric figures represent the universe in mandalas. Drawing them can be a very relaxing experience and is often used for meditation.
33. Tulip
The tulips are a beautiful flower any time of year, but especially in spring. I forced my flowers to grow in the winter by forcing them to grow as bulbs.
34. Palm Tree
Is it true that palm trees are evergreens? Tropical regions around the world are home to these shrubs and trees, which are characterized by broad, fan-like leaves.
35. Strawberry
If you look at a strawberry up close, you’ll see that they are amazingly detailed. Therefore, it would be wise to make them the subject of a close-up sketch.
36. Backpacks
Imagine a fancy dining cloche with an upright dome. A smaller pocket can be added inside the larger one to create a backpack pocket on top. Include a zipper, logo patch, and dimension lines. Also, put a zipper pull tab on there.
37. Paper planes
Using two opposite angles, draw a triangle. To create the illusion of a dart fold, draw two lines up the center of the triangle and connect them with a small triangle. Your paper plane’s direction should be indicated by a squiggle line. You should join the small triangle to the main triangle right at the bottom. Make the movement line short and squiggly.
38. Round light bulb
The lightbulb base is created by adding a rough square shape under the circle. Make sure that the filament extends out of the bottom of the circle, connecting it to the base. Connect the glass to the base with two more small lines. Create a bulb node at the bottom of the base by drawing a small bump. A short ray line arcing around the top will give your lightbulb a burst of light. Make your base bumpy with lines
39. Popsicle
The bottom of the cloche should be rounded like a teardrop. Draw dimensions and texture lines. Add a popsicle melted drop to the bottom!
40. Ice cream cone
The point of the triangle should face down in an acute isosceles triangle. The top should be cloche-shaped. The texture line with a little circle inside it should be just below the top of the cloche dome shape. To the cone and ice cream, add a stem, melting frill, and texture.
41. Pizza slice
A crust is formed by adding a rim to the base of an isosceles triangle. Squiggle a margin within the triangle to include the cheese. Add a pepperoni circle and a little texture.
42. Hamburger
Add a bottom rim to a flattened circle. The lettuce is formed by adding serrated frills halfway through the circle. Make a few dashes on the top bun to add the sesame seeds. Draw a few dots on the patty to give it some texture.
43. Donut
Create an oval. To join the upward arc with the opposite one, draw an arc slightly curved upward. At the bottom, draw a frosting squiggle. Add some dots for texture.
44. Apple
Using double-sided mirrors, draw two Cs whose top and bottom meet. You can add a small squiggle for the calyx and a stem to the top. Give the leaf a textured look.
45. Pear
Create a cone-shaped head and add a dimple to the base. You can draw a teardrop shape for the leaf and one line for the stalk.
46. Pumpkin
The pointed end of the heart should be rounded and cut off. Create crescent-shaped segments with stems and lines. Be sure to include a spiral vine, too!
47. Cherries
Drawing rounded bottom lines on two heart shapes is the best way to get started. Make a V out of these two shapes. A leaf is added to one side of the V. The cherry bodies and the leaf are given textural detail.
48. Square envelope
Put rounded corners on a square. Create the flap with a V line. Make a small heart on the bottom flap.
49. Sun
You need to draw a circle. The top, bottom, and sides of the circle need to be drawn with longer lines. A perimeter of even lines is needed to complete the circle.
50. Clouds
Put two circles next to each other. Across the bottom of the larger circles, attach smaller circles. Connect the circle outlines with a horizontal line below.
51. Balloons
Draw two circles that are slightly compressed. Make sure the point at the top of your isosceles triangle is removed. The balloon, as well as the triangle at the bottom, should be decorated with more textural details. Consider drawing some curling string.
52. Boat
Draw two triangles with right angles that are mirrored. Make a mast by extending the middle line. As the hull, draw a vague crescent-shaped line at the bottom. Creating the flag and adding texture to the hull and sails. Making waves curl.
53. Stars
You may want to start by creating an upside down V and extending the line to one side, joining it to the other side, then adding texture details to the other side of the V.
54. Planet
Make a circle first. In the center draw a donut. Add details to the texture.
55. Moon
One circle should be in the midst of and slightly overlapping the bottom circle. Create the crescent by adding some texture detail, remove the unwanted top crescent, and there you have it!
56. Rocket
Create a bullet shape. You should also add an oval fin in the middle and the side fins. Create a top module using horizontal lines. You’re ready to launch when you add a flame to the bottom!
57. Laptop
Then draw a mirror image of the sideways rhombus. The screen and keyboard need to have texture details, so remember to include shading to make the screen look authentic.
58. Battery
You should draw a rod that represents the type of battery you have in mind. Add a knob to the top of one side and an ellipse to the other side.
59. Sunglasses
By joining two ovals with an arch, you can create a nose bridge. Draw hooks at the ends of the temple sticks. Add textures with shading.
60. Leaf
A teardrop is a simple shape. Make it more complicated by adding a stem going up from the leaf’s center. Give it some texture.
61. Maple leave
Split the oval shape vertically, then separate it into two halves. Divide the pointed dome shape with a line that bisects it in the middle. Create a texture outline on the edges.
62. Cactus
Make a cloche dome from a narrow line. Make the pot by flattening a rectangle and adding a rounded trapezoid shape under it. The spikes are formed by intersecting vertical lines with crosses on the cactus body.
63. Candle
A straight rod should be drawn. Adding dimension to the top will be easy with a small ellipse. Add a teardrop to the top of the rod to create the flame, then extend the rod vertically. For the candle, draw diagonal lines along the rod.
64. Compass
Adding a small circle at the top, draw two circles inside one another. Draw in the textures and compass points with dashes. You can draw the compass arrows by drawing two tiny triangles in the middle.
65. Puzzle
Place a square at the center. Add two inside knobs and one outside knob. Finish with a tiny heart.
66. Hanging potted plants
I just made a drawing of hanging potted plants, because I love them so much and revised how to draw them. The details are enhanced through the use of dots and lines.
67. Jar full of flowers
I added some more complex flowers inside a simple jar, all in different positions, to fill out most of the space in the section of some more complex ideas you can draw. The color version uses bright colors and bold textures inside the flowers with some contrasting colors.
68. Boots
Sketches of worn-out leather boots are excellent examples of this subject. In graphite, emphasize flaws like the cords on the exterior, and any covers that are present.
69. Bookshelf
Everyday objects, such as a bookshelf, can be crafted into quaint pencil studies. Make the books visually interesting by arranging them in a variety of ways. Rhythm can be created by neatly stacking or leaning books next to each other.
70. Guitar
To continue on the theme of linear drawings and musical inspiration. An example of a Cubist composition or a tonal drawing using a guitar would make excellent inspiration for a Cubist composition. Focus on an integrated perspective and overlapping shapes.
71. Headphones
You can have a lot of fun sketching knots and wires! A tangled mess of headphones or neatly arranged headphones. Although say what you will, they’re a mess no matter what you do.
72. Feet
Figure drawing involves feet whether they have shoes or not. Start drawing by putting your sketchbook on your lap, looking down. Take off your shoes or socks and draw.
73. Hands
Consider drawing your dominant hand with your non-dominant hand or posing one hand and drawing it with the other. This will improve your drawing skills.
74. Pillows
You can practice while staying in bed if you want to but are too lazy to get up. Feel the warmth of your comforter while you draw cloth, folds, and soft materials.
75. Mouse & keyboard
You can practice shading, perspective, and linework with this particular exercise. Make your mouse and keyboard look like the ones you use every day. Look for the small details.
76. Staircase
The following is an amazing example of working with lines and perspectives. Play with perspectives by drawing stairs from different angles. Make sure you get the depth right. It can be challenging but is extremely beneficial for all artists.
77. Game controllers
You can play this game on several different consoles if you have them all. Practicing proportions and light reflections off the different plastics. Variety abounds with joysticks and buttons of all shapes and sizes.
78. Water bottle
Be sure to sketch the shadows on your bottle as well. Lighting and shapes practice are great with this prompt. Drink some water afterward as well, naturally. It can be exhausting doing all these drawings.
79. Skateboard
Create a picture or sketch of your own skateboard. Take notice of any scratches, knicks, or bumps on the skateboard that make it distinctive. You may also find some excellent deck art on it.
80. Coins
Take a break on the couch after you have drawn some easy subjects. Check your cushions for some coins as you sit there. If you have a lot of coins, draw individual ones in great detail, or smear them together.
81. Aircraft
You can learn proportions and control your lines with mechanical things like aircraft. Imagine drawing a large aircraft well as a single-seater aircraft, or anything in between.
82. Motorcycles
You can practice texture, form, and shading with this image, no matter if you’re into classic or newer bikes. These bikes come in a variety of designs as well.
83. Camping tent
Whether you want the ultimate camping tent or a regular tent, design your tent however you want. Take your sketchbook with you when you go camping.
84. Hot tub
Just draw a hot tub and keep it simple. Alternatively, draw a party scene filled with hot tubs. Make sure your sketchbook doesn’t fall out of the tub if you’re drawing from inside. Bubbles and paper aren’t friends.
85. Oceans
Here you can discuss anything ocean-related. Any kind of beach, coral reef, starfish, tubeworm, whatever. If you’re into that kind of thing, maybe some nude beaches too.
86. Bottles Filled With Nature
87. House
88. Castle
89. Mountain Reflection
90. Mountains
91. PLANTS
92. Eyes
93. Island
94. Cup of Coffee
95. Poinsettia
96. A Cruise Ship
97. Lilies
98. Optical Illusion
99. Emojis
100. Pyramid
Conclusion
Practicing your drawing skills is a vital part of improving them. The only way to improve is to learn the basics over and over again. You can see the results of years of drawing practice.
Dedicating time to this pursuit will allow you to make incredible progress. In a matter of minutes, they can go from drawing simple sketches of figures to fully-rendered portraits.
Check out this list above of 100 fun drawing ideas. We would love to hear from you if you use any of these. Drawing one a day, going in order, or picking your favorite from the list is up to you!