50 cool things to draw
These are bigger ideas for when you have an hour or a weekend. Let the picker choose one, or tap any idea in the list.
50 ideas. Tap any idea to load it into the picker above.
Fantasy and sci-fi scenes
- a city built inside a giant tree
- a dragon curled around a lighthouse
- a cyberpunk street at night in the rain
- an underwater train station
- a floating island with waterfalls
- a robot garden on Mars
- a library with endless staircases
- a steampunk airship
- a castle on the back of a turtle
- a portal in a forest
- a desert caravan of mechanical camels
- a whale swimming through clouds
- a tiny world inside a jar
- a mermaid city in a coral reef
- a mech made from old cars
- a space station greenhouse
- a desert with two moons
- a cathedral made of ice
- a city upside down in a puddle
Creatures and characters
- a samurai cat
- a skeleton band playing jazz
- a wolf made of stars
- a phoenix rising from a candle
- a knight fighting a giant snail
- a fox spirit with nine tails
- a sleeping giant covered in grass
- a deep sea creature with a lantern
- an owl librarian
- a robot reading to a child
- an astronaut fishing on the moon
Moody places
- a jungle temple overgrown with vines
- a lighthouse in a storm
- a haunted carnival
- a viking ship in the northern lights
- a sword stuck in a glowing stone
- a train crossing a giant bridge
- a witch's cluttered kitchen
- a treehouse village connected by bridges
- a crystal cave with a hidden dragon egg
- a market on a floating river
- a ghost ship in fog
- a racing car made of candy
- a giant koi fish in the sky
- a wizard tower with a spiral staircase
- a dinosaur skeleton in a museum at night
- a snowy cabin with warm windows
- an old map with sea monsters
- a bonsai tree on an island
- a storm over a wheat field
- a lava river with a stone bridge
Turning an idea into a finished piece
Start with three small thumbnails to try different compositions. Pick the strongest, plan your light source, and block in big shapes before details. Most cool drawings look cool because of strong values and a clear focal point, not because of detail.
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Questions
What are cool things to draw for beginners?
Try a lighthouse in a storm, a tiny world inside a jar or a snowy cabin with warm windows. They look impressive but rely on simple shapes.