Free course: How to draw a character

How to draw a tree

A big cloud of leaves, a sturdy trunk under it, and leaves drifting down. Watch the video, follow along on paper, then print the practice sheet and draw it again.

Ages 6–13Paper + pencilAbout 10 minutes

Watch it first

The whole tree in 20 seconds

Press playEvery stroke, in the order you draw it

Draw it step by step

Six steps to a tree

New lines are purple. Lines you already drew turn light.

1

Start with the treetop

Draw a big cloud of round bumps. Every bump is a bunch of leaves.

2

Add the trunk

Two lines straight down from the leaves, then curve them out into roots at the bottom.

3

Branches in the leaves

Two branches reaching up into the leaves, both starting where the trunk goes in.

4

Add some apples

Three round apples hiding in the leaves.

5

Grass and ground

A long ground line under the tree, with a few blades of grass poking up.

6

Leaves in the wind

Three little leaves drifting down beside the tree. Now this tree is yours.

Practice on paper

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How to draw a character

A free course: four short films and a quiz. Your kid ends with a character sheet they drew.

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