Cute Drawing Ideas: 24 Easy Prompts for All

What could be more cheerful than a brightly colored, smiling umbrella protecting you from the storm? Yay! Learn how to sketch it here.

Here are my deep thoughts (and tutorial) about how to draw a snail... but there's one problem: it turns out that to make the snail cuter, I accidentally changed something about the animal! See what, here.

Here are three different easy ways to draw clouds: from happy and fluffy, to stormy, to semi-realistic.

Learn how to make a cute mushroom drawing in an easy cartoon style by two different methods. I think these fungi are so fun!

Get insights on what aspects of frog anatomy to emphasize for maximum fun. Hint: Those giant squatting legs are a hoot!

Rainbow octopus? Why not! Learn tips on easy cephalopod drawing here.

Think of something in the natural world (in my example, I used the wind, a cloud, and a tree), and give it personified personality by adding cute googly eyes and expressive eyebrows, mouth, and positioning!

Learn three easy ways to draw spiky sea urchins -- along with shocking facts about where their eyes really are.

There is something so cute about frustrated, fluffy monsters! In my example here, the monster is trying to stop snacking at night. How will he solve his problem?

This fiery little candle is ready to light up your artistic fire!

Sketching a whole mermaid is fun, but the mermaid tail is particularly exciting. See tips on how to create the scales and shading here.

See my big round-up here of tutorials for lots of cute food drawings, including a pumpkin, candy, and more.

Cuteness and fluffy hair are correlated! Pick an animal (in my case here, a sheep), and draw it with as much fur as imaginable. You'll know you've succeeded if, when the picture is done, you want to nuzzle your face into all that fluff.

Draw a food (like a pear, or, in my example here, bread rolls) and sketch eyes and a big, friendly smile on it! Though I'm not really sure you'd actually want to eat a roll that says hello to you, it's still awfully cute to gaze upon.

A great trick of creating humor through art is to juxtapose (contrast) a big thing with a tiny one. In my example cartoon here, a small girl is powerfully standing up to a hulking dragon.

Continuing with the theme of juxtaposition, placing an unexpected object or thing in a setting it's not usually found can be very cute if done right. In my example here, the wide-eyed frog is sitting cutely on... a woman's bed!

People and animals make highly cute and funny faces when in the middle of jumping, so see if you can sketch a "freeze frame" moment from a leap, as shown in my example here with a purple whale emerging from the ocean. Indicate the movement of the jump with lines.

We can't have a list of cute drawings without the prompt of drawing a sweet little child, can we?! The key to the cuteness for kid cartoons is large, wide eyes with a shine them: achieved by leaving a sliver of white in the pupil to show the reflection. Bonus points for adorable tiny bodies to go with the big heads!

See the big round-up of ALL my animal drawing tutorials, including how to sketch a bat, pumpkin, spider, and more.

Contrasting a funny little hat with a spiky body (like a cactus or, shown here, sea urchin) is a sure path to cuteness. Spikes can be pretty easy to sketch by using zig zag lines in and out, or drawing individual needle lines.

As shown by this horse-sized snail, here, blowing up the size of an animal can cause comical and often cute effect. Just make sure they have a jolly expression on their face so things don't get scary.

Each month brings a new holiday, with delightful potential for cute, festive drawings. Get ideas here that will help with decorations and cards.

Sketch something or someone holding on for dear life, like this snake clinging to a stalactite! Don't worry -- you can always save them in the next frame.

I can't resist closing this list with the fluffiest of bunnies. May this bunny send you happily on your journey of drawing the cutest things around!