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How to Draw a Money Stack
Draw a money stack 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 stack front.
Step 1: The stack front
Low on your paper draw a long box, about 3 times as wide as it is tall.
Tip This is the front edge of a thick stack of bills.
Step 2: The top bill
From the box's top corners draw 2 short lines slanting up right. Join them with a line across.
Tip Keep the 2 slanted lines the same length and the same slant.
Step 3: The end
Start at the bottom right corner. Slant up right the same way, then go straight up to the top.
Step 4: Paper band
Start on the far edge. Draw 2 slanted lines across the top, then down to the bottom of the front.
Tip A paper band holds the bills together in a neat bundle.
Step 5: Dollar sign
On the front of the band draw an S. Add a straight line down through it.
Step 6: Bill edges
Start on the left. Draw 3 lines along the front, skip the band, and stop at the corner.
Tip Each line is the edge of some bills, so space them evenly.
Step 7: End edges
From the end of each line draw a slanted line up the end. Stop at the far edge.
Step 8: Printed frame
On each side of the band draw a slanted frame on the top, a little inside the edge.
Tip Start and stop each frame on the band.
Step 9: Table and shadow
Draw a table line along the bottom of the stack, past both ends. Add a flat curve under it.
Step 10: Cream band
Go over your lines. Colour the paper band cream and the shadow grey.
Step 11: Light green top
Colour the top bill light green on both sides of the band.
Step 12: Dark green sides
Colour the front and the end dark green. Your stack of money is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a money stack, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
