How to draw a castle
A castle is boxes and triangles. Eight steps, all straight lines. Get a pencil and paper, and tap Next for each line.
Step 1 of 8. Draw two tall towers, one on each side.
All 8 steps
Here is every step at once. The blue lines are the new ones; the dark lines are already on your paper. Draw lightly at first, so you can rub out a line you don’t like.
1. Draw two tall towers, one on each side.
2. Draw a wall between them, and the ground.
3. Add square bumps along the top of the wall.
4. Draw a pointy roof on each tower.
5. Add a flag on top of each roof.
6. Draw a big round door in the middle.
7. Add windows in the towers and the wall.
8. Draw a few bricks here and there.
A tip for drawing a castle
Use a ruler if you have one: a castle is almost all straight lines. Draw the towers first and the wall between them, so the wall fits. The bumps along the top are the same size with the same gaps; count them as you go. Bricks look best when there are only a few.
Change it up
Once your castle is down, make it yours:
- Add a moat and a drawbridge.
- Put a dragon on one tower.
- Draw a princess or a knight at a window.
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More in dragons, unicorns and dinosaurs, or see all 40 things to draw. Want to draw freehand instead? The Art Studio has crayons, paint and a fridge to hang it on.
How it was made: Peabody drew this castle in code, line by line, from its own shapes; it is not traced from anyone’s lesson or picture, and it is nobody’s character. Checked 6 November 2026.