10 Easy Pictures to Draw for Beginners

Posted by Jessie Oleson Moore // Apr 19, 2015

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One of the most common complaints among new artists? I cant draw a straight line.
But why would anyone waste their time trying to draw a straight line when there are so many
other interesting and easy pictures to draw?

Artwork and photos via CakeSpy unless otherwise noted

Drawing is just like any other activity: the more you practice, the stronger your skills will
become. Practicing drawing straight lines is deeply boring. By drawing subjects that interest
you, those skills will come in time, and in a more natural, organic way, as you develop a style
at the same time. By simply drawing, youll learn what methods and styles work for you, and
youll enjoy the journey. As a bonus, the more you do it, the stronger your skills and
techniques will become.

These easy-to-draw pictures will help you build confidence in your drawing, and explore
techniques while creating artwork which is gratifying and recognizable.
Find even more easy things to draw with our free printable

1. Food
Food is a fantastic subject matter for artwork: Its universal, recognizable, appealing and, best
of all, it will stay still if you want it to pose for you. Drawing food will also educate you on
shapes and spatial relationships. This post on tips for drawing food will help you create
recognizable, appetizing foods in your drawing.
Pastries are a particularly fun type of food to draw. This post details step by step tutorials for
how to draw cupcakes, doughnuts and more.

2. Faces and expressions

Drawing an entire character might seem daunting, but you can get your feet wet by exploring
faces and expressions. After just a little practice, youll be amazed at the variety of emotion
that you can convey with simple lines and subtle variations on placement and angle of eyes,
brows and lips. This post offers specific tips for trying out different expressions in an easy-tomaster way.

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Colonial cottage via Craftsy member Helen Rattray

3. Trees
Even if youre a beginner, trees are a cinch. Its hard to go wrong because there are so many
types of trees and so many ways to portray trees that are recognizable. Whether its a

simplified triangle turned into a Christmas tree or a cloud-like puff atop simple linear trunks,
trees are accessible to artists at any level.

4. Flowers
Flowers are one of the most gratifying things to draw, because they are instantly recognizable
regardless of whether your style is detailed and realistic or cartoonish and bubbly. Their nonlinear, organic shapes also make them a very forgiving subject matter if youre not completely
confident in your skills yet. Its an easy way to explore creating art with mixed media, too, as
flowers are instantly inviting when color is added.

5. Cartoon animals

Cartoon animals are extremely easy to draw because youre reducing an animal to the bare
minimum of lines. You typically need just a few lines to create an adorable character. The
simplicity allows you a chance to add adorable expressions, which results in coo-worthy cute
creatures. Theres a long-term bonus, too: once you master a cartoonish method of creating
animals, youll be better equipped with the skills to explore drawing animals in a realistic
style.

6. Buildings or architectural structures

Buildings and simple architectural structures are a great way to get started with drawing. Even
complicated structures will usually have an element of symmetry and repetition in shapes or
patterns; its just a matter of being patient enough to render them yourself. If adding
perspective has you stumped, make it easier by using tracing paper its not cheating at all.
Youll be amazed by the impressive structures you can render by simply following the
blueprint of an architectural form!

Photo via Craftsy blog

7. Leaves
Leaves are an easy and rewarding subject matter for drawing. Simple cartoon-style line
drawings of leaves are about as easy as sketching basic shapes; even a newbie artist can
master simple leaf shapes in a short period of time. The recognizable shapes of leaves can
then be filled in creatively, as youll see in this post. Realistic leaves are actually surprisingly
simple to draw, too: as this tutorial shows, creating life-like leaves simply requires some
observation and the ability to create leaf shapes that are slightly uneven to mimic how in
nature, no two leaves are quite the same.

8. Paisley designs
At first glance, paisley might seem like an impossibly complicated design to draw, better
suited for advanced artists than newbies. However, this couldnt be further from the truth.
Paisley starts as a simple comma-like shape and then can be built into an intricate, impressive
design in minutes. Our simple tutorial on how to draw paisley breaks it down into easy-tofollow steps and even offers tips for advancing and making the designs more complicated.
Check out our free tutorial on how to draw paisley in six steps.

9. Mandalas
Does creating beautiful art while soothing stress at the same time sound like your idea of
heaven? Mandalas are just the subject matter for you. While the finished mandala may look

intricate and difficult to draw, it starts with drawing (or tracing!) a circle. From there, you
divide the circle into quadrants and create symmetrical designs within the sections. The
resulting piece is stunning, and as a benefit, mandalas are proven to aid in relaxation and
stress reduction, so youll create great art and while unwinding. Learn how to draw a
mandala with our step-by-step tutorial.

10. Designer doodles

Doodle drawing might be one of the easiest possible ways to draw a picture. The fact that it is
such a free-form method of drawing also takes away any fear of failure: doodling is the place
where you can do no artistic wrong. Everyone can doodle, whether its rows of hearts and
stars, or more involved scenes or shapes. Not sure how to get started with doodling? This post
offers some inspiration and different approaches to doodling that can enhance your drawing
skills.
What subject matter do you find easy to draw?

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Jayda Stroik May 19, 2015

I love these wonderful drawings I would really love more easy little pictures would be nice.
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