Draw a Castle

This tutorial will show you how to draw a cartoon castle and a simple castle. Have fun!

Steps

Cartoon Castle

  1. Make two rectangles in perspective.
  2. Draw an inverted conical shape, and a cylinder for the castle's main tower.
  3. Create more details for the side towers. Also create guidelines for the main gate.
  4. Draw out guide lines for the main tower roof tiles and the window(s) .
  5. Draw out the details for the roof, create a flag and the window.
  6. Draw and darken out the side tower details.
  7. Draw out other details like the main gate. Also add some foliage.
  8. Color the picture and add the road, some rocks and clouds.

Simple Castle

  1. Start by drawing a horizontal line for the horizon.
  2. Draw out two rectangles in perspective .
  3. Start drawing more guide lines to cut out towers and the main building. The rectangle in perspective is for the bridge over the moat.
  4. Add more guide lines for the towers to give them a cylindrical shape.
  5. Add more guides to define cuts in the towers for ridges .
  6. Keep adding guide lines for more details, like the main gate, windows etc.
  7. Start drawing darker lines to define the towers and the bridge.
  8. Add the main gate and the windows .
  9. Add in details for the wooden bridge.
  10. Start adding colour to the castle main building and towers.
  11. Add in some shadows and depth .
  12. Colour the windows and darker parts of the castle .
  13. Finish the coloring by adding more tones and shades to the picture.

A Hill Castle

  1. Draw two perspective lines.
  2. Based from the perspective lines, draw a rectangle for the main section of the castle.
  3. Draw a two perspective rectangles on top of the other for the main tower of the castle.
  4. Draw another set of rectangles based from the perspective lines for a set of towers.
  5. Draw three cylinders on the castle edges for the guard towers.
  6. Draw two rectangles for the gate towers and another longer tower for the prison tower.
  7. Add the hill by drawing curves below the castle and draw a road leading to the castle.
  8. Based on the outlines, draw the main sections of the castle, add rugged rectangles on top of each section.
  9. Add details to the castle such as windows, rock texture and the gate.
  10. Erase unnecessary outlines.
  11. Color your castle!

A Fantasy Castle

  1. Draw a rectangle for the main section of the castle.
  2. The castle guard towers are composed of a trapezoid, rectangle and a semi-diamond shape combined together. Draw four guard towers on the main section of the castle.
  3. Draw a rectangle with a curved shape for the roof.
  4. Draw three sets of curves each with a triangle on top.
  5. Draw a tower section of the using rectangles and a semi-diamond.
  6. Draw another smaller tower by using rectangles, an inverted trapezoid, and a triangle.
  7. Draw the final tower by using triangles and rectangles.
  8. Based on the outlines, draw the main sections of the castle.
  9. Draw details such as banner, flag, gate, windows, roof and wall textures.
  10. Erase unnecessary outlines.
  11. Add environment by adding trees and a bridge.
  12. Color your castle!



Things You'll Need

  • Paper
  • Pencil
  • Pencil sharpener
  • Eraser gum
  • Colored pencils, crayons, markers or watercolors

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