How to Draw the Lotus Temple, Lotus Temple

Artist: Dawn / April 19, 2013
How to Draw the Lotus Temple, Lotus Temple

Step 1.


You will start the first step by drawing a dome like shape for the guide of your Lotus Temple.

Step 2.


Starting from the base, grab your ruler and draw three small rectangular blocks to form the stairs of the temple. When that is done you can start drawing the actual structure of the temple which is three petal like mini shapes.

Step 3.


Again, when you draw this temple it's almost like you are drawing a lotus flower. This means the shapes of each tier will be petal shaped like the said flower. Draw in four arrow shaped sections and flaps on each side of the building. It's like you'r   

Step 4.


You are almost done people. Next thing you need to do is draw in the closed sections for the temple. Notice the long vertical line that flows down the center of the building's design.

Step 5.


All that's left to do is add some texture and dimension. But before we do that you have to erase the mistakes, and guidelines. Once that is done, you can begin sketching out the vertical lining that flows down the center of each "petal" piece. Draw t   

Step 6.


Here is the finished product when you are all done. Now you can just have a blast coloring it in. Good job everyone.

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Artist: Dawn
Date Added: April 19, 2013
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Description: I will begin the day by uploading a lesson on a structure located in India. This building is one of the beautifulest pieces around the world and it's only twenty seven years old. Here is "how to draw the Lotus Temple", step by step. This flower shaped temple is a house of worship located in New Delhi India. The structure was was finished on November 13, 1986 and it opened one month later. It sits on twenty six acres of land and is open to the public no matter ones religion might be. In fact, the temple was built for all those who want to gather and worship their God from whatever religion. The odd lotus flower shaped building has won numerous awards for it's beauty, design, and architectural structure. Fariborz Sahba was the one who designed the remarkable building and has since been presenting with multiple rewards. I do hope that you enjoy drawing the Lotus Temple, it was a real treasure to recreate. I have more tuts coming your way so like always, stay tuned.

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