Below you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for how to draw Buildings Tutorial Video. It’s one of the first steps to learning about perspective.

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This building tutorial walks students through a simple way to turn a row of flat rectangles into buildings that look three-dimensional.

The trick is to begin with several rectangles of different heights, letting some of them share sides. Once those basic building shapes are in place, students can add short diagonal lines from the corners, making sure they all point in the same direction. Connecting those diagonal lines creates the sides of the buildings and gives the whole cityscape a sense of depth.

It’s a simple process, but it’s a great way for students to see how flat shapes can become forms.

If students have already learned about squares and cubes, this project is a fun next step because it lets them apply those ideas to something they recognize in real life. Instead of drawing a flat row of buildings, they can create a cityscape with dimension and depth.

Take a closer look at the step-by-step tutorial below to see how just a few carefully placed lines can make those buildings pop right off the page.