14 Easy Christmas Tree Drawing Ideas
As the winter comes, it is time for Christmas tree drawing season! Welcome to the festive wonderland of my blog! 🎄✨ At the blog’s start, I’ve crafted a step-by-step guide on drawing the jolliest Christmas tree for beginners, kids, or anyone with a love for doodling! Dive into a merry exploration of Christmas tree magic using various enchanting mediums like pen, pencil, and watercolor. 🌈 I hope you unwrap the perfect, whimsical tree idea that fills your heart with holiday joy! 🌟🎁
Materials Needed: Pencil, black marker, colored pencils or markers, drawing paper, and ruler (only for perfectionists) – In creating these drawings, I chose an alternative approach, utilizing a Wacom Cintiq, thus eliminating traditional scanning methods. Feel free to use any medium, color, or texture.
Artist Tip: I always start my drawing journey by sketching with a pencil to outline my creation. Once satisfied, enhance it with an ink pen for added definition. I suggest this methodology as well to get better results for your drawings.
How to Draw a Christmas Tree?
Here’s a simple 6-step guide to drawing a Christmas tree:
- Step 1: Draw 3 triangles Start by sketching an upside-down “V” shape or triangles. Repeat this 3 times, this will be the main outline of your Christmas tree. The edges of the triangles represent the branches. For a realistic look, each triangle should be slightly larger than the one above it.
- Step 2: Smooth the edges Following the creation of three consecutive triangles, we’ll gently round the edges and enhance the visibility of the branches to lend a more realistic touch to our tree.
- Step 3: Add Color I prefer the add color first to understand the volume of the tree. Because I don’t like the stroke drawings. If you want to color it after – you first need to depict a star at the top of the tree. After drawing the star, draw the ribbons that decorate the tree in the picture.
- Step 4: Add texture After coloring your tree, you need to make the branches stand out by choosing a darker color and adding some texture to the edges of the triangles.
- Step 5: Decorate with Ornaments Get creative and add decorations to your tree. Draw circles or any shapes you like to represent ornaments. – Start by drawing Christmas balls, which are a classic decoration for any Christmas tree. After that, draw the candy cane decorations.
- Step 6: Add a Trunk: Draw a vertical rectangle or square below the tree to represent the trunk. Complete your drawing by adding some presents under the tree. Feel free to color it in with festive shades!
1. Triple Triangles 🎄
We just practice this tree. One of the most traditional-looking ways to draw a pine tree is using triangles. If you can draw a triangle, you can do any type of Christmas tree!
2. Presents 🎁
Let’s draw a very traditional Christmas tree with presents. Don’t forget to use colorful pencils and markers –
Opt for a brand such as Posca to create the effect of white snow falling on green.
3. Verticle Line
Let your pen flow. Draw some verticle lines and don’t worry about overlapping or fret about achieving perfect alignment. Just as real trees embrace imperfections, feel free to let yours exude a charming irregularity!
4. One Line 🖌️
One-line art is very popular for drawing faces, animals, or flowers. So let’s give it a try with a Christmas tree drawing. The math behind one-line art is deciding or imagining the starting and ending points. Once you try a few times, you will get used to it.
5. Modern Curvy
Embrace the abstraction! How about discovering the trees not as a triangle but as something different? What if we ventured into the realm of unconventional raindrops? Let’s give it a try.
6. Triangle
Here is a really cute and easy Christmas tree drawing. If you are looking for a simple inspiration this is your version.
7. Watercolor
This can be also considered as a one-line art. Here is a simple drawing of a watercolor Christmas tree.
8. Negative Space 🖍️
We don’t always have to color up inside of trees or use the color green. Let’s paint the town red with the Christmas tree drawing!
9. Sparkling Stars ✨
Here is a simple Christmas tree drawing with stars to draw next in your sketchbook.
10. Zigzag ⚡
Here is a very simple and easy way to draw a Christmas tree. Just zigzag form top to bottom.
11. Potato Print 🥔
How about making a tree from the potato prints of our childhood? If you do not want to use potatoes, you can give the same effect with a sponge. It’s a simple and easy DIY Christmas tree to make, especially with children.
12. Snow ❄️
Let’s draw a minimalist tree that looks like snowflakes.
13. Fluffy
This time let’s try to draw brunchs as much as we can to get fluffy effect. Don’t worry about the perfect symmetry or w shape!
14. Modern Zigzag
Let’s draw a Christmas tree similar to the previous zigzag but with smoother lines. Don’t forget to add tiny zigzags with a lighter color after drawing the main body.
I hope my whimsical ideas and Christmas Tree drawing brought a smile to your face! Your support means the world to me. Don’t forget to explore my other blog posts or leave a comment. I’m constantly updating with fresh inspiration, so stay tuned! For even more drawing ideas, feel free to follow me on Instagram. 🌈🎨
