Want to kill some time with a few simple doodles? We’ve got you covered.
We’ve curated a list of 50 cool things to draw, from easy line drawing templates to nostalgic cartoon characters to draw. All simple, all satisfying.
Whether you need ideas for drawing on paper or things to draw on your hand (fake biro tattoos are still in, right?), scroll through our beginner-friendly list of sketches and choose your aesthetic.
If it’s cute doodle inspo you’re looking for in particular – we’re talking pandas, corgis, and pumpkins – head to our guide 75 Cute Things to Draw for a full list.
Easy Line Drawings
Grab a blank piece of paper, a reliable biro, and just a smidge of focus. These easy line drawings are perfect for when you’re procrastinating and want to pen something pretty.
1. Satisfying Spiral Waves Drawing
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It’s amazing how a few curved lines can create a beautiful image. Create your own rendition of this pattern with whatever colors you choose. But be warned, these easy line drawings are addictive. Seriously: blink and an hour’s gone!
2. Geometric Elephant
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If you’re looking for easy things to draw (that still look cool), this geometric elephant is deceptively simple and highly effective. Just remember your ruler to get those lines straight.
3. Minimalist Pokémon Silhouettes
All of your favorites with none of the effort? That sounds like a win to us. This easy line drawing makes light work of the most famous Pokémon, ensuring everyone can draw them, no matter their artistic skill.
4. Mountain Range Line Drawing
Small Things to Draw
If you’re a fan of the classic Post-It doodle or you prefer to do your art in miniature, this collection of small things to draw should give your micro-sketches some inspiration.
5. Easy Plane Window Doodle
If you’re fuelled by wanderlust and love travelling the globe, this teeny weeny plane window is the perfect idea for your next drawing. Catch flights, not feelings, folks.
6. Video Game Health Hearts
One for the classic video gamers, these simple health hearts couldn’t be simpler to draw (especially if you can get your hands on some grid paper).
7. Among Us Ghost Drawing
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Who killed who? Who’s the traitor among us? The popular game “Among Us” has some cool characters. Here’s a ghost character to draw from the game.
8. Social Icons
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Social media icons are etched in all of our minds. You can easily doodle them when you’re bored. Another great idea could be to draw simple social icon concepts of your own.
9. Simple Paper Plane Art
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One of the quickest small things to draw, this paper plane is not only cute but takes a matter of seconds to sketch.
10. Alien Head Easy Drawing
Anyone remember this little guy from their 2015 e-girl or e-boy days? A random cute thing to draw with just a touch of nostalgia for those of use who had a Tumblr era back in the day…
Stormtrooper Helmet
The Stormtrooper helmet, a cool idea for star wars enthusiasts to draw. Who knows? This could be the start of your very own Star Wars-inspired Displate store.
Easy Cute Drawings: Baby Groot Pot Plant
Nothing like a dose of cuteness to brighten your day. Who wouldn’t want to draw a cute little baby Groot. It only takes a few minutes to recreate this cool image. The Marvel cinematic universe is full of awesome inspiration for easy things to draw, and better yet, it’s full of amazing Marvel posters.
Simple objects like Baby Groot are easy and fun to draw, making them perfect for beginners or those looking for a low-pressure drawing experience.
Rick from Rick & Morty
Rick from Rick and Morty, his star-shaped head and incredibly easy facial structure could be a nice doodle when you’re bored. This could be the start of your very own animated show character sketches.
Tree & Tent
Here’s a cool little tent and tree drawn with easy lines. You could easily draw an entire campsite with this style by breaking down the elements into basic shapes. If you think this drawing is too easy, perhaps you can add a moon to it. Sketching and doodling can be a freeform practice. This means you have the freedom to draw whatever comes to mind, this makes the process more fun.
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Stairway to Heaven Art
This cool picture of a staircase superimposed into a heart is both abstract and easy. A really cool idea to draw.
Ladder Into the Clouds
Is this the staircase to heaven? Or ladder. Either way it’s a cool image to redraw if you’re bored.
Cartoon Characters: Adventure Time Crew
Did anyone say more easy to draw cartoon characters? Well, Adventure Time has you covered. It could be fun to draw some of its quirky heroes.
Baby Tom
Here’s a simple idea of baby Tom cat from the classic cartoon network show Tom and Jerry. Which cartoons do you enjoy today? You could find other animals to draw from your favourite TV shows.
Bart Simpson Art
If you like The Simpsons, you could take a few minutes to draw this picture of Bart.
Hand Signs
Hand signals, or hands in general. Draw this or any aspect of the human body you might please. You could start with a simple hand gesture and add different parts of the human body when you have time.
Camp Site
Snowy mountain peaks, a campfire and nice tree lines. It’s amazing how easy drawings can have so many details with different shapes.
Alien in Space
Cool alien guy with simple stars and planets in the background. It’s a great idea for easy and fun things to draw.
Eating a Skateboard
Why not draw easy interesting doodles of a yellow guy eating a skateboard.
Smiley Face on Skateboard
Surely, every sketchbook needs a smiley face on a skateboard. Or a sad moon on a skateboard could look awesome as well. Draw easy shapes and merge them with the activities you love. The smiley face could be on a surfboard, too. Simple things make for fun images.
Hand Painting
Draw this image of a hand painting, capturing the brushstrokes and the motion of creativity.
Cute Ghost Drawing
Scare away the boredom with this easy ghost drawing.
Baby Yoda
If we’re talking about drawing easy things, we can’t skip cute Baby Yoda.
Draw the Planet Jupiter
It’s a great idea to learn to draw planets if you’re bored. Their sound and incredibly easy to get done. Observing and drawing from real life can help capture the details and nuances of planets more accurately.
Colorful Bird
If you love adding color to your drawings, this bird could be a great drawing in your past time. The design involves using smaller lines radiating from a central point, adding intricate details to the bird’s feathers.
Mosaic Bird
Using simple shapes and bold colours, you can certainly redraw this simple bird created using shapes.
Geometric Owl
For a more seasoned artist, if you’re bored, why not practice drawing this awesome bird. You can get creative with the colours and choose your own. The colours themselves scream “cool easy things to draw”.
Lion Arrows
If you’ve got time, perhaps you’re bored on a long journey. This is a great Idea to practice using geometric shapes and shading grey tones.
Lined Deer
Drawing complex images is much easier when done using straight lines. All you need is a ruler and you can definitely reproduce this simple deer image.
Vacation Images
Looking for fun stuff to doodle when you feel bored on vacation. Take inspiration from these simple vacation inspired pictures to draw what you see. Carry your journal and a pencil with you to capture every moment.
Hand Gesture
Why not draw some easy hand gestures. This could be a nice way to improve your drawing skills.
Spirited Away
Any fans of Spirited Away would recognize this face, an easy character to draw when you’re bored.
Falling Cat
Easy Things to Draw Like a Tiny Globe
You can easily stetch small planets. They make for a quick drawing idea.
EKG Heartbeat
This may not be how a heartbeat looks in an electrocardiogram, but it sure is an easy drawing to recreate when you’re bored.
Sun & Waves
Flower Inside Simple Shapes
Flowers make for easy cute drawings. Beginners will find flowers to be one of those easy things to draw that any bored artist can doodle with ease.
Easy Things to Draw Like Superimposed Faces
If you’re on the search for abstract things to paint. This artistic bit by Shantell Martin can prove that with enough imagination, you can have fun if you choose to draw free form doodles.
Pathway into Stars
To prove that cool things can be drawn by a bored beginner too, Take a look at this image you can draw by artist Matthew Zaremba. He uses simple straight lines that lead towards a doorway. Grab your pencil, a ruler and sketchbook to recreate this easy and detailed image.
Conclusion
Some people draw birds and others draw portraits of faces. The exciting thing about drawing is that you can pretty much draw anything your mind can imagine. Making the possibilities of cool things to draw endless.
Simple drawings and minimal art is often overlooked. There is a whole niche of artists making some awesome minimalistic drawings and garnering fame from them. Notable artists like Shantell Martin and Matthew Zaremba showcased above, have taken their style of simple drawings and built a following from them. Why not turn your boredom into quick, easy artworks that even Jackson Pollock would commend.
