How To Draw A Roof On A House

We will use this to create the triagular part of the roof.

How to draw a roof on a house.

As you can see the 2 lines to the top left of the image are just drawn in approximately. Measure a roof pitch or a roofing slope that will identify the angles of the roof in relation to both vertical and horizontal rises from the structure. Cursor changes to a transparent disc to gauge drawing height. Click and drag from one corner of the wall top to the other.

Draw in all the various intersections that are a result of the various roof pitches coming together. We will determine there length in the next step. The importance of designing a roof plan for a house. Use the following steps to draw a roof.

Carry this line beyond that point up into the sky of your composition. Draw a line from the front top corner of the wall to the top of the line you drew to set up the height of the roof. Establish the first roof line and the incline vanishing point this can be the trickiest part. Step 4 now draw a vertical line between those 2 lines that you drew to the left vanishing point.

It must be considered when developing the floor plan and determining the style of architecture of a home. Step 3 draw a line from the top and the bottom of the line over the left vanishing point. Draw vertical lines through the middle where the lines cross. Odd roof types dormers.

Create a structure to put the roof on. Vertical lines through the middle. Make a note concerning the run off that will occur with these slopes and ravines. Notice that we erased lines that we didn t need any longer.

A roof design can make or break the appearance of a home. The internal roof lines are called valleys and the external roof lines are the hips as shown. Step 5 draw a vertical line between those 2 line as well. To start drawing in the hipped roof draw lines at 45 degree angles from all the points on the roof as shown in blue.

Then draw 2 lines to the right vanishing point as well.