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How to draw a haunted castle in 4 easy steps. BY BEA GARCIA
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his month’s drawing is inspired by Bran Castle, a real-life haunted castle and the inspiration behind Bram Stoker’s 1897 gothic novel Dracula. This castle is located in modern day Romania and dates back to the 14th century. Happy drawing! STEP 1: To draw the main body of your haunted house draw a rectangle 4cm wide by 9cm high. To draw the two towers connected to your house, draw another rectangle to the left of the one you have drawn, which is 2cm wide by 8.3cm high. Draw an identical rectangle to this one on the right hand side of the first rectangle you drew. STEP 2: Let’s draw in the roofs of our haunted house. For the central house, measure 0.3cm on either side of the top line of your rectangle and draw a horizontal line 4.6cm long. On this line mark GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2020
out the halfway point (2.3cm along) and from that point draw a dashed vertical line, 4cm tall. This is the central vertical line of your roof and will ensure that the roof slopes evenly on either side of this line. Taking the left hand side, draw a curved line from the top of the vertical line you have just drawn to the bottom left hand corner of the 4.6cm line you have drawn. 57
