art WHAT YOU WILL NEED: PAPER PENCIL
RT CLUB
ERASER RULER COLOURING PENCILS, CRAYONS OR PAINT (OPTIONAL)
How to Draw El Castillo in 5 easy steps. BY BEA GARCIA
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his month being the one National Day falls on, I thought we’d draw something a bit closer to home, so this month’s drawing is of the Moorish Castle (known locally as El Castillo). This impressive structure is believed to date back to the 12th century and until recent years was used as Gibraltar’s prison until the prison was relocated in 2010.
Step 1
STEP 1: Draw a square, 6cm long by 6cm high. Next to this square draw a rectangle, 1cm wide by 8cm tall. Rub out the dividing line separating your square from your rectangle. This is the bottom left hand face of El Castillo.
Step 2
STEP 2: We are now going to draw the front right face of the Castle with its iconic arch. From the top right corner of your 6x6cm square, GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2020
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