How to Draw an Office Chair
Office chairs differ from standard chairs in that they are usually extra-padded and they have wheels on the bottom. This type of chair is easier to draw than standard chairs because the edges are more rounded and imprecise. This type of chair will probably appear in comics about office settings. Office chairs are also useful subjects for interior designers, who may often find themselves redecorating office spaces and libraries. This drawing in particular shows an office chair from the front, with a foreshortened seat and arm rests.
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Instructions
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Draw an oval approximately 3 times wider than it is tall. The bottom of the oval should be flat. This is the seat cushion of the office chair.
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Draw a vertical pole protruding from the bottom center of the seat cushion. The pole should be as tall as the seat cushion, and very narrow. This is the bar that supports the chair.
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Draw 3 poles sticking out of the bottom of the pole you drew in step 2. The first pole will be angled down and to the left. The second pole will be angled straight down, and the third will be angled down and to the right. These three poles will be the "legs" of the chair. There will be wheels at the end of them (to be drawn in step 4).
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Draw 3 circles, one at the end of each leg. These are the wheels. The wheels should be approximately the same width as the width of each leg, or perhaps slightly wider. You have now completed the bottom half of the chair.
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Draw a short vertical pole sticking out the top of the seat cushion, in the center. This pole will support the back of the chair.
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Draw a rectangle with rounded edges at the top of the pole you drew in step 5. This is the back of the chair. The rectangle should be as tall as the seat cushion (and maybe a little taller), though it should not be as wide.
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Draw a short vertical pole sticking out of the top of the left side of the seat cushion, and the top of the right side of the seat cushion. These poles will support the arm rests.
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Draw a circle at the top of each pole you drew in step 7. These circles represent the arm rests.
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Tips & Warnings
If you intend to add color to the office chair, typically the poles and wheels are black, while the cushioned areas (arm rests, seat and back) will come in neutral, muted colors appropriate for an office.
