As the old adage goes, a man’s house is truly his castle – so why not take a little time making sure that yours is perfect by bringing a dream house to life through art? We have all you need to succeed, so let’s get started.
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Grab a pencil and a ruler, and draw a square in the center of your page, just above the bottom.
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Add a triangle to the top of this for the roof, and then bring a vertical line down the center.
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Add a line to the top of the roof on both sides, and connect this with angled lines.
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Add another layer to the top of the roof…
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And then add small marks, equal distance apart, in this top section.
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Connect these marks using small angled lines to create “wedges”.
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Bring a line up on the left, and take this across and down, then connect the edge to the roof.
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Add two horizontal lines to the top section of the house…
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And then add a rectangle to the right, with a vertical line to the right.
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Add a long, thin rectangle to the left…
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And then add two vertical lines downwards on the left side.
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Add a “frame” to the inside of this small square.
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Add a vertical line to the top of the left-hand rectangle.
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Now, add a small square just below this, and a small circle for the handle.
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Add a long rectangle to the bottom, and a shorter one just above this for the doorstep.
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Now, add a half-circle to the sides of the house.
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Use a black fineliner to go over the lines so far.
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Use an eraser to remove the remaining pencil lines…
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And then use an orange pen for the main body of the house.
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Grab a dark orange pen, and shade the chimney and the bottom of the roof.
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Use a gray pen for the edge of the doors and windows…
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And then shade the door with a dark brown pen.
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Use a black pen to shade the steps at the bottom of the door…
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And then color the glass with a blue pen.
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Grab a green pen, and shade the buses on either side of the house.
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Shade the handle of the door with a yellow pen…
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And then shade the top of the roof with a black pen.
And there we have it – a super cute house just waiting for a family; but what adventures will take place behind the brown door?
