However, if you want more precision, feel free to use a ruler to mark measurements, draw straight lines, and use it as a general guide. Now that we have our guides in place, it’s time to start drawing our home! Personally, I don’t enjoy working with exact measurements, so I won’t be using my ruler any more in this drawing. Note: if you aren’t sure about drawing from scratch but want to follow along with the outlining tips of this blog, print the above right template here in our line art gallery and you can practice outlining with a black pen on top of the light gray outlines. This will give you a crisp, white border that will make the drawing stand out later, once it’s been colored (especially when coloring the large area of the sky!). Then, add a 0.25 inch border around the entire paper. If the home you're referring to has a vertical format, draw your line at 4.25 inches (assuming you’re working on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper like me). Then, once your photos and materials have been gathered, let’s get started by using our pencil and ruler to draw a line/guide down the center of our paper. We recommend Neenah Bright White Premium Cardstock 65 lb., Strathmore 400 series marker paper, or something similar that’s good for outlining and layering. Once your references have been gathered, grab a pencil, eraser, ruler, and a few sheets of marker-friendly paper. The important thing to do here is to find a style that you like from the outside so you can successfully draw your home! Reference-gathering can be done online, around your neighborhood, or from a screenshot of a favorite movie of yours, etc. The first thing you’ll want to do before any coloring can occur is find at least 3 reference images of different homes or house styles that you like. In today’s blog, we’re going to put all of those texture skills to the test by drawing and outlining our very own house design! So, without further ado, let’s put our architecture hats on and get started by gathering our reference images and materials below! Hello Copic readers! In our previous set of blogs, we showed how to color 3 different sets of brick, stone, and wood patterns. How to draw and outline a house design with Copic Multiliner Pens! Texture Series: How to color textures with Copic markers

House outline