Gift boxes make excellent drawing subjects, and this tutorial covers how to draw a gift box with hearts featuring a red box decorated with pink hearts and topped with a golden ribbon bow. The box has a classic cube shape shown at a three-quarter angle, revealing two sides covered in heart patterns. Drawing a gift box with hearts teaches perspective basics while creating something festive and eye-catching.
Building a Decorated Present Box
Through 15 steps, this guide constructs the box shape first, adds the lid with ribbon wrapping around it, then finishes with the bow on top and heart decorations on the sides. The ribbon crosses over the box in both directions before tying into a bow.
Finished Drawing: Wrapped Present with Bow
Take a look at the completed gift box illustration below
Boxes appear in various forms throughout other tutorials. The closed heart-shaped box guide shows a different container style, while the engagement ring in box tutorial features a smaller jewelry box. The chocolate box with lid guide offers another decorated container option. All these gift and box drawings will be collected in a Valentine’s Day drawing collection on this site.
Working Through the Steps
Each image uses colors to guide progress:
- Grey displays earlier construction work
- Red marks additions for the current step
- Black shows completed elements
Start with a basic cube shape tilted to show two visible sides and the top. Add the lid as a separate layer sitting on the box. The ribbon wraps horizontally and vertically, meeting at the top where the bow sits. Scatter hearts evenly across the visible sides of the gift box with hearts in a simple pattern. Sketch in pencil, ink when satisfied, then erase pencil marks. Color the box red or coral, use lighter pink for the hearts, and warm gold tones for the ribbon and bow.
How to Draw a Gift Box with Hearts: Step-by-Step
Show Off Your Gift Box!
That completes this decorated present tutorial. Did the ribbon bow come together at the end? Leave a comment with questions or share thoughts on the tutorial. If your finished gift box drawing is posted online somewhere, drop a link so others can see your work and offer feedback.
Looking for more present-themed drawings? Try the Valentine card with envelope tutorial for something to accompany your gift, or check out the heart balloon bunch guide for party decorations.