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How to Draw a Pergola
Draw a pergola in 11 easy steps, about 8 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 front beam.
Step 1: The front beam
Above the middle draw a long thin box across the page for the front beam.
Step 2: Front posts
Start under the beam near each end. Draw 2 tall posts down and stop near the bottom.
Step 3: Three roof boards
Standing on the beam's left half, draw 3 thin boards slanting up to the right, all the same.
Tip Keep the boards the same length and the same slant, like a ladder lying down.
Step 4: Three more boards
Draw 3 more slanting boards along the right half of the beam, spaced the same.
Step 5: The back beam
Draw a second long beam behind the boards, near their tops. It peeks out between them.
Step 6: Back posts
Start under the back beam. Draw 2 posts down, hidden behind the front beam. Stop above the front posts' feet.
Step 7: The patio
Draw a slanted floor around the feet of all 4 posts: flat front and back, slanting sides.
Step 8: Grey patio
Colour the patio floor light grey. Go around the feet of the 4 posts.
Step 9: Light roof boards
Colour the 6 slanting roof boards a light sandy brown.
Step 10: Wooden beams
Colour the 2 long beams wood brown. The back beam shows between the boards.
Step 11: Brown posts
Go over your lines, then colour the 4 posts dark brown. Your pergola is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a pergola, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
