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Easy steps to draw a basic table or add a tablecloth
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Everyone will thank you for seating them, won't they? That's why it is important to learn how to draw a table.
Drawing a Table: Quick Steps
- Sketch a rectangular prism.
- Pencil a grid of equally spaced horizontal and vertical lines over the front rectangle.
- Draw table legs, following the grid lines.
- Erase the unnecessary grid lines.
- Clean up the work to finish your drawing. Re-trace lines and erase as needed.
Steps
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Draw a rectangular prism as shown in the picture.
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Divide the sides of the rectangular prism into (approximately) equal vertical bars.Advertisement
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Divide the sides of the rectangular prism into (approximately) equal horizontal bars.
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For this step:
- Clear the black lines.
- Draw additional green lines.
- Keep the red lines.
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Clean up the work. Here is your table. Enjoy!
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To draw a table, start by drawing a rectangular prism. Then, erase the lines inside of the outline of the prism and draw evenly-spaced vertical lines across the front. Next, draw evenly-spaced horizontal lines across the front of the prism to create a grid. Once you have the grid, use it to draw the legs of the table, which should extend down from each corner at the top of the prism. Finally, erase all of the unnecessary lines so you're left with just the tabletop and legs. To learn how to draw a table with a tablecloth over it, scroll down!
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