How to draw the ancient Roman pillars drawing lesson and worksheet.
This worksheet will give the young artist confidence in drawing a classic scene that can be adapted to many themes. The nice thing is that since we are drawing ruins, things do not need to be perfect- in fact, if they are a little off, it is better.
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| How to Draw Ancient Roman Pillars Worksheet. |
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DRAWING TIP: If you have lined paper or a grid paper, put it underneath to see it through the paper; that way, you can line things up straight.
BACKGROUND
Part of the scene is the Mediterranean landscape, so lightly draw a hilly horizon and some hills with a village or a farm. Keep it light and faint, so it looks far away.
PILLARS
The pillars are thin rectangles of different heights. Arrange them, so they are interesting. The eye-level is middle, so the top of the pillar curves downward, and the bottoms curve upward. The short pillar is seen from slightly above, so the top looks like an oval. They stand on blocks that look like rectangles. About eight lines go up and down the pillars; the lines get closer together toward both outside edges. There are divisions across the pillars at even spaces; keep them the same on all the pillars. The bottom has a ring that uses curved lines to draw it. The top is shaped with curved lines like six or eight-letter "u" in a row. Make some of the lines inside the pillars to be broken or scruffy, so they look ancient.
THE BASE
The pillars are on a sill of sorts, so draw a large rectangle on the bottom and divide it into squares.
THE TILE FLOOR
The floor tiles do not look square; the lines go closer together as they go back. Weeds are growing up between them, and some are cracked.
SHADOWS
The light is coming from one side, so the shadows are all on the other side. The shadows get darker as they go around the pillars.
FUN DETAILS
Make some cracks and some chips on the pillars and things. Throw in some weeds and bushes, even an old tree.
(c) A. E. Dozat. 8/25/13