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How to Draw an Open Treasure Chest
Draw an open treasure chest in 13 easy steps, about 10 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 box.
Step 1: The box
Below the middle, draw a wide low box for the chest, with sides that bow out a tiny bit.
Tip Make it wide and low, like a big drawer.
Step 2: Open lid
From the top-left corner, draw a big arch over, back down to the top-right corner. Add a rim arch inside.
Tip The lid is as tall as the box is wide: a standing rainbow.
Step 3: Heap of gold
From the top-left corner, draw a bumpy hill of gold over the front edge, down to the top-right corner.
Tip The heap covers the bottom of the lid, so stop the lid lines there.
Step 4: Coins in the heap
Draw 5 small round coins on the heap: 1 in the middle, 2 a little higher, 1 near each end.
Step 5: A gem
On top of the heap, draw a diamond gem, pointy top and bottom, with a line across the middle.
Tip The gem is the tallest thing in the pile.
Step 6: Lock plate
In the middle of the front edge, draw a lock plate hanging down. Add a keyhole with a little slot.
Step 7: Metal bands
Near each side of the box, draw 2 close lines from the top edge to the bottom, for metal bands.
Step 8: Studs and ground
Draw a stud on each band, top and bottom. Add a short ground line out from each bottom corner.
Step 9: Spilled coins
At the bottom-left corner, draw 3 coins on the ground, one on top, each with a ring inside.
Step 10: Sparkles
Draw 3 four-point sparkle stars: up on the right, up on the left, and beside the lid on the right.
Step 11: Yellow gold
Colour the heap, the lock, the coins and the sparkles yellow.
Step 12: Blue gem, grey bands
Colour the gem blue, and the bands and studs grey.
Step 13: Wooden chest, red lining
Colour the lining red and the wood brown, around the gold, bands and lock. Your chest is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an open treasure chest, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
