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How to Draw a Canopy Bed
Draw a canopy bed 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: the headboard.
Step 1: The headboard
Start on the left below the middle. Draw up, across in a low arch, then down to the start's height.
Step 2: The pillow
On the left, inside the headboard, draw a puffy pillow: a soft box sitting on the headboard's bottom line.
Step 3: A happy face
In the middle of the headboard draw 2 big egg eyes with black dots and white shines, and a smile.
Step 4: The mattress
Across the bottom of the headboard draw a long flat soft box, wider than the headboard on both sides.
Step 5: The blanket
Start on the middle of the mattress. Draw a wavy line right, down, and back to the start.
Step 6: Blanket folds
Draw 2 soft curved lines down the blanket from its top to its bottom, for the folds.
Step 7: Two tall posts
From each end of the mattress draw a tall thin post straight up, nearly to the top of your paper.
Step 8: The canopy roof
Across the tops of the posts draw a long flat box, a little wider than the posts.
Step 9: Frilly curtain
Under the roof draw a row of little hanging bumps from one end to the other.
Step 10: Legs and floor
Carry each post down past the mattress for a leg. Draw the floor line under both legs, edge to edge.
Step 11: Cream mattress, pink roof
Go over your lines, then colour the mattress cream and the roof and curtain pink. Leave the pillow white.
Step 12: Wood bed, blue blanket
Colour the headboard, posts and legs wood brown, leaving the eyes white. Colour the blanket blue, and you're done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a canopy bed, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
