How to draw a box step by step?

2025 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2025-01-24 17:46

Each novice artist often thinks about how to draw the desired object easier and faster. The article shows how to draw two similar objects step by step: a box of matches and an open cardboard packaging box.

How to draw a box?

A box is a small box for matches, most often small in size, with a mandatory strip on the sides for lighting matches. To draw it, you need to remember the school geometry course. The box is an ordinary parallelogram figure created from two equal parallelepipeds connected by vertical lines.

Step 1. In a simple way, all the faces of the box are rectangles, slightly flattened at the corners to give perspective and realism to the image, in geometry they were called parallelepipeds. Therefore, in order to draw boxes, you need to draw such a parallelepiped. The box in the figure will be open, so we divide the figure into two unequal parts. The larger part will be the body of the box, and the smaller part will be its drawer:

• Step 2. Then you need to makeof a flat rectangle is voluminous, for this it is necessary to finish the remaining faces. The same lower rectangle is located at a small distance from the upper one, and some of its faces are invisible, so they are not displayed in the picture. However, all internal and external edges that are visible to the eye should be clearly visible in the figure. All lines from the top surface of the box to the bottom should be strictly vertical, and the rest of the lines should be parallel to each other.
• Step 3. Inside the box, outline the matches. It is desirable that they be the same size, and it is easiest to draw when the matches fit snugly together. Then we draw and color the heads of matches. We paint over the side of the box completely, since there is a rough layer for lighting matches. And the boxes take on real sizes and shapes. As you can see, drawing boxes is not so difficult.

Step 4. Finally, add some shadows, come up with an inscription, and you get a fairly realistic box of matches

How to draw a box with a pencil. Step by step instructions

Box is a soft box for storing various items. Most often it is made of cardboard, fabric or plastic. The box weighs much less than the box. However, the main difference between these containers is the ability to roll up the box when it is not needed and reassemble it if necessary, while the box cannotchange its shape and takes up a lot of space when empty.

Similarly, a box of matches can be drawn and an ordinary cardboard box. Consider how to draw a box with a pencil step by step.

Step 1. The start of the box is the same as the box of matches: it's a rectangular shape with the corners slightly modified to give the fullest perspective

Step 2. Next, you need to finish the side sheets of the box, which close it when packing, the dimensions of the sidewalls match the dimensions of the faces, and their height is much lower so that the box can be conveniently packed. Consider how to draw an open box

Step 3. Let's remember the geometry again. The next step is to remove extra lines that cannot be seen by the eye when looking at a real box

Step 4. Finally, add some shadow using hatching to give visual volume and realism to our image

How best to apply hatching to a drawing

• The strokes should be applied with soft, gentle movements.
• At the end of each stroke, there should be no twists or curls.
• The strokes should be very similar to each other visually in length and thickness.
• Different pressure on the pencil is not allowed when hatching on the same face.

You can lightly rub the pattern with your fingertip, and then the shading will smooth out, and the box will turn out to be less angular and visually softer.

Tricks of the trade

• For drawing it is better to take a soft pencil marked M or 2M.
• Eraser is also better to use more often than less.
• Choose an eraser based on the softness and quality of the pencil removal, not the appearance.
• Never use an eraser on the end of pencils. Most often they spoil the paper and the drawing does not look so neat.