Depicting architecture requires a lot of effort. For beginners, this is not as difficult as portraits, for example. This is because the painted buildings are perceived differently than the people we know, and here the errors are less visible. I will show you how to draw the Assumption Cathedral step by step. I forbid using a ruler or any other tools that make it easier to draw straight lines! Learn to draw by hand. When your hand gains experience and confidence, you can use any tricks. Now draw the cathedral on your own!
Step one. We will show on paper the place where the cathedral and trees will be located. 
Step two. We draw the main components of the building. 
Step three. Let's detail each of these parts. Take your time, carefully work out every detail: crosses, domes, windows and even trees. 
Step four. In order for the landscape to be realistic, we will add more background and shadows. 
Check out my other building drawing tutorials, they are even better:
Don't know how to draw a temple with a pencil or paints? This lesson will help you create this element in stages, using the usual and accessible means - an eye, a ruler, paints and pencils!
In fact, creating such a picture is not so simple. The thing is that the artist will have to depict a number of elements of various sizes and shapes, the totality of which will create the unique structure of the church.
Historical reference
The period of the birth of Christianity does not tell us about modern temples, because earlier people prayed in basilicas - specialized buildings - prayer services. At a time when Christians had to hide their faith, people prayed even underground, often in the catacombs. The now familiar buildings were formed only in the period when Christianity came out in its heyday. Given that the teaching speaks of the church as the temple of God, it is not surprising that outwardly all such buildings differ from ordinary buildings. The main distinguishing features are domes, crosses, an internal altar.
The cross in Christianity is a symbol of Jesus Christ, who managed to defeat death and ascend to heaven. At the same time, the domes are a symbol of heaven, where, according to beliefs, God now lives. The place of construction of the church, in turn, is considered sacred, and even if God's abode was previously destroyed, modern descendants are trying to restore it in the same place.
We draw an Orthodox Christian church
It's time to learn how to draw a church. To create a drawing, you must purchase in advance
such tools and materials:
- Whatman paper (preferably dense);
- Wax crayons;
- A glass for water (you can use a specialized glass - non-spill);
- natural brushes;
- Watercolor paints;
- Pencils;
- Eraser.
If the building you decide to reproduce stands on the water, such as the Temple of the Intercession, you should determine the horizon line in advance and separate the land from the water. Next, you should create the outlines of the future structure, highlight the reflection in the water. All this is done using colorful wax crayons. The walls should remain white, the dome should remain yellow, and the reflection will not be painted over. Near the main element of the picture, vegetation can be located - trees, shrubs, in the sky - the sun. Decorate the water surface with ripples in light blue or white tones and move on to paints.
Watercolors should be easy to work with, while applying paint in large strokes. Mark the earth, sky, water, keeping the color balance. Do not make the sky darker than the water, and the earth - lighter. You can draw crayons with paint, because after the drawing is completely dry, they will appear.
Method number 2
Having become acquainted with the architectural objects related to Orthodoxy and Christianity, some patterns become clear, on the basis of which you can quickly and easily create a high-quality drawing. The church can be drawn even without focusing on a specific real object. For example, you can take a regular sheet of A4 paper and start creating a temple from the center line in the middle of the drawing.
In order for the drawing to acquire the correct shape, you need to create a parallelepiped with a base at the bottom and a pointed top. At the top, respectively, there will be a dome, consisting of 2 inclined lines, which in turn come out of the base. The vertical lines will help create the bell tower. After the main lines are created, you should start creating semi-circular dome elements that are mirrored about the center line. The lower tier of the temple will be the end of the bell tower, and the lower part of the dome - its ceiling.
On the one hand, you can finish drawing - half-cylinders attached to the wall. From them will begin a rounded roof, consisting of numerous arches. Windows should be placed on the upper and lower tiers and give them an elongated shape with a rounded top. On the opposite side of the arches - draw a door.
Starting hatching, pay attention to the darkening of the towers and domes, windows and doors. Thanks to the correct direction and density of the shadow, the church will acquire the desired volume and come to life in the drawing. Don't forget to get rid of the sketch lines!
Bringing color to life
In order for the drawing to become colorful and realistic, all the details should be painted. For this purpose, paint or ink is perfect. When working with paints, you should use a brush and follow a number of rules described in other lessons, but mascara also allows you to work with your fingers. So, for starters, you should add some water to the carcass,
and then rub the color in the necessary places:
- Roof and dome - yellow;
- Walls - green;
- The space near the roof is supplemented with gray.
After drying, the drawing can be framed or presented as a gift to a friend.
Many, thinking about how to draw a temple with a pencil, come to the conclusion that it is very difficult. Firstly, you should observe the traditional details inherent in this building, and secondly, do not forget about the basic laws of painting, following which you will get a stunning drawing.
Stages of drawing a temple
Before you draw the temple in stages, you should take a sheet of paper and a simple, well-sharpened pencil. At the first stage, a vertical line should be drawn with a pencil on the right side of the sheet. From the point from which you started the construction of the vertical line, you need to draw two inclined lines, which should diverge at the same angle. Similarly to the constructed scheme, the left side of the drawing should be completed. As a result, you should get an even parallelepiped, the corner of which is at its lowest point, where all the lines converge. The dotted line will need to designate the base and edges of the parallelepiped, and one line should be drawn up in its center. This will serve as a guide for the structure of the dome. And then on the sides of the parallelepiped you need to draw four vertical lines.
At the second stage, you will need to draw an arcuate curved upward line, which will be the basis of the dome. Down from it, you should draw the boundaries of the bell tower. Moreover, the tower should come out exactly from the base of the dome and end on the roof of the lower tier of the temple. Next, you need to refine the upper edge of the dome so that it looks like a pointed onion.
The third stage includes the construction of three semi-cylindrical figures on the left side on the side wall of the lower tier of the building. Their height should be equal to the temple itself. Next, you need to add pointed domes to them and arrange the roof of the temple on the right and left in the form of three curved arches.
At the fourth stage, you should draw a door on the right wall of the building, and 3 windows above it. Then, along the perimeter of the bell tower, you need to draw several narrow windows. Then, with a simple pencil, shade the darkened areas of the door, towers and windows and use the shadow to add volume to the dome. All the temple is ready. Now you know how to draw a temple and you will no longer be afraid to draw such structures.
In this lesson, I want to show you in detail how to draw a church with a pencil step by step. A drawing made with colored pencils will be shown. We hope you enjoy it! With the help of a few colors, you will be able to build a full-fledged structure. The master class consists of step-by-step drawings, with a detailed description, which greatly simplifies the task. Here you can learn how to draw a church with a pencil step by step for beginners. Also on the site you can find out the site, along with our lesson.
Stages of work:
With the help of squares and a rectangle, we will build the general shape of the drawn church. There will be a long vertical rectangle on the left, a horizontal square on the right, and a large rectangle on the bottom. To draw a church with a pencil beautifully in stages, choose high-quality materials - plain paper, pencils or paints. You can use a ruler to draw the church neatly;
Let's draw the roofs and external walls of the church;
We continue to draw the church, namely to add details. Bells will be located on top, columns and doors below;
We add all the elements of the church: windows and crosses. Delete extra lines with an eraser and move on to color;
First we apply the lightest shade in this picture of the church - yellow. We apply it not over the entire drawing, but in some places, as shown in the figure. This color will help show the glare from the sun;
Next, stroke the roofs, domes and stairs of the church with orange;
Light green color draw some areas on the roof;
With blue and purple we will draw a shadow on the church;
We will cover the rest of the surface of our painted church with a light pink tint;
The windows are painted black. We draw a horizontal line for the base;
To complete the picture, we add bushes on the sides with the help of two green shades.
The drawing is complete. Now you know how to draw a church step by step with a pencil, and I'm sure if you try, you will definitely succeed. I'm waiting for your beautiful drawings in the comments, good luck to everyone!
