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How to Draw a Barn
Draw a barn in 12 easy steps, about 9 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: big roof.
Step 1: Big roof
Near the top draw a barn roof: a point on top, a bend in each side, a thick brim.
Tip A barn roof has a bend in each side. About half the barn.
Step 2: Walls
Start on the brim near the left end. Draw the left wall down, across, and up to the brim.
Step 3: Big doors
In the middle of the wall draw a tall door with a rainbow top. Draw a line down its middle.
Step 4: Ground
Draw a ground line from each bottom corner out to the edge, with 3 grass blades at each end.
Step 5: Rail and cross braces
Draw a line across both doors where the tops curve. Below it, draw an X corner to corner on each.
Step 6: Hayloft door
Up in the roof, above the doors, draw a square door with an X on it.
Step 7: Two windows
On each side of the doors draw a square window with a little shelf. Add a plus sign inside.
Step 8: Little roof tower
On the very top, start on the left slope. Draw a box with a pointy roof, stopping on the right.
Step 9: Hay bale
Beside the doors on the right draw a small loaf shape on the ground, with 2 lines across for straw.
Step 10: Sky windows, yellow hay
Colour the windows sky blue and the hay bale yellow.
Step 11: Wood doors, red barn
Colour all the doors wood brown, then the walls and tower red, around the windows, doors and hay.
Step 12: Grey roof
Colour the roof and the little ball on top grey, around the hayloft door.
Tip Go over your lines and your barn is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a barn, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
