I just uploaded a new Youtube tutorial “Drawing a Victorian House”. In my video it explains what architecture means, and shows a variety of Victorian homes while I explain the common key elements that can be found within Victorian architecture.
I also show how to draw those common elements (bay windows, fish-scale shingles, turrets/towers, gingerbread details, gables, as well as how to draw bricks for chimneys or other brick details within the house, how to draw 3D steps leading to the front door, and stone details.)
The video also shows how to draw a Victorian house completely step-by-step.
This coincides with my Victorian Architecture lesson with 4th grade (found under 4th grade Art Lessons in the drop down menu)
The video can be shown in sections to your class. The first 20 minutes can be shown for day 1 of the lesson, which includes showing houses and explaining the Victorian architectural details, then shows two houses side by side, and asks the viewer “what similarities do you notice between these two houses?” You can pause the video at that point and have kids respond with what they notice. Then shortly after, I demonstrate how to draw the above mentioned elements step-by-step on a practice worksheet.
JUST ADDED to my TpT a printable PDF document which includes 12 sheets on Victorian Architecture. 50% off SALE FROM 10/26 to 10/29 on this resource!!
All are unique, and hand drawn.
Included in this extensive resource are:
(8) pages of step-by-step drawing instructions on how to draw Victorian architectural elements to draw a Victorian style house (6 steps max per page).
The above mentioned 8 pages include the following:
-Steps on how to draw a bay window
-Steps on how to draw fish scale shingles
-Steps on how to draw gables with gingerbread details
-Steps on how to draw a turret and a tower
-Steps on how to draw 3D steps for the house
-Steps on how to draw railings for the steps
-Steps on how to draw bricks for a chimney, part of the house or foundation
-Steps on how to draw a stone foundation or walkway to the front door
Also included are:
3 unique, hand drawn Victorian houses (uncolored) for visual reference and inspiration while drawing.
As well as a practice worksheet that is labeled and sectioned, to have students practice drawing these elements on during art class before they move onto drawing their own house.
Use to print out, make copies and staple into packets for students to use as reference when drawing their own unique Victorian house.
Easy to follow steps that my 4th graders use when creating their Victorian homes. Can be used for other grades as well.
Connects to math (geometry)
My YouTube tutorial on this lesson can also be used alongside these resources in your classroom.
You can break up the video into chunks per art class.
The first 20 minutes of my video would be great for day 1 of the lesson.
Overall, my 4th graders need 5-6 40 minute classes to complete the drawing (including sharpie and coloring in)
The video shows me explaining:
What is architecture
Victorian architecture
Shows photos of various Victorian houses with me describing each Victorian element (with arrows and text that correlate on each photo
Demonstrating how to draw each (bay window, 3D steps, fish scale shingles, brick patterns, stone details, turrets/towers, and gables with gingerbread details) on a practice sheet (which is the same practice sheet included on my TpT resource!)
Shows how to draw a complete Victorian house step by step, including coloring.
In my video I also talk about:
- acute and obtuse angles
- using rulers
- tips on holding the pencil to create lighter lines
- how to color in bricks to make them realistic
- the element of art value and how to create different values with colored pencils
- and the video includes students examples and the goals for the lesson
please check out my video and let me know what you think!