These drawing prompts are here to get you excited for drawing! Below you will find 365 interesting ideas for what to draw, so you never go a day stuck wondering what to draw. With so many prompts, you can pick and choose your favorite ones, or you can even try drawing a bunch of them as a drawing challenge. Moreover, these prompts are a nice mixture of verbs, nouns, and adjectives, which will help you get creative.

Additionally, these prompts are organized into a bunch of handy little graphics to help you keep track of them. Indeed, there are twelve prompt lists, one for each month of the year. The prompts are only slightly seasonal. So no need to take prompts from the current month. Instead, feel free to skip around through the prompts if you like.


How to Use the Drawing Prompts

There is no one correct way to use the drawing prompts. Nonetheless, here are a few ideas of how to use them. For instance, you can try using the prompts to fill a sketchbook. Or, you can use the prompts as warmups. Another idea is to try a monthly or year long challenge using the prompts. As well, you can try simply searching the prompts in Google and drawing what comes up. Another great use for these prompts is to create content to grow your social media. Or rather, you can try using different kinds of media for each prompt. Furthermore, you can use the prompts for ideas of what to doodle. Lastly, for a fun option, you can try doing the prompts with friends.

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How to Save the Drawing Prompts

There are a few ways to save these drawing prompts so you do not lose track of them. For example, you can simply click on an image to open it, and then save it to your computer or phone. As well, you can take a screenshot of the prompts. Likewise, you can use the “Pin it” button to save the images. Similarly, you can bookmark or save this article to your favorites. Moreover, you can use the links at the bottom of this article to share it to social media.

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The Drawing Prompts

Without further ado, below are the twelve prompt lists giving you 365 ideas to draw.

January

1. midnight, 2. icicle, 3. race, 4. steam, 5. break, 6. blue, 7. bell, 8. whelve, 9. frozen, 10. twinkle, 11. begin, 12. regret, 13. burn, 14. pristine, 15. act, 16. risk, 17. cloud, 18. bird, 19. calm, 20. hello, 21. bread, 22. good vibes, 23. inspire, 24. moon, 25. scarf, 26. face, 27. silver, 28. buy, 29. home, 30. pleasant, 31. cozy

January drawing prompts

February

1. reset, 2. hope, 3. heart, 4. basket, 5. hand, 6. wrap, 7. curtain, 8. trial, 9. pink, 10. ruffle, 11. wisdom, 12. pastel, 13. camera, 14. family, 15. plate, 16. riddle, 17. long ago, 18. penny, 19. cute, 20. love, 21. button, 22. landscape, 23. fancy, 24. fixed, 25. faith, 26. dare, 27. cutsom, 28. heart, 29. (skip)

February drawing prompts

March

1. rebirth, 2. press, 3. blossom, 4. wildflowers, 5. green, 6. lion, 7. statue, 8. afloat, 9. band, 10. running, 11. shower, 12. alive, 13. pattern, 14. start, 15. wonder, 16. grab, 17. nook, 18. pen, 19. hang, 20. look, 21. desk, 22. letter, 23. young, 24. raindrops, 25. morning, 26. holy, 27. shout, 28. sit, 29. shoe, 30. puddle, 31. refresh

March monthly drawing prompts

April

1. amaze, 2. color, 3. life, 4. field, 5. waiting, 6. you, 7. press, 8. circle, 9. risen, 10. long, 11. castle, 12. tilt, 13. glowing, 14. silhouette, 15. fluffy, 16. never, 17. petal, 18. bicycle, 19. wing, 20. cup, 21. expanse, 22, boat, 23. peach, 24. coming, 25. lamb, 26. healing, 27. holding, 28. reflection, 29. wet, 30. grow

ideas to draw for april

May

1. butterfly, 2. lily, 3. groovy, 4. overview, 5. gingham, 6. swing, 7. joke, 8. emerald, 9. stamp, 10. retro, 11. walking, 12. never, 13. sunlight, 14. focus, 15. honey, 16. tower, 17. triple, 18. believe, 19. soft, 20. tall, 21. creation, 23. flying, 24. hat, 25. adorable, 26. pathway, 27. package, 28. berries, 29. face, 30. freedom, 31. grass

ideas to draw for spring, may

June

1. bubble, 2. reading, 3. chair, 4. luiquid, 5. transparent, 6. stream, 7. mild, 8. sunglasses, 9. sink, 10. cherries, 11. cards, 12. funny, 13. rewind, 14. group, 15. uphill, 16. bitter, 17. gradient, 18. favorite, 19. lake, 20. tips, 21. strawberries, 22. myself, 23. towel, 24. weather, 25. yellow, 26. knowing, 27. pour, 28. shadow, 29. sea, 30. perfect

July

1. explore, 2. picnic, 3. dive, 4. freedom, 5. dotted, 6. shallow, 7. children, 8. carnival, 9. popsicle, 10. lanterns, 11. dancing, 12. fairytale, 13. old, 14. sign, 15. lavender, 16. paper, 17. twist, 18. cream, 19. umbrella, 20. raise, 21. sandy, 22. throw, 23. wash, 24. dinner, 25. banner, 26. mountain, 27. gone, 28. fresh, 29. unique, 30. watch, 31. visit

August

1. water, 2. dusk, 3. shimmering, 4. asleep, 5. sun burnt, 6. explore, 7. backpack, 8. lemonade, 9. splash, 10. frustrated, 11. peaceful, 12. windy, 13. careful, 14. charming, 15. thirsty, 16. bored, 17. sundress, 18. voice, 19. whisper, 20. crispy, 21. quiet, 22. little, 23. blast, 24. glass, 25. chime, 26. flower, 27. blessed, 28. truth, 29. tears, 30. really, 31. cherish

September

1. yellow, 2. crack, 3. nut, 4. leaf, 5. crock, 6. wooden, 7. treat, 8. happy, 9. harvest, 10. small, 11. memory, 12. pet, 13. close, 14. change, 15. vintage, 16. bridge, 17. journal, 18. candle, 19. glisten, 20. shake, 21. sudden, 22. mug, 23. humming, 24. hay, 25. festival, 26. savior, 27. twig, 28. tail, 29. thrift, 30. blanket

October

1. hollow, 2. apple, 3. light, 4. path, 5. hike, 6. rake, 7. jump, 8. orange, 9. window, 10. laugh, 11. rare, 12. imagine, 13. lively, 14. rainboots, 15. pie, 16. sweater, 17. taste, 18. sky, 19. legends, 20. golden, 21. whisper, 22. cinnamon, 23. fence, 24. fence, 24. broken, 25. redeemed, 26. wholesome, 27. pretend, 28. trick, 29. gourd, 30. farmer, 31. together

November

1. ancient, 2. bound, 3. plaid, 4. early, 5. acorn, 6. woolen, 7. fog, 8. sunrise, 9. tired, 10. lift, 11. deer, 12. planner, 13. drops, 14. neutral, 15. baking, 16. thankful, 17. cranberry, 18. trees, 19. celebration, 20. pet, 21. sweetheart, 22. waffle, 23. stroll, 24. misty, 25. farewell, 25. cornerstone, 27. awake, 28. remember, 29. kettle, 30. glad

December

1. iced, 2. first, 3. white, 4. book, 5. lamp, 6. muffin, 7. evergreen, 8. star, 9. antlers, 10. gift, 11. entwine, 12. calendar, 13. woods, 14. drive, 15. ornament, 16. footprint, 17. logs, 18. record, 19. knitted, 20. glove, 21. shiny, 22. baby, 23. peppermint, 24. forgot, 25. rejoice, 26. melt, 27. milk, 28. lane, 29. night, 30. warm, 31. snow


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Ready to Use the Drawing Prompts?!

I hope you have fun using these drawing prompts! Make sure to share the prompts to Pinterest or other social media so you can keep track of them. Likewise, if you use these prompts, feel free to tag me on Twitter or Instagram so I can see what you create.