In educational institutions, children are often asked to draw temples. This helps students become familiar with the concept of symmetry. Architecture is usually drawn not with paints, but with colored pencils, charcoal, markers or wax crayons. You will also need an eraser, a pencil, and a ruler.
Features of drawing a temple building
To develop creative and cultural skills, many Russian teachers assign children to draw the same objects of Russia's architectural heritage. Such objects often include churches, temples, cathedrals and other memorable places.
St. Basil's Cathedral, which is easier to copy from pictures, photographs or postcards, has many details, so it can be used in drawing lessons for preschoolers or primary school students.
The level of work can vary from simple to complex, depending on the age of the students and the drawing materials: pencil or brush with paints.
You need to work on the illustration step by step, starting with the vertical layout:
- First, the child must outline the general outlines and the shape of the building. For convenience, you can use a ruler. You need to draw towers, domes, windows and doors.
- Next, you can proceed to detailing. It is necessary to draw patterns on the towers and domes. Also outline the building and, if desired, shade its lower part.
- Next steps depend on the style in which the intended temple should be created. If the child draws with markers or colored pencils, then you should move on to coloring the picture.
A step-by-step master class on drawing a temple or cathedral by a schoolchild. If the work was conceived as black and white, then different parts of the building are gradually shaded. It is advisable to use pencils of different densities, so that it is easier for the preschooler to darken some areas. You can also use paints, but in this case the outline should be drawn again. It is better not to take watercolors, since it will be difficult for the child to work with them; gouache is more suitable for coloring.
- At the very end you need to draw small details, missed in the second stage. For example, patterns under the domes. The most inconspicuous details are drawn over colored materials. If the child used colored pencils, then some fragments can be highlighted with markers or felt-tip pens - then the work will be bright and colorful.
One of the options for a sketch of the St. Basil's Cathedral for children.
It is not recommended to complicate the drawing process by indicating volumes, light and shadow. It is better to simplify the drawing as much as possible by outlining the outline and painting the details with bright colors.
To depict St. Basil's Cathedral, you can look for pictures for children on the Internet. It is easier to copy the building from other people's works, rather than photographs. It will be more interesting and easier for a small child.
Templates for coloring
For the youngest children, you can offer a coloring book so as not to overburden the child with drawing complex details and to interest him in creativity.
Detailing of work
It is worth mentioning separately the drawing of the architectural details of St. Basil's Cathedral. A child is unlikely to cope with copying all the elements present on the front side of this object. Therefore, there is no need to exactly redraw everything from the photograph.

You can schematically mark on the picture certain features of this architectural monument. For example, make the tips of the towers oval, the windows oblong, and shade the domes with a grid.
Video tutorials on drawing a temple or cathedral with a pencil
And the second, no less interesting master class on drawing a temple
In childhood, it is very important to develop a child's abilities in different ways, including drawing.