Lesson 24 of 100 · Drawing

⭐ 30 XP✏️ Sketch Studio

Drawing Trees and Landscapes (Part 2)

🎨Studio Brief #24

Trees come in many shapes: rounded oaks, triangular pines, weeping willows.

🎯 Your mission

Don't erase. Sketch over until it sings.

⚡ The twist

Don't lift the pencil until you're done.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 Drawing the same thing twice usually makes the second one better — and the third one weirder.

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Artist Spotlight

🎨 Quentin Blake (the Roald Dahl illustrator) drew with just one continuous line.

Practice organic shapes in this art lesson: drawing trees and landscapes (part 2).

What You'll Learn

Trees come in many shapes: rounded oaks, triangular pines, weeping willows. Learning to draw trees helps you create convincing landscapes.

Techniques You'll Practice

organic shapestexturelandscape composition

Materials Needed

Washable markersThick crayonsJumbo pencils

Step-by-Step Guide

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Where you see this in real life

Every comic, animation, and architecture started with a quick sketch.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Draw the same object three times this week — once a day, slower each time.

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For the dinner table

“Show me your sketch. What's the part you'd do differently next time?”

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