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Are you curious about drawing a Christmas Tree? Would you like to draw one? Well here are some tips to help you!
Steps
Christmas Tree ( Decorated with lights and ornaments)
- Draw an isosceles triangle.
- Add a small cylinder-like pillar under the triangle attached to its base.Advertisement
- Draw five curves on the body of the triangle at regular intervals from top to the bottom.
- Create leaves of the tree based on the above guides.
- Make garland-like outlines (like little waves) on the leaves for decorating the Christmas Tree with balls of light.
- Draw different kinds of circles on the above made guides as well as on the leaves randomly.
- Add a modest star on the apex of the triangle and enrich the decoration with stars and ribbons.
- Erase all guides.
- Color the Christmas Tree with shades of green.
Christmas Tree (Simple)
- Make a flat shaped triangle with a curved base.
- Repeat the same shape overlapping the upper part but only of a smaller size.
- Once again overlap the apex with a smaller triangle with concave sides and a convex base thus forming the structure of the leaves of the tree.
- Create a small cylindrical pillar at the bottom of the triangles as the trunk of the tree originating from the centre of a disc-like structure at its bottom.
- Decorate the tree with a star on the apex of the tree and dangling balls hanging one each from the six tips of the tree.
- Erase all the above guides of the drawing of the tree.
- Color the tree and its decorations.
- Add further colorful balls on the tree and shadows.
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Tips
- When you are drawing with a pencil, do it lightly so its easier to rub out with no marks left.Thanks
- Always start by drawing with a pencil.Thanks
- If you are using color pencils to color, first color the tree with respective colors lightly and then you can shade it in any way.Thanks
Tips from our Readers 
- Use a pencil to draw the tree, then go over the lines in pen and use an eraser to erase the pencil lines.
- After drawing with a pencil, use a ruler to go over the outline to get super straight lines.
- Draw lightly so you can erase mistakes.
Warnings
- Don’t erase your mistake by putting too much pressure on the paper or it might tear.Thanks
Things You’ll Need
- Paper
- Pencil
- Pencil sharpener
- Eraser gum
- Colored pencils, crayons, markers or watercolors
About This Article
To draw a christmas tree, start by drawing an isosceles triangle in pencil. At the bottom of the triangle, draw a cylindrical stump. Then, draw 5 curved horizontal lines spaced out evenly along the height of the triangle, going past the edges of the triangle. Add leaves by drawing jagged lines under the 5 curved lines, then draw the strings of lights, ornaments, and a star on top. Finish by tracing in marker and coloring in the leaves and ornaments, then erasing your pencil lines. For another simple way to draw a Christmas tree, keep reading!
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