It's so easy to draw this Christmas tree
We don't think we've ever got through a festive period without drawing a Christmas tree, but what if you want to know how to draw a Christmas tree for a stylish, professional result that will look great on homemade Christmas cards, gift tags or place cards for the table?
We asked illustrator Alice Mollon to show us how to draw an easy Christmas tree and she showed us a simple method that looks so professional, but it's straightforward enough for beginners to draw by following her step-by-step guide that uses shapes to make the Christmas tree.
"Decorating a drawing of a tree is almost as fun as decorating a real one," she says. "Feel free to go a bit overboard and layer several strings of lights, tinsel, baubles, candy canes etc!"
Find out how to draw a star for the top of the tree and create some stylish fairy lights. Plus, Alice shares ideas for how to make your Christmas tree drawing your own with extra decorations.
Watch the video above to see Alice drawing the Christmas tree and read her step-by-step guide before starting your drawing. For the best results, Alice recommends drawing thee Christmas tree in pencil first before going over the outline with pen and rubbing out the pencil markings.
There are so many lovely uses for your Christmas tree drawing – why not use it on your Christmas cards or Christmas tags, or even frame it as a cute addition to your decorations.
And if you're looking for even more Christmas drawing inspiration, check out our Christmas penguin and Santa drawing tutorials.
How to draw a Christmas tree step-by-step
STEP 1
Draw a tall triangle in the middle of the page.
STEP 2
Draw four, evenly spaced lines horizontally across the triangle, each one extending out a little over the edges of the triangle. Extend the bottom line of the triangle, too.
STEP 3
Draw a curve joining the top of the tree to the end of the line just beneath it. Repeat this below by drawing a similar curve from the point where the first line crosses the triangle, down to the end of the line beneath it. Do this all the way down, and then repeat on the other side.
STEP 4
Add a pot beneath the tree by drawing an upside-down trapezoid shape.
STEP 5
To draw the star for the top of the tree, draw a large plus sign coming out from the top of the tree. Draw a smaller x sign in the middle of this. Similar to before, draw a small inwards curve joining the end of the top of the plus sign with the end of the line beneath it. Go all the way round the star clockwise, creating an eight-sided starburst shape.
STEP 6
Create texture on the tree by adding some wiggly zig-zag lines to the bottom of each line going across the tree.
STEP 7
For the fairy lights, draw a wavy, diagonal line going across each ‘section’ of the tree, starting from the top and going downwards. Add some small circles along these lines, both above and below.
STEP 8
Add any other decorations you like – baubles, candy canes, presents under the tree, etc!
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