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How to Draw Shading a Cube
Draw shading a cube 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 square.
Step 1: The front square
A little left of the middle draw a square for the front of the cube, all 4 sides the same.
Tip Leave room top-left for the sun: the light has to come from somewhere.
Step 2: The sun
Near the top-left corner draw a small round sun with short rays all the way round.
Step 3: The top
Start at the top-left corner. Slant up right, go across, and slant back down to the top-right corner.
Tip Keep the 2 slanted lines the same length and leaning the same way.
Step 4: The side
Start at the top's far-right corner. Go straight down, then slant down-left, stop at the square's bottom-right corner.
Step 5: The floor
Draw a straight floor line along the bottom of the square, from the left edge to the right edge.
Step 6: The cast shadow
Start at the square's bottom-right corner. Draw a leaning shadow box out to the right, back to the corner.
Tip The shadow always falls on the side away from the light.
Step 7: Yellow sun
Go over your lines, then colour the sun yellow.
Step 8: Sky blue top
Colour the top sky blue. It faces the sun, so it is the lightest.
Step 9: Grey shadow
Colour the cast shadow on the floor grey.
Step 10: Blue front
Colour the front square blue. It gets some sun, so it is the middle blue.
Step 11: Navy side
Colour the side navy. It faces away from the sun, so it is the darkest. Your cube looks solid!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: shading a cube, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
