How To Figure Out What To Draw Or Paint

I have been programming for a long time, and around 20 years ago, I often found myself at a loss for what to program. I’d already made lots of different programs. What to program next? I mean for fun, as a hobby.

I have gone into drawing since, but I program a lot still for fun, too. And then “Practice Drawing This” became a thing, and I wondered if I could program tools that would be helpful for artists.

And lo and behold, I now have so many ideas for things to program that I don’t have enough time to implement them all!

If you don’t know what to draw, develop other activities, and see if you can draw for that. Working out? You could develop illustrations for that. Setting up a shop? You could do drawings on the shop window. Creating a website? Collecting favorite recipes? Keeping a diary? See if you can combine these with drawing!

I am talking about personal projects, of course. If you work for a boss, they tell you what to draw. But if you don’t have an idea what to draw, try using it in combination with something else you’re doing!

Yours sincerely,