Need Ideas for Pictures to Draw?Do you record all the ideas for pictures to draw that you have in your headYou never know when an idea might strike you. You need to be ready at all times to record that awesome idea or thought. You may not even know how to translate it into a piece or with what medium to use. It may be just an idea tucked away in a book, on a sheet of paper or even in a text document on your computer. The key thing is that you get the idea recorded so that other ideas will flow. You never know how or when that idea or theme may work its way into another piece. It may be that idea you had years ago that is the missing element in your current piece. 
My Methods:I have a notebook sitting next to my bed full of ideas for pictures to draw. I tend to think better in complete darkness. This does pose a little bit of a problem when trying to write down ideas. I used this method until I finally got a digital tape recorder. I figured I could just say what I was thinking. This can be a very effective way to record ideas of what to draw; however something else I discovered in doing this is the fact that I think better when my mouth isn't blabbering and frankly I'm not that big a fan of hearing my voice recorded. So now I stick to the note book and now I also have a laptop with keys that light up in the dark. Now when I have an idea for a pictures to draw I jump up to the laptop on my desk and the keys light up and I rarely even look at the screen. The illuminated keys take the words in my head and put them magically on the computer.
The low budget lamp and note book works great as well and sometimes a quick sketch is more effective than words could ever be to help me remember exactly what I was thinking. So I use a combo of the two. One for long ideas and the other for ideas that I just can't put into words at that moment. While some people carry a little Moleskin sketchbook or note pad around with them all day, the daytime ideas never did seem to come to me as clearly and focused as at night in the dark. So try which ever works for you but do get them down and out of your head some how. It's kinda like procrastinating. If you don't get the ideas out of your head they will always be back there pestering you to get them out and done. That actually would be the best case as most of the time you will forget all about them like waking up after a very detailed dream. Also keep in mind that a very small percentage of all the great works of the great artists were actually good. So keep your journal, what ever form you choose,full of future plans and ideas for pictures to draw. Just get the ideas down!! This will serve as great reference for when you are asking yourself now what do I draw? Return to Drawing Techniques from Pictures to Draw
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This is the best way that I have found so far, especially since my thoughts are more concise in the dark. 