What we will be drawing
Welcome, and thanks for checking out the how to draw a bed tutorial. This is your standard twin bed, nothing fancy but looks good enough to sleep in.😴 As always, use the principles learned in this drawing and practice different styles and types of beds. Happy drawing!
![How to draw a bed](https://cheaperthanartschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/how-to-draw-a-bed.jpg)
Step 1
The next few steps will be mapping out our underdrawing. Keep things light and loose and always keep and eraser handy. This is the most important stage of any drawing.
![Bed step 1](https://cheaperthanartschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bed-1-min-1024x715.png)
Step 2
![Bed step 2](https://cheaperthanartschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bed-2-min-1024x713.png)
Step 3
![Bed step 3](https://cheaperthanartschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bed-3-min-1024x723.png)
Step 4
![Bed step 4](https://cheaperthanartschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bed-4-min-1024x714.png)
Step 5
![Bed step 5](https://cheaperthanartschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bed-5-min-1024x753.png)
Step 6
OK so the underdrawing is done, let trace our lines in a nice dark ink and get rid of that underdrawing.
![Bed step 6](https://cheaperthanartschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bed-6-min-1024x715.png)
Step 7
Now let’s block in our main colour.
![Bed step 7](https://cheaperthanartschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bed-7-min-1024x777.png)
Step 8
![Bed step 8](https://cheaperthanartschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bed-8-min-1024x770.png)
Step 9
Continue blocking in all the main background colours. We will be adding highlights and shadows next.
![Bed step 9](https://cheaperthanartschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bed-9-min-1024x754.png)
Step 10
![Bed step 10](https://cheaperthanartschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bed-10-min-1024x751.png)
Step 11
Take a version of your main colour (in the case of the pillow and sheets) and darken it a bit. Use that for the shadows.
![Bed step 11](https://cheaperthanartschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bed-11-min-1024x742.png)
Step 12
![Bed step 12](https://cheaperthanartschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bed-12-min-1024x801.png)
Step 13
![Bed step 13](https://cheaperthanartschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bed-13-min-1024x745.png)
Step 14
![Bed step 14](https://cheaperthanartschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bed-14-min-1024x708.png)
🎉 Finished Drawing 🎉
Thanks so much for following along, hopefully, this pretty easy bed gives you the confidence to try something a little more difficult. See you in the next one!
![How to draw a bed](https://cheaperthanartschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/how-to-draw-a-bed.jpg)