This is a free printable how-to-draw worksheet for how to draw an ancient castle in ruins.
It is ideal if you are trying to come up with a scene for an adventure picture or illustrating a scene from a fantasy.
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PRINTABLE NOTES.
BEGINNINGS
Start by drawing lightly so you can erase it later.
Unless you are copying a picture, you need to come up with some ideas to make the drawing interesting and unique. I like to use the freeform technique to get ideas. Scribble and draw shapes randomly on a practice sheet of paper. I even turn it right side or upside down to make sure it is random. This should only take a minute or two.
Next look at the mess you made and pick out shapes and lines that might make an interesting picture. Go over those lines with a darker pencil. This should give you some ideas. Sometimes you have to do this two or three times before you get enough ideas. You may need to go to a new piece of paper and use the ideas to make the actual drawing.
The neat thing is that you do not need to worry about drawing a straight line since it is old and crumbly the crooked line could be an old tower just about to fall.
Draw a line straight across the bottom for where it is on the ground, remember things nearer are lower on the ground and the things behind are a little higher.
ADD DESIGN FEATURES.
Use arches for windows and doors. Have the windows show what is on the other side like part of a far wall. Have the doors show part of a wall inside. Put some things behind other things.
TEXTURE
Use short wiggly lines for the stones that make up the wall. There will be more of them and darker ones in the walls closest to you and fewer lighter lines for the walls behind.
Use small "V" shapes for ivy plants creeping up the wall
Use shading technique to make things stand out. Use light and dark contrast to help things stand apart.
FINISHING TOUCHES.
Put bushes and dead trees around the scene.
Draw a background with some low hills or forest.
I hope you create a masterpiece
(c) Adron D. 4/23/16