Have you ever wondered how to draw a simple three-dimensional realistic house? Once you've drawn the basic shapes you can get creative with windows, doors, roofs, and other features. This is a guide on how to get started.
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Method 1 of 3: Start with a Horizontal Line
Step 1. Draw a horizontal line and mark each side with a dot
This will serve as a vanishing point.
Step 2. Draw a vertical line across the horizontal line you just drew
Connect each end of the vertical line to the vanishing point. This will make it look like a diamond.
Step 3. Add another vertical line on each side of the first vertical line you have drawn
Step 4. Using the stripes as outlines, draw a box
Step 5. On the front side of the box, draw a vertical line in the middle going up
Draw two slashes on each side. Add two slashes on each side.
Step 6. Adjust the slashes a little further to the left to make the roof appear to stick out from the body of the house
Darken the top line which will serve as the roof of your house.
Step 7. Darken the entire outline of the house to make the structure clearer
Step 8. Draw a rectangle for the door and two squares for the window, considering the vanishing points
Step 9. Improve the details of your house
You can improvise as you like depending on how you want your home to look.
Step 10. Color your image
Method 2 of 3: Start with the Cube
Step 1. Draw a cube
The stripes will serve as the walls of the house. These should be roughly the same, but don't worry if they aren't perfect enough.
Step 2. Draw two overlapping triangles on either side of the cube
But don't make them higher than the wall, or your product results will look a bit unrealistic.
Step 3. Connect each side of the triangle to form your roof
If you don't see a house starting to appear in your drawing, follow the image here and make it look more like it.
Step 4. Add a large rectangle for the door, and a number of squares or rectangles for the windows
Remember, we're drawing in perspective--so for the doors and windows, add smaller squares and rectangles inside the initial shape for finer detail.
Step 5. Outline the image and delete the overlapping lines
There shouldn't be too many, but whatever is left should be easy to remove.
Step 6. Color it and you're done
Your house can follow the color arrangement you like; If you're still in need of inspiration, go outside for a few minutes and take a look at the homes in your neighborhood.
Method 3 of 3: Start with a Square
Step 1. Draw a square
Try to make the lines as straight as possible. You can use a ruler if you want.
Step 2. Draw another square
It must be congruent and behind the first square you draw. You should now have two rectangles overlapping each other. The further away they are, the longer your house will be. (For a relatively square house, the distance between the squares should be about a quarter of the length of a square.)
Step 3. Connect the corners
Draw a line connecting the corners of each square. Make sure you connect each corner to the nearest corner, and then you connect to another square. This will turn your rectangles into three-dimensional cubes.
Step 4. Draw a dot on top of the cube, in the “front” of the house
This will determine the point of the roof. It should be tall compared to the base of the house, but not more than half its height.
Step 5. Connect the top corners to the dots
They should all stick to a point with a smooth straight line. This will be the roof.
Step 6. Erase the points and any internal lines
All internal lines should disappear except for the lines that separate the roof from the base of the house. (You can still remove them if you want, but it can be hard to tell where the house ends and the roof starts.)
Step 7.
Image of door/window.
The window should be small and square, and not too close to the edge of the wall. The door is rectangular with a circle for the doorknob. If you want you can draw windows on the side of the house, but they must be parallelograms, not squares.
Color it. Make the details and make sure you shadow properly. It's best if you choose a light color for the base of the house, and an equally bright color for the roof. Then take the darker versions of these colors, and color them on the other side; this will shade your image effectively.
Tips
- To make your house look as accurate as possible, make your roof more attractive by adding another line so that it doesn't end in dots. Add criss-crossed frames to your windows and perhaps a window in the door, as well as extending from the “bottom” end of the roof to resemble an overhang.
- Draw thin with a pencil so you can erase the wrong parts easily.
- Use the eraser if you make a mistake.
