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How to Draw a Hole in the Wall

13 steps · Medium · about 10 min

Draw a hole in the wall 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 wall.

Step 1: The wall
Draw a big box that fills most of your paper, a little wider than it is tall.
Tip Use a ruler if you like. Walls have straight edges.
Step 2: The top cap
Along the top of the wall draw a thin flat bar poking out a little on both sides.
Step 3: The hole
In the middle of the wall draw a big jagged hole: zigzag round in a ring, about 10 points.
Tip Make the points different sizes. A smashed hole is never neat.
Step 4: Thick wall edge
Inside the hole draw the same jagged shape again, a bit smaller. The gap shows how thick the wall is.
Step 5: Brick rows
Draw 5 lines straight across the wall, evenly spaced. Stop each line when it reaches the hole.
Tip The lines start again on the other side of the hole.
Step 6: Top bricks
In the top 3 rows draw short up-and-down brick lines. Each row sits half a brick along from the last.
Tip Skip any brick line that would land inside the hole.
Step 7: Bottom bricks
Do the same in the bottom 2 rows. Stop any line that reaches the hole.
Step 8: Cracks
Start at 3 points of the hole. Draw a short zigzag crack out from each and stop in a brick.
Tip Keep the cracks short, about as long as half a brick.
Step 9: The ground
Draw a ground line along the bottom of the wall, from left to right.
Step 10: Grey cap
Colour the cap along the top grey.
Step 11: Red bricks
Colour all the bricks red, around the hole.
Tip Press lightly so the brick lines still show.
Step 12: Brown edge
Colour the jagged ring round the hole brown. That is the broken edge of the wall.
Step 13: Dark hole
Colour the middle of the hole black. Go over your lines. Your hole in the wall is done!