Drawing Trees and Landscapes (Part 6)

Practice organic shapes in this art lesson: drawing trees and landscapes (part 6).

🎨 Studio Brief #72

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.

What you'll learn · 1 of 2

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

What you'll learn · 2 of 2

Learning to draw trees helps you create convincing landscapes.

Get ready

Techniques you'll practise

organic shapestexturelandscape composition

Large paperWashable markersThick crayons

Step 1 of 3

Draw the trunk first—it is wider at the base and narrows upward. Add major branches.

Step 2 of 3

Sketch the canopy shape lightly: round for oaks, cone for pines, umbrella for tropical.

Step 3 of 3

Fill the canopy with clusters of leaves using short, curving strokes. Leave some gaps for sky.

Did you know?

🤯 Mind = Blown

🤯 The pencil was invented over 400 years ago. Same idea ever since.

🌟 Artist Spotlight

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

You did it!

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We'll pick an art project that matches exactly where your skills are right now.

✨ More to explore

🌍 Where you see this: Every comic, animation, and architecture started with a quick sketch.

🏆 Try this week: Sketch one thing in your house you've never really looked at before.

👨‍👩‍👧 At dinner: “Show me your sketch. What's the part you'd do differently next time?”

Send it to a parent looking for a 15-minute screen-free creative win.