Easy How to Draw the Parthenon Tutorial and Parthenon Coloring Page
Below you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for how to draw the Parthenon and a Parthenon Coloring Page. This is true to the original, with its eight symmetrical columns.
Parthenon Drawing
This tutorial with show students how to draw the Parthenon in a way that keeps the important details, without being too overwhelming.
The Parthenon is a temple in the middle of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. It was a temple to honor the goddess Athena. It was built between 447 BC and 432 BC.
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Getting Started with Drawing Guides
The best way to get students off to a good start to any drawing lesson is to show them how to use guides as a reference point.
You may have noticed that all of the tutorials on this site have a dashed line running through the center of each step, in both horizontal and vertical directions. If students make their own centered lines on their own paper, before drawing, they will have an easy reference to follow.
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Parthenon Coloring Page
Materials for Parthenon Drawing
- Prang Classic Art Markers, Bullet Tip. Special marker formula won’t smudge, bleed through paper, or dry out even after 24 hours with the cap off *affiliate link
- Drawing Paper. Don’t substitute it with copy paper or construction paper. The surface will get fuzzy, erasing might cause holes, and the colors will generally not look as bright. *affiliate link
- Pencil. The Ticonderoga brand are the most reliable, make nice dark lines when you need them, and are the easiest to erase. *affiliate link
- Black Sharpie Marker. Great for making a crisp outline to your drawing. Use them when you want your outline show up, but not be so heavy that it detracts from other things. *affiliate link
Directions to Draw Parthenon Step by Step
Time needed: 45 minutes
How to draw the Parthenon
- Draw the top triangle.
- Add the panel below the triangle.
- Draw the base, making sure it has the same width.
- Start the tops of the 8 columns. Be sure to center them on each side.
- Finish the 4 columns on the right side.
- Finish the 4 columns on the left side.
- Add two vertical lines inside each column.
- Draw the top details and add some landscaping.
- Trace the drawing with a marker and color.
