How to Draw a Victorian House (Easy Step by Step)
Learn how to draw a Victorian house step-by-step using simple shapes. You'll create a fancy-looking home by starting with a base, adding a tower, a pointy roof, a porch, a round-top door, and windows.
- Begin your Victorian house drawing with a flat base.
- Construct a tall tower using two simple lines.
- Add a pointy roof to give your house a storybook feel.
- Detail your drawing with a porch, a round-top door, and windows.
- Build a fancy Victorian house using easy-to-draw shapes.
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A Victorian house is fun to draw because it looks fancy but is built from simple shapes. You start with a flat base and two lines for a tower, then add a pointy roof, a porch, a round-top door, and windows. The tall pointy tower makes it feel like a storybook home.
- Medium
- 15 minutes
- 9 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawing
In this article (7 sections)
How to draw a Victorian house step by step
How to Draw a Victorian House · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: The base
Draw a long, flat rectangle with rounded corners near the bottom of your page. This is the floor the whole house stands on.
Step 2: Tower sides
Draw two upright lines side by side, with a gap between them. Add a small slanted flap at the bottom of the left line, and a little curl at the bottom of the right line.
Step 3: The pointy tower roof
On top of the two lines, draw a tall triangle with a gently curved bottom edge that sticks out a little on both sides. Finish with a tiny straight line poking up from the tip.
Step 4: House walls and roof peak
Draw a tall line down from the left side of the tower to the base. Then, to the right of the tower, draw a pointed roof peak, like an upside-down V, with a straight wall going down from its right side to the base. Add a short flat line where the peak meets the tower.
Step 5: Roof edge and chimney
Trace a second line just outside the roof peak to make a thick roof edge. Then draw a small tall rectangle for a chimney poking up on the right side of the roof.
Step 6: The porch roof
Under the tower, draw a wide, flat shape like a tilted tray, wider at the bottom than the top. Its right end touches the house wall.
Step 7: Porch posts and door
Draw thin straight posts under the porch roof, a few on the left and a few on the right, down to the floor. In the middle, draw a tall door with a round top, like a tunnel.
Step 8: Windows
Draw a small window in the tower and two bigger windows on the main wall, one above the other. Each one is a shape with a flat bottom and a round top.
Step 9: Window bars and step
Divide each big window with a straight line across and one line going up into the round top. Finish with a little flat rectangle on the base for a step.
All done!
Go over your lines with a marker, then color it in.
Finished your Victorian house? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a rocket or how to draw a shooting star next.
Tips for drawing a Victorian house
- Draw the two tower lines straight up with a light pencil first, so the pointy roof sits evenly on top.
- The round-top windows are the trickiest part. Make the bottom flat and the top a smooth curve, like a tunnel.
- Keep the porch posts the same height by drawing the porch roof first, then running each post down to the floor.
Free Victorian house coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this Victorian house coloring page at full size and print it. It is the same drawing you just learned, with clean lines ready for crayons or markers.
How to color your Victorian house drawing
Try a soft purple or blue for the walls, with a dark red roof and a yellow door. For a creative twist, give each window a glowing yellow light, as if it is evening.
Victorian house fun fact for kids
The Victorian style of building is named after Queen Victoria, who ruled Britain from 1837 to 1901. Many Victorian houses have towers, steep roofs, and fancy trim.
Questions about drawing a Victorian house
What shapes do I need to draw a Victorian house?
You need rectangles for the base and chimney, a triangle for the tower roof, and shapes with round tops for the door and windows. The roof peak is an upside-down V.
How do I draw the tower roof?
Draw a tall triangle on top of the two tower lines. Make the bottom edge gently curved and let it stick out a little past the tower on both sides.
How do I make my house look fancier?
Add the thick roof edge and the window bars. You can also draw more posts on the porch.
