Put a caption under a drawn picture

Put the picture inside a minipage. This will allow it to be included in a figure environment, which will therefore allow a \caption.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\begin{document}
\lipsum[1]
\begin{figure}[ht]
\centering
\begin{minipage}{1.3in}
\begin{picture}(185,90)
\put(0,0){\framebox(30,30)}
\put(30,0){\framebox(30,30)}
\put(60,0){\framebox(30,30)}
\put(0,30){\framebox(30,30)}
\put(30,30){\framebox(30,30)}
\put(60,30){\framebox(30,30){\Large{\#}}}
\put(0,60){\framebox(30,30){\Large{\#}}}
\put(30,60){\framebox(30,30){\Large{\#}}}
\put(60,60){\framebox(30,30){\Large{\#}}}
\put(15,45){\vector(1,0){30}}
\end{picture}
\end{minipage}
\caption{Here is my caption.}
\end{figure}
\lipsum[2]
\end{document}

enter image description here

Following up on the OP's comment, one can, in order to get multiple images on a single line, place adjacent minipages on the same line, as long as they don't exceed the \linewidth.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\begin{document}
\lipsum[1]
\begin{figure}[ht]
\centering
\begin{minipage}{1.3in}
\begin{picture}(185,90)
\put(0,0){\framebox(30,30)}
\put(30,0){\framebox(30,30)}
\put(60,0){\framebox(30,30)}
\put(0,30){\framebox(30,30)}
\put(30,30){\framebox(30,30)}
\put(60,30){\framebox(30,30){\Large{\#}}}
\put(0,60){\framebox(30,30){\Large{\#}}}
\put(30,60){\framebox(30,30){\Large{\#}}}
\put(60,60){\framebox(30,30){\Large{\#}}}
\put(15,45){\vector(1,0){30}}
\end{picture}
\end{minipage}
\begin{minipage}{1.3in}
\begin{picture}(185,90)
\put(0,0){\framebox(30,30)}
\put(30,0){\framebox(30,30)}
\put(60,0){\framebox(30,30)}
\put(0,30){\framebox(30,30)}
\put(30,30){\framebox(30,30)}
\put(60,30){\framebox(30,30){\Large{\#}}}
\put(0,60){\framebox(30,30){\Large{\#}}}
\put(30,60){\framebox(30,30){\Large{\#}}}
\put(60,60){\framebox(30,30){\Large{\#}}}
\put(15,45){\vector(1,0){30}}
\end{picture}
\end{minipage}
\caption{Here is my caption.}
\end{figure}
\lipsum[2]
\end{document}

enter image description here


You're stating too big a bounding box for the picture; moreover you're forgetting the empty argument for the empty boxes. Note that \Large doesn't take an argument.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pict2e}

\begin{document}

\begin{figure}
\centering

\begin{picture}(90,90)
\put(0,0){\framebox(30,30){}}
\put(30,0){\framebox(30,30){}}
\put(60,0){\framebox(30,30){}}
\put(0,30){\framebox(30,30){}}
\put(30,30){\framebox(30,30){}}
\put(60,30){\framebox(30,30){\Large\#}}
\put(0,60){\framebox(30,30){\Large\#}}
\put(30,60){\framebox(30,30){\Large\#}}
\put(60,60){\framebox(30,30){\Large\#}}
\put(15,45){\vector(1,0){30}}
\end{picture}

\caption{A picture}

\end{figure}

\end{document}

enter image description here

There is no problem with more than one picture:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pict2e}

\begin{document}

\begin{figure}
\centering

\begin{picture}(90,90)
\put(0,0){\framebox(30,30){}}
\put(30,0){\framebox(30,30){}}
\put(60,0){\framebox(30,30){}}
\put(0,30){\framebox(30,30){}}
\put(30,30){\framebox(30,30){}}
\put(60,30){\framebox(30,30){\Large\#}}
\put(0,60){\framebox(30,30){\Large\#}}
\put(30,60){\framebox(30,30){\Large\#}}
\put(60,60){\framebox(30,30){\Large\#}}
\put(15,45){\vector(1,0){30}}
\end{picture}\qquad
\begin{picture}(90,90)
\put(0,0){\framebox(30,30){}}
\put(30,0){\framebox(30,30){}}
\put(60,0){\framebox(30,30){}}
\put(0,30){\framebox(30,30){}}
\put(30,30){\framebox(30,30){}}
\put(60,30){\framebox(30,30){\Large\#}}
\put(0,60){\framebox(30,30){\Large\#}}
\put(30,60){\framebox(30,30){\Large\#}}
\put(60,60){\framebox(30,30){\Large\#}}
\put(15,45){\vector(1,0){30}}
\end{picture}

\caption{A picture}

\end{figure}

\end{document}

enter image description here

A better way to draw the picture is using lines instead of boxes: this avoids the “doubling” of the inner lines.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{pict2e}

\begin{document}

\begin{figure}
\centering

\begin{picture}(90,90)
\polygon(0,0)(90,0)(90,90)(0,90)
\put(30,0){\line(0,1){90}}
\put(60,0){\line(0,1){90}}
\put(0,30){\line(1,0){90}}
\put(0,60){\line(1,0){90}}
\put(15,75){\makebox(0,0){\Large\#}}
\put(45,75){\makebox(0,0){\Large\#}}
\put(75,75){\makebox(0,0){\Large\#}}
\put(75,45){\makebox(0,0){\Large\#}}
\put(15,45){\vector(1,0){30}}
\end{picture}

\caption{A picture}

\end{figure}

\end{document}

Note how the border is drawn with \polygon.

enter image description here

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