Sketchbook Ideas - I’m always looking for inspiration to sketch while at the Dr.’s office, at home, watching TV, or anywhere. I found a list online by another artist, and have elaborated on it with some ideas of my own. The best way to get better at drawing is to simply do it! Have fun!
1. Pair of socks
2. Object that is moving
3. Cubist portrait
4. View from a window
5. Candle in the dark
6. Corkscrew
7. 3 Objects from the refrigerator
8. Box of popcorn
9. Set of keys
10. Hand holding an object
11. Your feet
12. Yourself as a cartoon
13. Pattern cloth on a table
14. Wine corks
15. Face in a profile
16. Candlestick
17. Fictional woodland creature
18. Close-up of grass
19. Object 3 times in diff. lighting
20. Pile of jewelry
21. Close-up of hair
22. Doorknob
23. Bird in flight
24. Video game control
25. Pile of yarn
26. Stack of plates
27. Tromp l’oeil image
28. Someone falling
29. Hung drapery
30. Water sprinkler
31. Calm reflective water
32. Ocean waves
33. Pile of rocks
34. Cup of pencils
35. Hard candy
36. Fruit sliced open
37. Vegetable sliced open
38. Reel mower
39. Pine cone
40. Sea shell
41. Banana peel
42. Old cabin
43. Old factory
44. Flowers in a vase
45. Simple forms
46. Farm equipment
47. Sailboat
48. People in a line
49. Teacup and saucer
50. Cutlery
51. Bowl of peanuts
52. Bowl of nails
53. Bushes or shrubs
54. Several eggs
55. Favorite insect
56. Flower up close
57. Thumb drive
58. Exotic fish
59. Scene from history
60. Feather
61. Any detailed machine
62. Inside a clock or watch
63. Skull
64. Apple or avocado
65. Portrait of a person of color
66. Water from a faucet
67. Creek in the woods
68. Old shoes
69. Glass of water
70. Hand
71. Scene in a restaurant
72. Stack of books
73. View out a window
74. Your art supplies
75. Wine bottles
76. Children’s toys
77. Person laying down
78. Person sitting in a chair
79. Design a typeface
80. Different types of trees
81. Objects in a pocket
82. Game pieces
83. Caricature of yourself
84. Pet
85. Crumpled paper
86. Old chair
87. Old person’s face
88. Stapler
89. Old radio
90. Old car
91. Old camera
92. Open book
93. Anything metal
94. Hammer and screwdriver
95. Tree bark
96. Your feet on a stool
97. Junk drawer contents
98. Bowl of dried rotini
99. Fire truck
100. Buttons
101. Spools of thread
102. Nail polish bottles
103. Hairbrush and comb
104. Salt and pepper shakers
105. Bicycle or tricycle
106. Cowboy boots
107. Garden furniture
108. DVD’s