The Arts Club at St. Dominic School is a visual arts club that meets 2 times a month in order to explore the life and art of famous artists. Junior students are invited to a meeting in September and asked to sign up for sessions that are of interest to them. Each session has a size cap of 25 students.
If you have limited art supplies at home, then drawing is going to be the most accesible medium for you. Please use these drawing prompts from Abby Schukei and Timothy Bogatz at The Art of Education University to continue to improve your drawing skills. Be sure to have fun and e-mail me pictures of your creations (with parental permission, of course) so I can post them on this page to inspire others.
Draw a llama surfing.
Draw a fish swimming in something other than water.
Combine two animals to create a new one.
Draw a shark eating a cupcake.
Draw a crab at a birthday party.
Draw a seahorse in a blizzard.
Draw a dinosaur crying.
Draw an animal with arms for legs and legs for arms.
Draw a pug on a treadmill.
Draw a horse throwing a horseshoe.
Draw a shark waterskiing.
Draw a walrus in a beach chair.
Draw a circus elephant standing on a ball.
Draw a koala bear sitting on a trash can.
Draw a lizard putting on lipstick.
Draw a squirrel roasting a marshmallow.
Draw an octopus with spoons for legs.
Draw a mouse riding a motorcycle.
Draw a flamingo doing ballet.
Draw a butterfly eating a steak
Draw a cat chasing a dog.
Draw a lobster dancing.
Draw a cat playing a sport.
Draw a chicken skydiving.
Draw an animal playing a musical instrument.
There is an animal living in one of your appliances. Draw it.
Draw something from a pet’s point of view.
Draw an animal taking a bath.
Draw an animal taking a human for a walk.
Combine 3 existing animals to create a completely new creature.
Draw a family portrait. Plot twist: It is a family of insects or animals.
Draw an animal playing a musical instrument.
Draw the most terrifying animal you can imagine. Or the most adorable.
Draw a piece of fruit in outer space.
Draw a Pop Tart lifting weights.
Draw a loaf of bread at a disco.
Draw a rainstorm of sprinkles.
Draw french fries on a rollercoaster.
Draw a food eating another food.
Draw a walking taco.
Draw chicken wings flying.
Draw a banana slipping on banana peels.
Draw a cookie with googly eyes instead of chocolate chips.
Draw a pineapple rollerblading.
Draw a piece of asparagus snowboarding.
Draw an annoying orange.
Draw a donut riding a skateboard.
Draw a turkey leg eating a turkey sandwich.
Draw a cheeseburger wearing a dress.
Draw a banana in pajamas.
Draw a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on vacation.
Draw an apple talking to your art teacher.
Draw a hot dog flying.
Draw a lemon making orange juice.
Draw an ice cream cone eating a Popsicle.
Draw a garden of lollipops.
Draw a pile of dishes before they get washed.
Draw a slice of the best pizza you have ever seen.
Draw junk food and the wrapper.
Draw your favorite food.
Create your own restaurant. Draw the restaurant, your executive chef, and a 12-item menu.
Draw the ingredients or process of your favorite recipe.
Draw salt and pepper shakers.
Draw fresh fruit or vegetables, or something fresh from the oven.
Draw a salad.
Draw your teacher on an island.
Draw a teacher eating a pizza while dancing.
Draw a person with fruit for hair.
Draw a basketball player dunking a chicken.
Draw a pirate in a hammock.
Draw your art teacher with a beard.
Draw yourself with a super power.
Draw a clown sneezing out flowers.
Draw a person with donuts for eyes.
Draw yourself as a fairy.
Draw someone you sit by in an odd pose.
Draw family members with things that are important to them.
Find a quiet place in a crowd. Draw the crowd.
Draw a relative by the light cast from a TV/Phone/Computer or other screen.
Make a portrait of yourself in twenty years. Or in fifty years. Or both.
Draw two sports figures–one in a dynamic pose, one in a static pose.
Draw two self-portraits with odd expressions.
Draw something or someone you love.
Draw hair. A lot of it.
Draw something other than a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Draw a troll riding a unicorn.
Draw what your imaginary friend would look like if we could see them.
Draw a dragon breathing rainbows.
Draw an alien driving a car.
Draw the strangest pair of glasses you can imagine.
Draw a design for a $3 bill.
Draw a bicycle riding a bicycle.
Draw a Ferris wheel on top of a mountain.
Draw a pencil sharpener eating something other than a pencil.
Draw a marker painting.
Draw a sweater made out of candy.
Draw a pair of shoes made out of flowers.
Draw a bowl of cereal under the sea.
Draw a crying crayon.
Draw a cabin on top of a cloud.
Draw a pair of scissors running.
Draw a squirt gun squirting paint.
Draw a mountain topped with glitter.
Draw lightning striking the tallest building in the world.
Draw a treasure chest in an underground cave.
Draw the Eiffel Tower eating a baguette.
Draw what is in the rearview mirror of the car.
Draw moving water. Draw still water.
Draw an object floating.
Make a drawing of all of your drawing materials.
Draw tools that belong to a certain profession.
Draw three objects and their environments. One of the three should be in motion.
Draw five objects with interesting textures: wood grain, floors, tiles, walls, fabric, etc.
Draw a collection of purses, wallets, or bags.
Draw your favorite well-loved object or childhood toy.
Draw a watch or another piece of jewelry.
Draw something hideous that you keep for sentimental reasons.
Draw something with a mirror image.
Make a detailed drawing of a rock.
Draw a dark object in a light environment.
Draw a light object in a dark environment.
Make a detailed drawing of ten square centimetres of grass.
Draw a transparent object.
Draw a translucent object.
Draw an interesting object from three different angles.
Value Studies–Draw three eggs and part of the carton with a strong light source.
Draw three metallic objects that reflect light. Focus on highlights and reflections.
Refraction–Create two drawings of separate objects partially submerged in water.
Make three drawings (your choice of subject) using materials with which you are not familiar.
Draw a piece of patterned fabric with folds.
Draw a bridge and all of its details.
Draw yourself as an original superhero.
Make a drawing that looks sticky.
Draw a mysterious doorway or staircase.
Draw an empty room. Make it interesting.
Draw a flower. Make it dangerous.
Draw an object melting.
Draw an imaginary place, adding all kinds of details.
Draw a gumball machine that dispenses anything but gumballs.
Draw what’s under your bed (real or imagined).
Draw the most incredible game of hide-and-seek you can imagine.
Create a new sport. You can improve an existing sport, combine two existing sports, or come up with something completely new.
Make a drawing that is totally truthful.
Make a drawing that lies all over the place.
Make a drawing that is completely and utterly impossible.
Story Illustration: Fix a story that you don’t like, or reflect/improve upon one you do.
Use song lyrics, quotes, or poetry to inspire a drawing.
Draw an interesting form of transportation.
Draw something for which you are thankful.
Draw something that can’t be turned off.
Draw something soothing.
Draw something you think sounds or smells incredible.
Draw something that needs fixing.
Draw something you’ve always wanted.
Draw something out of place.
Draw something that should have been invented by now.
Draw something you keep putting off, or something that causes you to procrastinate.
Draw an eye with tree branches for lashes.
Draw a snowman sailing.
Combine two holidays to make a new one.
Draw a plant with a face.
Draw the moon fighting the sun over a turkey sandwich.
Draw a foot doing a handstand.
Draw a stick figure falling.
Reinvent your favorite team’s logo.
Draw an emoji in real life.
Draw a cactus in a milkshake.
Draw the moon howling at a wolf.
Draw a can of soda pouring out rainbows.
Draw your name as an animal.
Mo Willems is a bestselling author and illustrator. He is teaching drawing every weekday on YouTube to kids who are now at home. Have fun doodling with Mo!