Not knowing what to draw next is simply the worst. Because it’s not just about not having an image to go off of, it has its psychological effects of feeling uninspired and out of touch with your craft. We’ve all been there.
Sometimes the solution is just finding a reference that excites you, other times it’s just waiting for the idea to pop in your head.

Below I’ve listed 30 ideas that can put some keywords into your noggin (does anyone use that word anymore??) so you can start searching for your reference.
- hot air balloon
- Rose with water droplets
- deflated balloon
- luxury purse
- vintage pocket watch
- fruit in water
- paint brush stroke
- plant in a bottle
- succulent
- cactus in a pot
- luxury car
- vintage car
- lightbulb with dark background
- macaroons
- motorbike
- sunglasses with reflection in lenses
- antique item
- boat on a lake
- cupcake
- bouquet of flowers
- melting ice cream cone
- pineapple
- lipstick tube
- diamonds reflecting
- metallic figurine
- airplane window
- lights in a jar
- avocado
- steam train
- The first drawable thing you see when you look out the window.
To make things even easier, I’ve put together a library of 50+ images you can access right now and start drawing off of, find it below!
Let me know if this was helpful! Also, what drawable thing did you see when you looked out the window?

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