You’re looking at the “what should I draw wheel” trend, so here’s a quick, fun explainer plus some ideas you can actually use right now.

What is a “what should I draw” wheel?

It’s a random spinner (like a game-show wheel) filled with drawing prompts. When you spin it, it lands on one idea: that’s your drawing task for the day. Many sites and apps now have “what to draw” or “drawing ideas” wheels with 50–100+ prompts like characters, objects, scenes, and fantasy ideas taken from large prompt lists.

These wheels are popular in 2024–2025 with digital artists, kids, and hobbyists as a way to beat art block and make daily doodles more playful.

Common prompts you’ll see on these wheels

Most “what should I draw” wheels mix simple objects, characters, and scenes, so you’re never stuck with only one type of subject.

Typical categories include:

  • Everyday objects: pencil, flowers, album cover, planet, food items.
  • Characters: your favorite character, a mermaid, a “fantastic beast,” a person from history, a romantic couple.
  • Animals: pet, farm animal, unicorn, your (dream) pet.
  • Fantasy or sci‑fi scenes: enchanted forest, cyberpunk city, floating islands, underwater kingdom, abandoned spaceship.
  • Stylized ideas: emoji, kawaii plant, Instagram poser, dramatic still‑life or “scene (drama).”

So if you spin a popular wheel online, you might get combos like “Draw a skeleton,” “You as a villain,” or “Countryhuman of X,” which are common fandom‑style prompts on public wheels.

How to make your own draw wheel

If you don’t love the default prompts, most modern “drawing ideas wheel” tools let you customize almost everything so you can build a wheel that fits your style.

1. Pick a theme for your wheel

Choose one clear focus so you actually want to draw every result:

  • “Cozy fantasy places” (cabins, castles on clouds, bioluminescent caves, floating islands).
  • “Characters only” (OCs, historical figures, modern outfits, anime scenes).
  • “Worldbuilding” (locations, items, NPCs for a DnD campaign or comic).

2. Add your own prompts

Many wheels let you:

  • Add ideas one by one through an “Add custom idea…” box.
  • Clear existing ideas, then fill with your own list for a personal wheel.
  • Edit or rename existing prompts to better match your taste.

For a worldbuilding project, for example, you can clear all entries and then add your characters, locations, key items, and specific scenes to the wheel so each spin pushes that story forward.

3. Use it as a challenge, not a rule

A simple way to keep it fun:

  1. Spin once.
  2. If you hate the result, allow yourself one re‑spin.
  3. Combine results (e.g., spin twice: “underwater kingdom” + “romantic couple”) for a more complex prompt.

If you actually want to “draw a wheel”

Some people searching “what should I draw wheel” literally want to draw an actual wheel (like a car or bike wheel) – that’s also a thing. Here are three quick paths:

  • Realistic wheel: Tutorials show how to start from a perfect circle, add an inner rim, hub, and evenly spaced spokes, then add shading to make it look 3D.
  • Cartoon wheel: Use exaggerated shapes, bright colors, and motion lines, even turning the wheel into a character with eyes or arms for a playful look.
  • Multiple wheel practice: Step‑by‑step photo guides cover cartwheels, bicycle wheels, and car wheels so you can practice different structures and motion.

One typical method is: draw a large circle, a slightly smaller circle inside for the rim, a small hub circle at the center, mark 6–8 points around the outer circle, and connect them to the hub as spokes before shading for depth.

Mini idea bank you can steal

If you just want ideas to type into your own wheel, here’s a compact list inspired by public wheels and drawing‑idea generators:

  1. Enchanted forest at night.
  2. Cyberpunk city street in the rain.
  3. Floating island with a small house.
  4. Underwater kingdom with glowing coral.
  5. Abandoned spaceship overgrown with plants.
  6. Your pet as a fantasy warrior.
  7. You as a villain.
  8. Romantic couple on a rooftop.
  9. Kawaii plant with a tiny face.
  10. A library of infinite books.
  11. Castle on a cloud.
  12. Bioluminescent cave.
  13. Still life of your desk.
  14. Favorite album cover re‑imagined.
  15. A skeleton drinking tea.

You can drop all of these into any spinner app or website that supports custom lists and you’ve basically built your own “what should I draw” wheel with a mix of cute, fantasy, and everyday prompts.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.