Drawing ideas for two

38 things to draw with a friend, a partner or a sibling. Most of them are split down the middle: one of you draws half, the other finishes it, and neither of you knows quite how it will turn out.

How to play them

• Don't plan it. Agree who takes which half, then start. Talking it through first is how you end up with the drawing you expected.
• Draw at the same time. Watching their half appear while you draw yours is most of the fun. On paper, put a book between you.
• Set a timer. Five minutes is plenty. A deadline makes everyone braver and the result funnier.
• Use two colours. One each, so the finished picture shows who drew what.

Split the page: one half each

One of you draws the first part, the other the second. Pick who is who before you start.

• One Face

  Draw a single face between you: one does the eyes, the other the rest.

  One of you: the eyesThe other: the rest of the face

• An Invented Creature

  Make up an animal that does not exist. One draws the head, the other the body.

  One of you: the headThe other: the body

• Your Dream House

  One draws the outside, the other the inside.

  One of you: the outsideThe other: the inside

• A Pet

  Draw an animal. One starts it, the other finishes it.

  One of you: the start of the animalThe other: the rest of it

• A Tree

  One draws the trunk and branches, the other fills in the leaves.

  One of you: the trunk and branchesThe other: the leaves

• What Is In The Box?

  One draws the box, the other draws what comes out of it.

  One of you: the boxThe other: what comes out of it

• A Useless Machine

  Invent a machine that does nothing. One draws the shell, the other the workings.

  One of you: the shellThe other: the workings inside

• A City

  Build a city between you: one draws the buildings, the other the streets.

  One of you: the buildingsThe other: the streets

• Under The Sea

  Fill the water. Each of you draws a different creature.

  One of you: what swims near the surfaceThe other: what lives on the bottom

• A Robot

  Design a robot. One draws the top half, the other the bottom.

  One of you: the top halfThe other: the bottom half

• Snow

  Draw a snowy landscape: one does the ground, the other the sky.

  One of you: the groundThe other: the sky

• Half A Creature

  One draws the head, the other the body. No discussing it first.

  One of you: the headThe other: the body

• A Tree And Its Roots

  One draws above the soil, the other below it.

  One of you: above the soilThe other: below the soil

• Above And Below The Water

  Draw a line across the middle. One fills the top, the other the bottom.

  One of you: above the lineThe other: below the line

• A House And Its Rooms

  One draws the outside, the other draws the rooms inside.

  One of you: the outsideThe other: the rooms inside

• Sky And City

  One draws the sky, the other the city under it.

  One of you: the skyThe other: the city under it

• The Road And What Is At The End

  One draws the road, the other what it leads to.

  One of you: the roadThe other: what it leads to

• Shell And Workings

  Pick a machine: one draws the casing, the other the mechanism inside.

  One of you: the casingThe other: the mechanism inside

Draw a moment together

Scenes to fill in between you, anywhere on the page.

• Breakfast Together

  Fill the breakfast table between you.

• Your Favourite Place

  Draw somewhere you both like.

• A Holiday

  Draw the place you want to go.

• Dinner On The Table

  Lay a table. Each of you draws your own plate.

• Film Night

  Draw a scene from something you watched.

• A Picnic

  Draw the picnic you would have together

• Dancing

  Draw the two of you dancing

• A Walk In The Rain

  Draw the two of you walking in the rain

• Out The Window

  Draw whatever is out of your window right now.

• Coffee Or Tea

  Draw the coffee or tea you drink together

• A Sunset

  Draw a sunset the two of you watched

• A Bike Ride

  Draw the two of you out on bikes

• A Starry Night

  Draw the two of you watching the stars

• Reading

  Draw the two of you reading

• A Day At The Beach

  Draw the day you spent by the sea

• A Campfire

  Draw the two of you at a campfire

• Cooking Together

  Draw the two of you in the kitchen

• A Desert Island

  Draw an island and put whatever you like on it.

• A Day In The Future

  Draw an ordinary day a hundred years from now.

• Half A Portrait

  Split a face down the middle. Each of you draws your half.