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How to Draw a Cathedral
Draw a cathedral in 13 easy steps, about 10 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 roof.
Step 1: The roof
Above the middle of your paper, draw a wide pointy roof with soft corners.
Step 2: The walls
Start under the roof, in from its left corner. Draw a box down, across and back up to the roof.
Step 3: 2 tall towers
At each roof end, draw a tall thin tower from the wall bottom up past the roof and back down.
Step 4: Pointed spires
On each tower draw a tall pointed spire like a thin triangle. Add a thin flat ledge under each spire.
Step 5: 2 crosses
Start on each spire point. Draw a short line up, stop near the top, and add a tiny line across.
Step 6: The doors
Draw a tall rainbow-top door in the middle of the wall, just above the bottom. Split it down the middle.
Step 7: Step and ground
Start left of the door. Draw a low step under the door, stopping on the right. Add ground and grass.
Step 8: Arched windows
Beside each door draw a tall arched window with a plus inside. Add a little one in each tower.
Step 9: The rose window
Above the doors draw a big round window in the roof. Give it 8 spokes, like a flower.
Step 10: Bushes
Draw a bumpy dome bush at the bottom of each tower, sitting on the ground.
Step 11: Cream walls and towers
Colour the walls and both towers cream.
Step 12: Blue windows, green bushes
Colour all the windows sky blue and the bushes green.
Step 13: Grey roof, wooden doors
Colour the roof, spires, ledges and step grey, around the round window, and the doors wood brown. All done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a cathedral, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
