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Here are steps on how to draw a simple tree, a subject popular with artists as they depict the beauty of nature. Once you get the basics down, you can expand and create different designs.

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   Draw a basic tree base. straight lines with a wider point at the top and bottom.

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   Draw the branches at the top, connected to the wider points at the top of the tree.

   • Each tree has its own way of branching, so if you want to draw a particular kind of tree, pay attention at the overall mass and at the way the branches are growing.

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   Now get your green pen out and start coloring the branches!!

   • We don't see individual leaves from afar, so think of them as of masses.
   • If you are drawing a more realistic tree, look at a real tree to see how the light and shadows gradate from top to bottom and from one side to another.
   • As you get towards the trunk, the leaves look darker.

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   Add swirls to make the tree look wooden and made out of natural bark.

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   Color the base in brown.

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   Draw two vertical lines parallel to one another, and curved at the base. This will be the trunk of the tree.

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   Draw figures that resembles branches growing from the sides of the trunk. The branches need to be thinner than the trunk.

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   Draw the leaves collectively which grow from the branches. Add details like the cuts and curves of the leaves.

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   Draw rings and curves to the trunk to resemble woody texture to the trunk.

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   Trace with a pen and erase unnecessary sketches.

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   Color to your liking!

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  How do I draw a fall tree?

  

  First, follow one of the ways above up to the coloring stage. Then, draw uneven circles in the leaves to symbolize the missing ones. Color the rest of the leaves red, orange, and yellow.

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  How do I draw a cherry blossom?

  

  Add small pink flowers to your tree, and instead of drawing clusters of leaves, draw a few leaves separately.

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  How do I draw a tree in the moonlight?

  

  You can use the light of the sun to put shadows on an already dark tree, then color the background a dark blue or gray.

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• It's also great to add different shades of green to your tree for a more in-depth look of the colors.

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• Add more branches for a more detailed look.

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• Trees in summer are usually covered in green so much, that you can't see the branches, so if you want it to look like that,add no branches whatsoever!!

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Things You'll Need

• Paper
• Green, brown and black colored pencils or pens. The color black is needed to trace

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To draw a simple tree, start with 2 vertical lines that curve inward a little to form the tree trunk. Then, draw a few short branches at the top of the trunk, and surround them with a cloud-shaped mass of green to represent the leaves. Finally, add lines and swirls to the trunk to make it look more realistic, and color it in with brown. Keep reading to learn how to draw a cartoon tree!

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