50 Drawing Ideas To Get You Sketching

Drawing ideas are all around us, but sometimes it's hard to find good ones. If you struggle with drawing ideas, take your inspiration from these 50 drawing ideas! We've created lists of suggestions by theme to get you started on your creative journey, regardless of your drawing level. But first, let’s take a quick look at why you should draw, the benefits it provides and where you can find great tools to draw with.

Why Should You Draw?

Drawing provides so many wonderful benefits, including being a form of stress relief for children and adults. The act of drawing is usually associated with a form of therapy helping increase calmness within individuals, by allowing them to focus on the activity. Spontaneous drawing also helps individuals relax and concentrate better by relieving their brain of continuous concentration, as a result, allowing people to unwind from constant strain. In addition to this, drawing helps individuals develop their communication skills without the use of words. For instance, artists and those who sketch communicate through pictorial representation, which also provides the ability to understand emotion without focusing on the meaning of a specific piece of text or words on a page. Another benefit of drawing is that it helps with coordination, particularly hand-eye coordination and helps improve fine motor skills. How amazing is that!

Choosing Your Pencils for Your Drawing Ideas

If you’re ready to get some drawing ideas on paper, we’ve got you covered! We stock a variety of pencils for every need and want. From charcoal pencils to graphite pencils, from colouring pencils to beautiful watercolours for vibrancy on your pages. Check out our pencil range here. Now grab your pencils and paper and start drawing!

Drawing Idea: People

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Draw a portrait of yourself
Draw a portrait of a loved one or someone you know
Focus on a particular body part - such as face, a close up of the eye or hands
Draw yourself doing your dream profession
Study and sketch people in real time such as in cafes, parks, and on public transport

Drawing Idea: Scenery

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Draw the city / town / place you live in
Go to your local park and draw your surroundings
Draw what you see outside of your window
Draw your favourite location in the world - could be your home or a memorable place
Draw where you would like to go on holiday next
Draw your favourite beach, walking trail or rainforest
Draw the snow and what you’d find there
Draw a waterfall
Draw the ocean, sky, or desert
Draw trees and flowers
Draw a farm and farm animals you would find
Draw mountains and hills
Go outside during the evening and draw the moon
Draw a cave

Drawing Idea: Scribbles & Doodles

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Fill your page with circles
Fill your page with spirals
Fill your page with hearts or stars
Try zig-zag patterns, straight lines down the page, or lightning

Drawing Idea: Everyday Life

dog sketch

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Draw your pet - dog, cat, fish, rabbit, or whatever it may be
Draw a pet you’d wish to have
Draw your bedroom or your favourite room in the house
Draw your favourite food
Draw your favourite past-time / sport / activity
Find a photo or picture you like and replicate the image by drawing it on paper
Go outside and draw the clouds
Find a flower or tree in the garden and draw it
Draw a fruit bowl
Draw a rainbow

Drawing Idea: Imagination

unicorn sketch

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Draw a mythical creature such as a unicorn, dragon, mermaid, fairy or werewolf
Make up your own animal and draw it
Draw your version of space, or what it would be like to live on another planet
Draw a robot or mechanical invention
Remember the last dream you had and draw a memorable part
Draw your favourite fairytale
Draw something abstract that comes to mind such as a flying elephant

Drawing Idea: Seasonal

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Draw Christmas trees (experiment with tinsel, baubles and other decorations)
A portrait of Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus
A snowman
Draw candy canes
Draw Christmas stockings with names for you and your loved ones
Draw the Easter bunny
Draw Easter eggs in a basket
Draw the Australian flag or a country of your choice, or design your own flag
Draw pumpkins for Halloween with carved out faces
Imagine a dinner table set up for your favourite time of year and draw what you would want to see there (food, candles, your family and friends)

These are just 50 drawing ideas to help inspire you and your creative juices and are perfect for beginners, or those needing some inspiration. Enjoy the art of drawing, with our drawing ideas and rake in those wonderful benefits it provides!