How to Draw a Brick Wall

Last Updated: June 27, 2022

This tutorial will show you how to draw a brick wall. Just follow these easy steps! Follow the red lines for each step. This tutorial uses exact measurements and requires the use of a ruler that measures in inches.

Steps

1
Draw a 6 inch (15.2 cm) by 6 inch (15.2 cm) square.
2
Draw a 12x12 grid (consisting of half an inch per block) inside the square.

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3
Use a darker pencil to trace all of the horizontal lines.
4
At the first horizontal row that you created, draw a vertical line every 1 inch (2.5 cm) or 2 blocks of the grid. Do this every other row (1st, 3rd, 5th, etc). At the second horizontal row, draw a vertical line at half an inch or the first block of the grid then measure 1 inch (2.5 cm) interval or 2 blocks of the grid then add another vertical line/s until you reach the end. Do this at every other row (2nd, 4th, 6th etc..)
5
Ink the drawing. Don't forget to use your ruler and erase the sketch lines.
6
Color your drawing and your brick wall is done.

Community Q&A

Question

What color would I use if I wanted to paint this brick wall?

Community Answer

I would use different shades of brown. There are a lot of types of browns, like dark brown, yellow brown, beige, red brown, etc.
Question

How do I draw a 3D wall?

Community Answer

Start with learning how to draw rectangular prisms and add details from there. It will take time and patience to learn how to draw a 3D wall correctly.
Question

Which type of pattern is this?

Community Answer

The main brick wall patterns are running bond, basket weave, herringbone, Spanish bond, diagonal and diagonal basket weave.