Rindraw24 Days of Drawing
A winter drawing prompt a day, from December 1 to 24, 2026. Each one works as a ten-minute sketch or an evening's painting, in any app or on paper, and each can be a character, a place or a still life, as you like.
Free, no sign-up. Winter, not any one holiday. Missed a day? Every prompt stays open.
The 24 prompts
One a day, with a line under each to get you started. Take it literally or anywhere it leads.
- December 1: First Snow The moment it starts: the first flakes on a dark coat, a street, a nose.
- December 2: Mittens A pair, a lost one, one too big.
- December 3: A Warm Drink Steam rising from a cup held in cold hands.
- December 4: Frosted Window Ice patterns on the glass, and what's on the other side.
- December 5: Sleeping Fox Curled up, tail over the nose, snow settling on its fur.
- December 6: Knitted Scarf Draw the stitches, or who's wearing it.
- December 7: Snowy Rooftops A town from above, chimneys and all.
- December 8: Lantern Light One warm light in a blue evening.
- December 9: Soup Day Something simmering, someone waiting.
- December 10: Ice Skates On a frozen pond, a rink, or hanging by the door.
- December 11: Cosy Corner Blanket, book, cat: your idea of staying in.
- December 12: Pine Forest Tall and dark against the snow.
- December 13: Snow Globe A tiny world in glass. What's inside yours?
- December 14: Polar Bear Big, white and somewhere very cold.
- December 15: The Longest Night Stars, a moon, a sky that goes on.
- December 16: Footprints Who walked here, and where did they go?
- December 17: A Small Gift Wrapped, unwrapped, or handmade.
- December 18: Winter Bird Puffed up against the cold on a bare branch.
- December 19: Icicles Light through ice, drip by drip.
- December 20: Snow Day No school, no work: just snow.
- December 21: Northern Lights Green and violet over a still landscape.
- December 22: Night Train Lit windows moving through the snow.
- December 23: Candlelight Soft light on a face, a table, a window.
- December 24: Home Wherever it is for you this winter.
How to take part
- Draw the day's prompt, for as long or as little as you like.
- Fall behind and catch up, or pick the ones you like: there's no streak.
- Share it if you want to, tagged #24DaysOfDrawing, so others drawing along can find it.
In Rindraw
In Rindraw 1.6.2 and later, 24 Days of Drawing sits at the top of the New Drawing menu. It shows the day's prompt with its hint, each day opening at midnight where you are, and starts a canvas named for the day, "Day 1 · First Snow", so all 24 line up in your gallery. A day you've started gets a checkmark.
The update also brings a Winter brush set: Falling Snow, Frost, Pine Bough and String Lights, with the snow, snowflake, starfield, fog and glow brushes already in the app.
Questions
Do I need Rindraw to take part?
No. The prompts work in any drawing app, or on paper. Rindraw shows the day's prompt and makes a canvas named for it, but that's only a convenience.
What if I miss a day?
Draw it later. There's no streak to break: every prompt stays open, so you can catch up, skip some, or draw all 24 in a weekend.
Can I share what I draw?
Yes, wherever you like. If you tag it #24DaysOfDrawing, others following the prompts can find it.
Is it a Christmas challenge?
No. The prompts are about winter: snow, cold light, warm rooms, animals. They leave holidays out, so they work wherever you are and whatever you celebrate.
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