How to draw a tower?

Draw buildings, bridges and other architecturalstructure is not so difficult. The main thing in this kind of graphics is to be able to accurately convey the proportions on paper and to know the fundamental rules of constructing the perspective. Today we will tell you how to draw a tower.

As a "model" for our drawing we chosenot an abstract and unknown to everyone the ordinary tower, but a real "superstar", the world-famous French beauty, long recognized as an unofficial symbol of Paris. You probably already know that the conversation will be about how to draw the Eiffel Tower? You are right, we will draw it with you right now! Prepare a paper and a pencil, make yourself comfortable - we begin!

Step 1. With two curved lines, mark the pillars of the tower standing at its base and forming arched spans. Above them, mark the bottom of the massive massive tower platform. Above the platform two inclined straight lines depict the walls of the lower tier of the tower in the form of a truncated pyramid. Next, draw the outline of the upper viewing platform, the vertical line, going from its center, mark the axis of symmetry of the tower superstructure and complete it with a sketch of the dome that crowns the whole structure.
Step 2. Starting from the top, work on the contours of the tower. Draw its vertical, gradually expanding to the bottom, walls, railings of the upper and lower tiers and arched legs - supports. Drawing all this, constantly check with our sketch, in order to correctly convey the proportions of the tower.
Step 3. We begin to detail the image, applying on it the contours of the metal beams forming the openwork structure of our tower.
Step 4. Looking at our drawing, we continue to painstakingly draw small details. This work is simple, but requires accuracy and patience.
Step 5. On this our story about how to draw the Eiffel Tower in pencil, imperceptibly came to an end. It remains only to erase everything that has already become unnecessary, guides and auxiliary lines, and carefully depict the characteristic intersection of the beams in the upper part of the structure.
Step 6. Finally, carefully draw all the contours with a pencil, pen or a thin helium pen and admire your creation.