Things to draw when bored
Every idea here needs a pencil and nothing else: no reference photo, no ruler, no special paper. The margin of a notebook is enough.
What can I draw when I am bored?
Something with no correct answer. Boredom drawing works best when there is nothing to get wrong, which is why patterns, spirals and scribbles turned into animals beat trying to draw a realistic hand. Start with the shortest one on the list.
Things to draw when bored
- A five pointed star, no lifting
- A raindrop about to fall
- A cloud made of five bumps
- A spiral that fills the page
- An apple with one bite gone
- A banana half peeled
- A lemon and one slice
- A ghost floating through a wall
- A mug with steam coming off
- An old key
- A scribble turned into an animal
- A crescent moon with craters
- A donut with sprinkles
- A monster made of one shape
- An open book
- An open umbrella
- A pair of glasses folded
- A bee with striped body
- A snail with a spiral shell
- A mountain with a snow cap
- A leaf with all its veins
- A cactus in a small pot
- A mushroom with a spotted cap
- An ice cream about to drip
- A pizza slice seen from the side
- A cupcake in a paper case
- A sandwich cut in half
- An alien with three eyes
- A rocket just after lift off
- A desk lamp bent over
- A clock showing any time
- Your name in bubble letters Download PDF
- A penguin standing still Download PDF
- A snake in one long curve Download PDF
- A shark cutting through water Download PDF
- A hedgehog curled into a ball
- A whale spouting water
- A frog mid jump
- A hot air balloon
- A cat washing its paw Download PDF
- A rabbit with long ears Download PDF
- An elephant with a curled trunk Download PDF
- A lion with a full mane Download PDF
- A horse standing side on Download PDF
- A wolf sitting up Download PDF
- A turtle with a patterned shell Download PDF
- An owl with round eyes
- A flower seen face on Download PDF
- A sun with a crown of triangles Download PDF
- A single breaking wave
- A cake with candles Download PDF
- A unicorn with a big mane Download PDF
- A robot with a square head
- An airplane seen from below Download PDF
- A sailboat on flat water Download PDF
- A house with a triangle roof Download PDF
- One shoe, laces undone
- The chair you are sitting on
- One eye, close up
- Straight lines that look curved
- A rope tied in a knot
- A bear made of circles Download PDF
- A panda sitting down Download PDF
- A tiger with stripes Download PDF
- A spider hanging on a thread Download PDF
- A fish with big scales Download PDF
- A bird on a branch Download PDF
- A long neck dinosaur Download PDF
- A tree with three cloud shapes Download PDF
- A strawberry wearing leaves Download PDF
- A pickup truck Download PDF
- An old film camera
- A sitting dog Download PDF
- A fox with a huge tail Download PDF
- A butterfly with matching wings Download PDF
- A friendly dragon Download PDF
- A skeleton waving Download PDF
- A wizard with an enormous hat
- A castle on a hill
- A mermaid on a rock
- A car from the side Download PDF
- A train coming toward you
- A guitar leaning on a chair
- Your other hand
- A person walking away
- A maze with one way through
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