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How to Draw a Ziggurat
Draw a ziggurat in 10 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: ground and bottom step.
Step 1: Ground and bottom step
Draw a low ground line. Start on it at the left, draw a long flat step, stop at the right.
Tip A ziggurat is a stack of flat steps, each smaller than the one below.
Step 2: The middle step
Start on the bottom step, in from the left. Draw a smaller step on top, stopping at the right.
Step 3: The top step
Start on the middle step, in from the left. Draw a smaller step again, stopping at the right.
Step 4: The temple
Start on the top step. Draw a small temple box up, across and back down, stopping on the step.
Step 5: The staircase
From the temple, draw 2 stair lines spreading apart down to the ground. Rub out the lines between them.
Step 6: The sun
In the top left corner, draw a round sun as big as a plum, with 8 short rays around it.
Step 7: Stairs and doorway
Draw short flat lines across the staircase, evenly spaced, one for each stair. On the temple, draw a small arched doorway.
Step 8: Sandy steps
Colour the stairs, bottom and top steps sand. Colour the middle step and temple tan, around the stairs and door.
Step 9: Yellow sun
Colour the sun yellow.
Step 10: Dark doorway
Colour the little doorway brown. Go over all your lines and your ziggurat is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a ziggurat, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
