If you want to learn to draw trees, here is a drawing tutorial that you will like. Today we will show you how to draw an oak tree with easy to follow steps. Using basic shapes, we will guide you to drawing a great oak tree. Find out in the following step by step drawing lesson.
How to Draw Trees and Oak Trees with Simple Steps Tutorial
Step 1
– We are going to start off by drawing guidelines. These guidelines will be used to help you draw the actual tree lines.
– Start off by drawing a letter ‘Y’ like shape – as seen above.
Step 2
– Split the branch into a letter ‘V’ shape.
Step 3
– Keep splitting branches into letter ‘V’ shapes – as seen above.
Step 4
– and keep splitting the branches.
Step 5
– Now that you have the guides done it is time to outline them with the actual lines….as seen above. You can add a few lumps…as most tree have spots that stick out a bit.
Step 6
And continue outlining.
Step 7
– Erase the guidelines.
Step 8
Lightly draw ovals for the leaf-area guidelines.
Step 9
– Draw a bunch of letter ‘M’-like shaped leaves.
Step 10
– And more.
Step 11
– You can add a few ‘Y’-shaped twigs.
Step 12
– Draw oval-ish shapes on the tree for bark.
Step 13
– Draw curvy lines within the tree for more bark.
Step 14
– Add shadows … on this tree the shadows are on the far right of the tree and very slight amount on the far left.
Finished Drawing of an Oak Tree
I hope that this tutorial helped you draw trees…and more specifically oak trees. Come back for more drawing tutorials.
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Thank you so much for sharing the love of drawing with those of us who need a little help. I started as you said, once I started my tree started taking on a life itself. Love it simply love it. Thank you again.
Glad you like it
Thank you! Thank you! SOOOOO much. Couldn’t be easier and Why didn’t I ever think of that! My grandkids will love it. Takes the frustration out of making a picture for all.!!!!!!!!!!
Iss goood verry verry nice
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Going to try and draw spiderman Carnage, but can you get a tutorial of venom that looks like one from the original 3rd movie, If you do then OH THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH
P.s. I wads on here because I drew Epona and Link and they Look AMAZING and time for the background. First i might add grass, then this tree in the far background and some other trees and maybe like one animal, idk if i do its going to be like a bug because i don’t want much attention toward it. Anyways thanks for the website and I LOVE THIS WEBSITE!!
~Thanks
I think that your drawing will look amazing. I wouldn’t worry about it looking like a bug if you do. Let me know how it turns out – and thanks for the great comments!!
I have been drawing trees for years and never thought to draw the guideline first! Great tutorial!!!
This has been very helpful. I may have just drawn the best tree I’ve ever done. I do a lot of paintings on old barn wood and I’m sure I’ll use this method many different ways. Thanks
Thanks Jed!!! I’m glad it helped you so much!
Have long wanted to be able to draw trees w/out them looking cartoonish/childlike and this was very helpful! Look forward to other tutorials! Thank you for sharing your expertise!
I tried this and it looked like a dog. Thanks for teaching me how to draw a dog!
Sorry that it didn’t work out for you, Bob
ahah lol XD
how funny
This is to harrddddd
Yes it is very hard.
THIS IS YO HARDD?
This is great – so appreciated! I love Barbizon paintings of Oaks and too often I end up making “lollipop” trees! This solved so many issues!
Thank you so much for this simple way of drawing an oak tree! It helped me so much with a painting! wish you could help with the autum colours and leaves?
nice tutorial i think i have a idea to draw the tree because this is great tutorial
NICE! IT IS AWESOME!