The Giant List of Sketchbook Ideas
| SK | 1 | Draw the inside of your closet |
| SK | 2 | Draw the contents of your desk drawer |
| SK | 3 | Just before your room is cleaned, draw it |
| SK | 4 | Inside of your refrigerator |
| SK | 5 | Inside your garage |
| SK | 6 | Draw your dad’s work table |
| SK | 7 | Before the dishes are washed, draw them |
| SK | 8 | a pile of laundry waiting to get washed |
| SK | 9 | yourself in a mirror |
| SK | 10 | your brother/sister doing an activity, such as playing video games |
| SK | 11 | your friend, or an enemy |
| SK | 12 | yourself your toenails |
| SK | 13 | your hand holding an object that is important to you. |
| SK | 14 | your bird, cat, dog, fish, snake, leopard, lobster doing something strange |
| SK | 15 | what is in the rear-view mirror of your car |
| SK | 16 | a dead bird in a beautiful landscape |
| SK | 17 | a flower growing next to a turned over garbage can |
| SK | 18 | raw chicken parts; cooked parts; after eaten parts |
| SK | 19 | a piece of cake and make it look delicious |
| SK | 20 | eggs in the shell, scrambled, then over easy |
| SK | 21 | one popcorn kernel popping, draw an opened bag of popcorn |
| SK | 22 | a raw steak, steak bones |
| SK | 23 | moving water, still water |
| SK | 24 | a clear glass full of ice cubes |
| SK | 25 | an object when looking through a tube or a microscope |
| SK | 26 | an object seen through glass (how does the glass make a difference) |
| SK | 27 | something floating, like a boat or a beach ball |
| SK | 28 | a dark object in a light environment |
| SK | 29 | a light object in a dark environment |
| SK | 30 | Lie on the floor, draw what is eye level |
| SK | 31 | Dig a hole, put an object in the hole, then draw the object and the hole—pay attention to shadows. |
| SK | 32 | Fill in the hole, partially cover up the object, draw it emerging from the ground. |
| SK | 33 | Find a quiet place in a crowd, draw the crowd |
| SK | 34 | Find a quiet place, draw the quiet |
| SK | 35 | Find a noisy place, draw noise |
| SK | 36 | On the school bus, draw your friends on the way to school, draw your friends on the way home Is there a difference? |
| SK | 37 | Shine a light through an open structure such as a woven basket, draw the cast shadow |
| SK | 38 | an object that is lit by the light coming through mini blinds |
| SK | 39 | a portrait that is lit by the light coming through mini blinds |
| SK | 40 | an object that is lit by a candle |
| SK | 41 | a figure that is lit by a candle |
| SK | 42 | your sister/brother by the light cast by the TV or computer screen |
| SK | 43 | your father/mother by the light cast from the TV or computer screen |
| SK | 44 | an apple, pear, banana… |
| SK | 45 | a partially eaten apple, banana, pear… |
| SK | 46 | Draw a scoop of ice cream, pay attention to texture and highlights. |
| SK | 47 | Tighten a C clamp on an unexpected object (like a banana) and draw it. |
| SK | 48 | Draw an object with a distinctive shape that is tightly wrapped in aluminum foil or plastic wrap or string. |
| SK | 49 | Copy the Mona Lisa. |
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Make changes to the Mona Lisa to suit yourself
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| SK | 51 | Make changes the Mona Lisa to suit your art teacher |
| SK | 52 | Put Mona Lisa in a contemporary setting |
| SK | 53 | Copy any work of art older than you, then remake work of art in your way. |
| SK | 54 | Create a work of art that says something about the environment |
| SK | 55 | Create a work of art that says something about the world situation |
| SK | 56 | Create a drawing that is pure propaganda about any issue you feel strongly about. Look up the definition of propaganda. |
| SK | 57 | something is totally truthful. |
| SK | 58 | something that is a lie. |
| SK | 59 | A photo from another country |
| SK | 60 | What Animals dream when they sleep |
| SK | 61 | If I Could Fly |
| SK | 62 | A detailed drawing cheeseburger with all the fixings. |
| SK | 63 | a scene from a Video Game |
| SK | 64 | a scene from A Garden |
| SK | 65 | The Planet Zorb |
| SK | 66 | Under The Big Top |
| SK | 67 | The Biggest Ice Cream Sundae In The World |
| SK | 68 | Things With Wings |
| SK | 69 | A day in the Life Of A Bee |
| SK | 70 | Deep, Deep In The Ocean |
| SK | 71 | I’m Having A Bad Hair Day |
| SK | 72 | Cakes, Cookies, And Pies in a bakery window |
| SK | 73 | Clown School |
| SK | 74 | Inside of a space ship |
| SK | 75 | Look! I Found A Treasure Chest! |
| SK | 76 | My Very Own Starry, Starry Night |
| SK | 77 | An encounter with a Dragon |
| SK | 78 | The Best Day Of My Life |
| SK | 79 | Lions, & Tigers, & Bears Oh, My! |
| SK | 80 | In A Crowded Elevator |
| SK | 81 | A Kite Flying Contest |
| SK | 82 | King Askobar And His Castle |
| SK | 83 | Inside My Stomach After Lunch |
| SK | 84 | The Tooth Fairy |
| SK | 85 | Princess Peony And Her Pet Frog Herman |
| SK | 86 | A Map Of My Neighborhood |
| SK | 87 | A treasure map |
| SK | 88 | a map of the school, with “real labels” |
| SK | 89 | A Tree Is Home To Many Things |
| SK | 90 | The Winner Of A Dog Show |
| SK | 91 | A costume contest |
| SK | 92 | Things We Use In Art Class |
| SK | 93 | Alternative uses for things we use in Art Class |
| SK | 94 | My Trip To Outer Space |
| SK | 95 | If I Had Million Dollars |
| SK | 96 | At The Elephant And Donkey’s Wedding |
| SK | 97 | Introducing The Newest Pokemon |
| SK | 98 | A Class Trip To The Park |
| SK | 99 | A creativity Factory |
| SK | 100 | Make a drawing that is completely impossible |
| SK | 101 | Draw a portrait inside out |
| SK | 102 | Draw an apple, pear, banana inside out |
| SK | 103 | Look out your bedroom window, draw what you see |
| SK | 104 | Look out your bedroom window, draw what you would like to see |
| SK | 105 | Draw an apple, pear, banana that is wrapped in an apple, pear, banana |
| SK | 106 | Draw a form fitting case made of steel that would fit an apple, pear, banana |
| SK | 107 | Draw two squares of a sidewalk and make it look interesting |
| SK | 108 | Make a detailed drawing of five square inches of grass |
| SK | 109 | Make a detailed drawing of five square inches of hair |
| SK | 110 | Make a detailed drawing of five square inches of feathers |
| SK | 111 | Make a detailed drawing of five square inches of a dollar bills |
| SK | 112 | Draw an insect under a magnifying glass |
| SK | 113 | Rearrange, redesign the insect |
| SK | 114 | Draw a portrait of your best friend as an insect |
| SK | 115 | Draw a self portrait of you as a beautiful insect |
| SK | 116 | Draw a family insect portrait |
| SK | 117 | Crumple a magazine ad, draw it |
| SK | 118 | Crumple a photograph, draw it |
| SK | 119 | Crumple a drawing, redraw it crumpled |
| SK | 120 | Cut out a photo into small pieces, rearrange the photo in some other order, draw it |
| SK | 121 | yourself dressed in clothing from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, or 80’s |
| SK | 122 | your birthday wish list |
| SK | 123 | an illuminated letter for your best friend |
| SK | 124 | yourself in the style of your favorite artist |
| SK | 125 | your “dream car” |
| SK | 126 | a “fantasy” house |
| SK | 127 | a bubble and all its whirly reflective surface |
| SK | 128 | a close up and enlarged leaf |
| SK | 129 | the sky |
| SK | 130 | a mirror and all it reflects |
| SK | 131 | A different reflective surface and all it reflects (such as a bumper, water, spoon, glasses) |
| SK | 132 | your favorite animal with a human face |
| SK | 133 | yourself as a robot |
| SK | 134 | your favorite song |
| SK | 135 | your favorite photgraph |
| SK | 136 | favorite person (from life) |
| SK | 137 | What Frankenstein Wears For Halloween |
| SK | 138 | My Greatest Fear |
| SK | 139 | Things That Float |
| SK | 140 | Things With Wheels |
| SK | 141 | a pet drawn from a photo |
| SK | 142 | a pet drawn from life |
| SK | 143 | A creature emerging from an egg |
| SK | 144 | An egg yoke falling out of a cracked egg |
| SK | 145 | Alien Bugs |
| SK | 146 | At The Beach |
| SK | 147 | My Dream Car |
| SK | 148 | What I See Out My Bedroom Window |
| SK | 149 | I Am Screaming |
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An Invention Of My Own
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| SK | 151 | If I Lived In The Jungle |
| SK | 152 | If I Ran The Zoo |
| SK | 153 | When I Close My Eyes |
| SK | 154 | A Bird’s Eye View |
| SK | 155 | What My Dog Dreams |
| SK | 156 | I’m A Famous Rock Star |
| SK | 157 | Illustrate a famous saying/quotation |
| SK | 158 | yourself in a specific mood, try to communicate that mood in any way possible |
| SK | 159 | things with a flavor |
| SK | 160 | your greatest fear |
| SK | 161 | things that close |
| SK | 162 | Illustrate “the way things were” |
| SK | 163 | the world from the point of view of a frog/toad |
| SK | 164 | your own game board |
| SK | 165 | a “how to” poster |
| SK | 166 | Draw yourself with wings |
| SK | 167 | a comic strip with your own characters |
| SK | 168 | your dream room |
| SK | 169 | Design an advertisement for yourself |
| SK | 170 | Design a new license plate for the State of your choice |
| SK | 171 | Illustrate words such as up, upside down, apart, crazy, sane |
| SK | 172 | Design new methods of transportation |
| SK | 173 | Design an ad for your favorite music |
| SK | 174 | Design a new map |
| SK | 175 | Create an imaginary alphabet |
| SK | 176 | things that come from eggs |
| SK | 177 | Design a costume |
| SK | 178 | old-fashioned puppets |
| SK | 179 | Illustrate: If you were the tallest person in the world |
| SK | 180 | a lost dog poster |
| SK | 181 | the trail of an imaginary insect |
| SK | 182 | What it would look like around you if you were the last person on earth |
| SK | 183 | drawing that oozes |
| SK | 184 | drawing of a mechanical structure or machine |
| SK | 185 | a machine that oozes |
| SK | 186 | Make a drawing of a machine so that the parts are sticky |
| SK | 187 | a famous Bridge |
| SK | 188 | a famous bridge over a small body of water such as a bathtub |
| SK | 189 | a chair |
| SK | 190 | Draw the concept of the uses of a chair (sitting) without the chair |
| SK | 191 | a table |
| SK | 192 | Draw the concept of the uses of a table (eating, playing cards) without the table. |
| SK | 193 | Make a drawing that illustrates the phrase “I have come to a juncture in my life.” Look up the definition of the word juncture. |
| SK | 194 | Make a drawing that illustrates the phrase “There is an insufficiency of intellect” |
| SK | 195 | Make a careful drawing that illustrates the word “Haste” |
| SK | 196 | Draw the imaginary skeleton of an apple, pear, banana or other object that obviously doesn’t have a skeleton. |
| SK | 197 | Draw a portrait of you and your friends as cards; the queen, king, and jack of spades |
| SK | 198 | Make a drawing of all your drawing materials |
| SK | 199 | Make a drawing while at McDonalds |
| SK | 200 | Draw a mysterious doorway or staircase |
| SK | 201 | a creativity factory |
SK 202. Draw a map from wherever you are to where you want to be.
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