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How to Draw a Spanish Mission
Draw a spanish mission in 14 easy steps, about 11 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 church front.
Step 1: The church front
Near the middle draw a tall box. On top draw a big rainbow hump, leaving a flat shoulder each side.
Tip Start the box a little below the middle of your paper.
Step 2: The bell tower
On the left draw a taller, thinner box joined to the church, standing on the same ground.
Tip Make the tower about two thirds as wide as the church.
Step 3: The long hall
On the right draw a long, low box joined to the church, lower than the church's shoulders.
Step 4: Tower dome
On the tower draw a flat band a little wider than the box, then a round dome on top.
Tip The dome is half a circle, a little narrower than the band.
Step 5: Tile roof
On the hall draw a roof band with 7 small bumps along the bottom. Add 6 tile lines.
Tip Each line runs from the top of the roof down to a dip between 2 bumps.
Step 6: Door and window
Draw a tall round-topped door in the church, with a line down its middle. Add a round window above.
Step 7: The bell arch
High on the tower draw an arch window: 2 sides, a round top and a flat bottom.
Step 8: The bell
From the top of the arch draw a short line down. Hang a bell on it. Add a dot below.
Tip Leave a little space all round the bell so it can swing.
Step 9: Hall arches
In the hall wall draw 3 arches side by side, standing on the ground.
Tip Keep the 3 arches the same size, with a gap between them.
Step 10: Two crosses
On top of the dome draw a small cross. Draw another on top of the hump.
Step 11: The ground
Start at the left edge of your paper. Draw a straight ground line under the mission to the right edge.
Step 12: Cream walls
Colour all the walls cream, around the door and the arches. Colour the round window sky blue.
Step 13: Yellow bell, red roofs
Colour the bell yellow. Then colour the tile roof and the tower dome red.
Step 14: Door and arches
Colour the door brown. Colour the bell arch and the 3 hall arches dark grey. Your mission is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a spanish mission, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
