- 1). Decide on the angle from which to draw your desk. You could draw it from above, or from the side, or from the position of a person seated at it. The most illustrative angle will capture the height, width, and length of the desk.
- 2). Measure the dimensions of the desk you will be drawing, if applicable, and calculate a scale by multiplying these values by a common factor, such as 12 percent, or 5 percent. This will allow you to draw the desk “to scale” on a piece of paper. “To scale” means that the ratios of all the dimensions in your drawing will be identical to those of the desk itself. So, if your desk is 30 inches tall, 60 inches wide, and 32 inches deep, your drawing, at a 10 percent scale, would be 3 inches tall, 6 inches wide, and 3.2 inches deep. This step is optional, and you can skip it unless you need or want your drawing to be highly accurate.
- 3). Draw the outline of the surface of the desk, in pencil. Usually that will be a rectangle, but with custom desks it could be anything. If you are working by a scale, size your proportions accordingly. Otherwise, you can simply eyeball it.
- 4). Draw the supports for the desk. These are usually standalone legs or load-bearing panels.
- 5). Draw the front side of the desk, if it is in view of your angle of perspective. The front side of the desk is usually where the many extra features are, such as drawers, trays, and shelves. Be sure to draw physical separations, such as the spaces between stacked drawers, and functional components, such as drawer handles.
- 6). Draw any other structural components that the desk may have.
- 7). Add details as necessary to suit your needs and preferences. You may also want to overlay your pencil tracings with ink to yield a bolder, more permanent result.
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