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How to Draw a Porch Swing
Draw a porch swing 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 porch beam.
Step 1: The porch beam
Near the top of your paper draw a long thin box right across, almost as wide as the paper.
Step 2: Two posts
Under each end of the beam draw a tall post. Start on the beam, go down to the floor.
Step 3: The porch floor
Under the posts draw a long thin floor box as wide as the beam, with 5 short lines for boards.
Step 4: The seat
In the middle of the paper, hanging in the air, draw a long flat box for the seat.
Step 5: The back
Start on the seat near the left end. Go up, curve across, and come back down to the seat.
Step 6: Back slats
Draw 4 straight lines down the back for slats. Start at the top edge and stop at the seat.
Step 7: Arm rests
On each end of the seat draw an arm rest. Start on the seat, go up, and curl back.
Step 8: Chains
Draw 4 chains up to the beam, from both arm rests and both top corners of the back.
Step 9: A potted plant
Draw a pot on the floor near the left post, with 3 oval leaves fanning up out of it.
Step 10: Cream porch, tan floor
Colour the beam and posts cream and the floor tan.
Step 11: Green plant, orange pot
Colour the 3 leaves green and the pot orange.
Step 12: Wooden bench
Colour the seat, back and arm rests wood brown. Go over your lines and your swing is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a porch swing, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
