If you want to learn how to draw a realistic tree, this lesson will help you. This instruction contains only nine easy steps.

how to draw a realistic tree step by step

In this tutorial, I will show you how to draw a realistic tree. This lesson will be useful for you, and you will definitely apply the acquired skills in the future to create new beautiful drawings.

If you want to draw a landscape, then you must be able to draw trees. The theme of creating landscapes is very interesting. Landscapes can be very different and they depict different types of nature – a forest, a pond, mountains. Also, such drawings depict large and small green spaces, so it is very important to draw trees correctly.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to draw a realistic tree step by step. The lesson includes nine accessible and understandable steps. Each step is one simple action that you can easily repeat.

Materials

Pencil
Paper
Eraser
Coloring supplies

Time needed: 25 minutes

How to Draw a Realistic Tree

Draw the bottom of the trunk.
Using a jagged line, depict the lower part of the trunk and draw two lines along the sides.
Depict the side branches.
Continue the line and add side branches on the left side.
Add branches in the middle.
With the help of smooth lines draw several branches of different shapes.
Draw branches on the other side.
Sketch out several branches of different shapes on the right side.
Add the outline of the crown.
Use jagged wavy lines to depict the crown.
Draw the outline of the crown at the bottom and side.
At this stage, draw a curved, wavy line over the branches.
Add the outlines of individual branches.
Depict a few uneven lines, as shown in the example.
Detail the crown and bark of the tree.
On the crown, add some free-form lines, also add jagged lines on the trunk and branches.
Color the realistic tree.
Color the trunk and branches brown, color the foliage green.