Why I Made My Own Drawing Journal
Some time ago, I was in a small art shop — the kind where you want to touch everything and secretly wish you had all day to just browse. On one of the shelves, I spotted a drawing journal with daily prompts. I loved the idea right away: one drawing a day, just something small to get your creativity flowing.
But I didn’t buy it.
Not because I didn’t want to — I really did. But the paper wasn’t right. Too thin for ink, too glossy for watercolor… and somehow I knew I wouldn’t use it.
Still, the idea stuck with me.
And not long after, I sat down and made my own. I picked prompts that I actually felt inspired by — a good mix of playful, simple, and open-ended ideas. I designed the layout so that it could be printed on the paper I liked. And I bound it with a spiral so it would lay flat on my desk.
And let me tell you: it became one of my favorite little habits.
Every day (or most days 😄), I pick one prompt, and I just draw.
Some days it’s something small. Other days it turns into a full scene. There’s no pressure. Just the joy of drawing.
So now I’ve made it into a version that others can use too.
It’s printable, with 160 prompts, simple layout, and space to draw — ready to be spiral-bound. You choose the paper, the tools, the pace.
This is for anyone who wants to draw more. Beginners, pros, doodlers, dreamers.
I hope you love it as much as I do.
