Drawing Prompt Wheel for Sketch Night

You are at the table and nobody will name a sketch subject. Put this drawing prompt wheel on the shared screen and tap Spin. The label that lands starts the timer. No app.

This drawing prompt wheel picks tonight's sketch subject from labels you already pasted. Tap Spin. In under a minute one subject is set and the group draws it. Cut a slice before that first tap if it should not come up.

How this drawing prompt wheel picks tonight's sketch subject

Agree the minutes and the medium before anyone taps Spin: a five-minute gesture, ink only, or no eraser. Then cut slices you do not want. Draw the result, or take the one re-spin you agreed in advance. A stunt does not belong here. A game title belongs on the game picker wheel.

Turn on Remove Winner when you will run more than one round. That subject leaves the wheel so the next round is a new one.

Each spin uses crypto.getRandomValues in the browser. With equal weights, every slice still on the list has the same chance.

Which subjects belong on a what to draw wheel

Keep objects, places, and simple drawing constraints: a cat in a raincoat, a lighthouse, three kitchen objects, or draw with your other hand. Drop a stunt, a game title, and a line meant for writing. Read the list once before a class and delete anything that is not okay for the room. To start from a copy, copy this wheel and edit the subjects.

How to pick tonight's sketch subject

1. Agree the timebox and the medium. Say five minutes, or ink only, or no eraser, before the first spin. Do not add a new rule after the subject is set.

2. Paste or filter the subject list. Keep sketch subjects and drawing constraints. Delete stunts, game titles, and lines meant for writing.

3. Click Spin. The label is the subject. Start the timer when it stops.

4. Draw that subject, or take the one re-spin you already agreed. Then stop debating and draw.

5. Turn on Remove Winner for a marathon. The used subject drops off so the next round cannot repeat it until you reset the list.

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When this wheel helps

Five-minute gesture

Set five minutes before Spin. That subject is the whole round. Do not stretch the rule after the wheel stops.

Stream subject

The slice is something to draw, such as a bird on a wire. Keep stunts off this list.

Class theme

Delete subjects that are too hard or not okay for the room. Spin the list you kept. A younger group should hear the labels before the first tap.

Tips

• Keep 8 to 16 short labels. A long sentence is hard to read on a slice.

• Set the minutes and the medium before the first tap. One agreed re-spin, then commit.

• Turn on Remove Winner after round one when you will keep going.

• Read the list out loud and cut a slice before you spin.