How to Draw Boxes

Drawing good box shapes are important to any good drawing. They are the basis for many objects and these objects only look good if the box is done correctly. Here's how to draw several different kinds of boxes.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Pencil
• Paper

How to Draw Boxes

1. To draw a simple three-dimensional box, draw a small square inside a bigger square. Draw lines from the corners of the smaller square to the corners of the bigger square.

2. 

   To draw a box in perspective, draw a short line with a longer line in front of it. Connect the two lines with lines. Then add a rectangle to the larger line as shown in the example.

3. On both boxes, make sure that the lines are straight and the proportions are correct for your drawing.

4. 
   Example of shaded box used in a drawing.

   Add shading to the box to make it have depth. The side closest to the light source should be lighter than the side that is further away.

Tips & Warnings

• With both boxes, remember to think about the shape you need to make an object with the box before you draw it.

Resources

• How to Draw 3-Dimensional Shapes

[Thims]

on 9/14/2008 Now, what to put in that box is another question! Good article.

[taskeinc]

on 8/13/2008 thanks for sharing .. B