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How to Draw Edinburgh Castle
Draw Edinburgh Castle 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 rocky hill.
Step 1: The rocky hill
Start low on the left. Draw a steep side up to a flat top, across, and down the right side.
Tip Make the sides steep, like a cliff.
Step 2: The keep
On the flat top, right of the middle, draw a wide block with square teeth along the top.
Step 3: The square tower
Against the left side of the keep draw a tall narrow tower with teeth on top, taller than the keep.
Step 4: Low walls
Draw a low wall with teeth right of the keep, and a short stub of wall left of the tower.
Step 5: The flag
Start on the tower top. Draw a flagpole straight up, stopping high above. Add a triangle flag pointing right.
Step 6: Windows and gate
Draw arched windows: 3 on the keep, 2 on the tower, 2 on the wall. Add a gate below.
Step 7: Rock cracks
On the rock draw 3 short wavy crack lines, one low on each side and one higher on the left.
Step 8: The ground
Join the 2 bottom ends of the rock with a straight ground line.
Step 9: The sun
Draw a sun high on the right with short rays all round.
Step 10: A cloud
Draw a puffy cloud high on the left: little bumps over the top and a flatter line underneath.
Step 11: Stone castle
Colour the walls, the keep and the tower stone grey, going round the windows and the gate.
Step 12: Sky windows, yellow sun
Colour the windows and gate sky blue, the sun yellow and the cloud white.
Step 13: Slate rock, red flag
Colour the rock slate grey, pressing softly so the cracks show, and the flag red. Go over your lines!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: Edinburgh Castle, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
