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How to Draw the Great Wall of China
Draw the Great Wall of China 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: two hills.
Step 1: Two hills
Start at the left edge. Draw a small hill, a dip and a bigger hill. Stop at the right edge.
Tip Keep each hilltop flat, where a tower will stand.
Step 2: First watchtower
On the small hilltop draw a tall box tower with 3 square teeth along its top.
Step 3: Second watchtower
On the big hilltop draw a taller, wider tower the same way, with 3 square teeth.
Step 4: The long wall
Start at the left edge. Draw the wall top with square teeth, tower to tower, across to the right edge.
Tip Keep the wall a finger above the hills. Stand each tooth straight up, like stairs.
Step 5: Doors and windows
At the bottom of each tower draw an arched door. Above each door draw a small square window.
Step 6: Two trees
Near the bottom corners draw 2 bumpy tree tops, each with a short trunk underneath.
Step 7: The sun
In the top left corner draw a round sun with 8 short rays.
Step 8: Yellow sun, tan towers
Colour the sun yellow and both towers tan, around the doors and windows.
Step 9: Grey wall
Colour the wall and all its teeth grey, up to the towers.
Step 10: Green hills
Colour the hills leaf green around the trees, all the way down to the bottom.
Step 11: Trees and doors
Colour the tree tops dark green, and the trunks, doors and windows brown. Your Great Wall is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: the Great Wall of China, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
