How to draw a curved, checkerboard hallway

Welcome! This blog post features a guided tutorial of how to draw a funky, curved hallway with checkerboard walls. This activity helps artists to build skills using the elements of art: SPACE, LINE, & VALUE. This composition can be done with a range of art materials, and finalized with creative color choices.

To begin, all you will need is a pencil and piece of white drawing paper! Let’s begin!

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STEP 1:

Point to the very center of your paper! Move over to the left a bit and use pencil to draw a vertical line.

STEP 2:

Draw a curved line from the top of the vertical line to the top left corner.

Draw a curved line from the bottom of the vertical line to the bottom left corner.

STEP 3:

Draw two straight lines that come from the vertical line.

STEP 4:

Continue the two straight lines by curving them up to the top and bottom right corners.

STEP 5:

Draw a straight line in the middle of the curved lines.

STEP 6:

Following the contours of the lines above, draw more lines. Aim to space these out evenly. You may need to draw more than 2 depending on the space.

STEP 7:

Draw vertical lines. Strive to have the shapes created look like squares.

Then, create a checkerboard effect by shading or coloring in every other square.

STEP 8:

On the floor, draw curving lines. Aim to have these spaced out evenly as you approach the bottom of the page.

STEP 9:

Draw horizontal lines that connect to the lines on the wall. Note how these lines are not perfectly straight and create a funky, warped effect.

STEP 10:

Finalize the checkerboard floor.

STEP 11:

On the ceiling, draw curving lines. Aim to have these spaced out evenly as you approach the bottom of the page.

STEP 12:

Draw horizontal lines that connect to the lines on the wall. Note how these lines are not perfectly straight and create a funky, warped effect.

STEP 13:

Finalize the checkerboard ceiling.

STEP 14:

Let’s finalize the last wall! You know the drill by now!

Start with a straight line through the middle. Then, add curving lines.

STEP 15:

Draw vertical lines. Strive for “square” shapes created.

STEP 16:

Finalize the checkerboard effect.

STEP 17:

Add shading! Each wall will shade from dark to light. The darkest values will be in the deepest parts of the hallway.