The New Year is coming soon, and before you decorate a Christmas tree at home, learn how to draw it with a pencil and paints.
“A Christmas tree was born in the forest, it grew in the forest ...” - who did not sing this wonderful New Year's song in childhood? For the New Year, everyone: both children and adults, want a holiday and New Year's miracles.
One of these miracles can be drawing a Christmas tree, although if you can draw, then you can do it without prompts. But if you are not so hot what an artist, or you want to have fun, in a New Year's way, spend time with your child, then such a drawing lesson, which is offered here, is just for you. So, draw a Christmas tree
How to draw a Christmas tree in stages easily and beautifully with a pencil for beginners and children?
There are several options to start drawing a Christmas tree.
For example, the first option:
- A sketch is made - a large triangle and a square at the bottom, where the Christmas tree stands will be.
- After that, the paws of the Christmas tree emerge from the triangle, because the New Year's beauty should be fluffy. You can make them in three rows.
- Now you need to paint on a few branches in the foreground of the Christmas tree, so it will look more voluminous.
- It's time to draw toys, cones, balls, sweets and garlands on the Christmas tree, that is, to decorate the Christmas tree.
Another option:
- Start again with a sketch. This time, all you need is a vertical line, which will mean the trunk of the tree, and again the base is a square.
- An asterisk is drawn at the top point of the line, this is the star at the top of the Christmas tree.
- Further, relative to the vertical line, several rows of triangles with denticles are drawn.
- The last stage - decorations on the Christmas tree - balls, stockings, garlands, lights.
The most simple option:
- Just draw a triangle on a small square at the base.
- With the help of teeth on the sides of the triangle and on its area, the appearance of the volume and splendor of the Christmas tree is created.
- At the last stage, you can move on to drawing decorations on the Christmas tree.
- If you paint such a Christmas tree, make colorful toys on it and make the lanterns shine, then it will look very festive!
A simple drawing of a Christmas tree: stage 1. 
A simple drawing of a Christmas tree: stage 2. 
A simple drawing of a Christmas tree. VIDEO: HOW easy to draw a Christmas tree with a pencil?
How to draw a Christmas tree in stages easily and beautifully with paints?
In addition to pencil drawings, the Christmas tree can be immediately painted with paints.
But still, it is better to start such a drawing with a pencil sketch of a triangle on a stand-leg.
After that, the fluffiness of the Christmas tree is painted on with a brush and paints.
IMPORTANT: Before proceeding to the next stage of painting, you need to make sure that the previous layer of paint is already dry.
At the last stage, with different touches of the brush, New Year's decorations are drawn on the Christmas tree, and under it are gift boxes of different sizes.
Drawing a Christmas tree with paints: stage 1. 
Drawing a Christmas tree with paints: stage 2. 
Drawing a Christmas tree with paints: stage 3. 
Drawing a Christmas tree with paints: stage 4. 
Christmas tree drawing with paints. You can also try drawing a Christmas tree by drawing circles around the line of symmetry with a brush. You will get an original Christmas tree, which is also decorated, as far as imagination is enough.
IMPORTANT: You can also draw a Christmas tree, leaving it in nature, as if it were decorated right in the forest or in the yard. To do this, in addition to the Christmas tree itself, you need to draw a background for it. The background can be snow-covered snowdrifts or air drawn with light, thin colors. At different times of the day, the air will have different shades - from blue to pinkish-purple.
VIDEO: We draw a Christmas tree. How to draw a Christmas tree for kids?
Drawings of a Christmas tree with a pencil and paints for children to sketch
Drawing a Christmas tree in different ways, the child will practice before dressing up a real forest beauty. The holiday decor options are endless!
I have carefully chosen several schemes for drawing a Christmas tree various levels of difficulty. Choose the one you like best.
One of the schemes is in this video!
Method 1
Although the method is the most difficult, but such Christmas tree pretty cute. And considering that all kinds of gifts are conveniently arranged under it, it is generally wonderful. This diagram demonstrates how to draw such a Christmas tree step by step.
Method 2
And this is real forest beauty, magnificent, luxurious and so beautiful! I hope the circuit is not too complicated for you.
Method 3
Here is another Christmas tree big asterisk. Don't forget about her either. This decoration has already become traditional!
Method 4
This diagram shows in great detail the process of creating a small New Year's masterpiece. First you need to draw a triangle, and on its top a beautiful star.
The tree has to hold on somehow. I suggest putting it in a bucket.
It remains to add some decorations, toys, bows and, of course, color. Color the tree carefully. That's all!
Method 5
This tree is based on a large triangle. Attached to it stand, branches, decorations.
Method 6
Another good scheme and again with gifts=)
Method 7
And this one is not bad, slender, lush, easy to perform. But the choice is yours!)
Method 8
The last diagram will help you learn how to draw a Christmas tree in most naturalistic.
With Christmas trees, it seems, we figured it out. If you don't really love paint, you can from paper, cardboard or fabric. You will find interesting tips on how to do this in.
Drawing is great for children. In addition, the child has the opportunity to express their emotions on paper. Creative activities help to instill aesthetic taste from an early age, cultivate perseverance.
Children try to draw what is familiar and interesting to them. Many people like to depict animals, cartoon characters, flowers, nature. Children of different ages will be interested to learn how to draw a Christmas tree with paints or pencils in stages. After all, this tree is well known to every kid.
How beautiful to draw a Christmas tree?
There are many different ways to portray a forest beauty. You should figure out how to draw a Christmas tree correctly with a pencil, felt-tip pens or in other ways.
Option 1
You can offer your child a simple way to depict a spruce tree in a few steps.
- First you need to designate the trunk of the tree. To do this, draw a straight vertical line in the middle of the sheet. Older children can do it on their own. Parents should help the younger ones. Draw small lines at the top and bottom of the line.
- The next step is to draw the branches that extend from the trunk to the sides.
- Further from the main branches, it is necessary to draw smaller ones. Let the child determine their number and length.
- At the final stage, the baby can independently draw small needles with a green pencil, which should strew each branch.
- You can add colorful balls to this spruce, then you get a New Year's picture. If the question arose of how to draw a winter tree in the snow, then you can simply add white or bluish traces to its branches.
- In order to depict a spruce forest in the warm season, you can draw several trees in this way, and finish drawing grass, flowers, and the sun.
Option 2
Another way is also within the power of a preschooler, in addition, this method requires a certain perseverance and painstaking work.
- It is necessary to start work with the image of a vertical line. This must be done to designate the axis of symmetry. From this line it is necessary to outline the location of the tiers of branches going down at an angle.
- Next, you need to begin to carefully draw each tier, depicting branches, needles.
- After processing the entire picture, you should erase the extra lines.
- Next, you should decorate the drawing with paints. Around it is best to apply the background at your discretion. If the kid asks how to draw a Christmas tree in the snow, then you can simply brush strokes of white paint on the picture. And you can depict mushrooms, flowers and everything that reminds you of summer time next to the forest beauty.
If a child likes to work with paints, then you can tell him how to draw this Christmas tree with gouache in stages. In this case, the outline is drawn with green paint using a thin brush.
Option 3
Every child looks forward to the New Year holidays. Therefore, kids will be happy to listen to how to draw a Christmas tree with a pencil and decorate it with watercolors or other paint.
- First you need to draw a triangle. At the bottom of the base, a small square is depicted, and below it is a rectangle. This is a tree trunk and stand. To the sides of the triangle, lines are drawn that go down at an angle. These are the tiers of the Christmas tree.
- Next, you need to carefully draw the branches, connecting the tiers with a triangle. It can be carefully removed with an eraser.
- Now you can draw a star at the top, sketch out the outline of the garland and the main decorations.
- At this stage, you need to pay attention to small details. Children love to decorate the Christmas tree, so they will be happy to draw a variety of decorations.
- You can decorate the picture with watercolors.
Such drawings can be hung on the wall, or you can give them to your grandmother.
Not all people are born with the talent of an artist, but sometimes situations arise when you urgently need to draw something. For example, on New Year's Eve, many people ask themselves: how to draw a Christmas tree. After all, this evergreen tree becomes the center of the holiday, and often it is the drawings of Christmas trees that decorate interiors, children's albums, and postcards.
In the proposed article, we will consider various options for images of this coniferous tree. We will learn how to draw a winter beauty not only for an adult, but also for a child.
The easiest way
The option of drawing a Christmas tree described below is more suitable for adults than for children. Although it is quite simple. It consists of five stages:
- The first thing to do is to draw the axis of the tree. To do this, draw a vertical line with a pencil. It will be the basis on which the entire drawing will be formed.
- The next step is to designate the triangular shape of the Christmas tree. You don't need to draw a triangle to do this. You can mentally imagine it and further focus on it.
- Then, from the top of the axis, we begin to draw with light strokes, taking into account the triangular shape of the tree, the branches. They should point slightly downward. The left side should mirror the right side.
- Next, we denote the branches in more detail. The upper part of the Christmas tree, as in nature, should always be sharp. On the contrary, we make the lower branches more lush and wide. At the very bottom, you should definitely provide a gap for the trunk. It is better to depict it wider.
- So, the tree is almost drawn. Now it remains to refine it. Using your imagination, you can decorate the Christmas tree by drawing balls, garlands, toys. The upper part is traditionally decorated with a red star or dome.
Drawing with a child under 3 years old
In young children under the age of 3 years, the perception of the surrounding reality, as a rule, is sensual. They see the world in holistic pictures, not distinguishing any nuances. Therefore, when drawing a Christmas tree with a small child, it is worth focusing on its shape. During this age period, children are just beginning to comprehend different geometric shapes. The kid with pleasure, together with his mother, will draw a green triangle with paints, and small circles on it. Paints are better to use gouache. They are bright, saturated, perfectly fit in several layers.
So, at the beginning we draw a green triangle depicting a crown and needles. Then, when the paint dries, we begin to draw balls or beads. It is easier to paint them with cotton buds, not brushes. Plus, it's very exciting. Having dipped a cotton swab in gouache, we put multi-colored round prints on top of the green. To make the tree look even brighter, you can circle it along the contour with some kind of contrasting felt-tip pen or pencil. In the end, with the help of an old toothbrush, by spraying white paint, you can create the effect of a snow coating. The kid will be delighted with such actions.
It will be no less exciting to draw the entire Christmas tree with colored pencils or felt-tip pens with the baby. To do this, first draw the axis. And multi-colored strokes around the dark trunk and branches will create the effect of needles.
Drawing with children over 3 years old
On the one hand, it is easier to draw a fir tree with children who already go to kindergarten, since they already understand a lot and can come up with some ideas themselves. On the other hand, it is more difficult, since a too simple version of the execution is unlikely to suit them.
At this age, the Christmas tree is already more interesting to draw with a more detailed drawing of its parts and using a wider color palette. Paints for such creativity are better to choose watercolor, their texture allows you to get more shades and halftones.
To create a composition you will need:
- a sheet of A4 paper (preferably for watercolor);
- watercolor paints;
- brushes (preferably columns);
- container with water;
- napkins.
The process of drawing a spruce is as follows:
- With the help of wide strokes, we begin to form a tree from top to bottom. We draw the branches around the proposed trunk in semicircular rows. The trunk itself should not be portrayed. Especially black or brown. In this case, the spruce will look too pretentious. For branches, we use mainly colors from emerald green to light green. To create the effect of volume, it is worth adding blue and ocher colors to indicate needles. The main thing is that the Christmas tree does not look monotonous.
- After the tree dries up, you can start decorating: draw a five-pointed red star, draw beads with gouache or felt-tip pens, “put” boxes with gifts under the tree.
- At the end, if desired, the work can be cut out and pasted onto a piece of colored cardboard or paper.
Draw with a pencil
It is a little problematic for an adult who lacks artistic skills to draw a New Year tree, so you should not immediately grab onto paints. To begin with, it is better to do everything with a pencil, while working with an eraser and removing unnecessary or failed moments.
We present a small master class on how to do it in stages:
- The first thing to do is draw a triangle on a piece of paper. Instead of the base of this triangle, draw a semicircle. Got a cone.
- Then, along the entire contour of this figure, which still only resembles a Christmas tree, we draw branches. Inside the triangle, we also depict elements of branches, lines of future hanging beads.
- After that, we begin to draw in more detail the rest of the remaining elements: balls, beads, toys, an asterisk on top.
- Using an eraser, remove unnecessary pencil lines.
- You can paint the spruce with paints, for example, watercolor, colored pencils, pastels. But even if you just give it volume by applying hatching with a simple pencil, then it will look quite beautiful. Hatching is best done according to the shape, observing the rules of light and shadow: somewhere, press the pencil harder, in some cases, loosen the pressure.
We draw with paints
There are a huge number of options for depicting a Christmas tree with paints. Let's get acquainted with a few of them. They cannot be called complex, and they all have one thing in common: the triangular shape of the Christmas tree is taken as the basis for the image. For example, a drawing is very original if you paint a tree in the form of a cone, inside which there are balls of different colors and sizes. Draw an asterisk at the top of the composition. You can draw such simple drawings even without preliminary sketches with a pencil, immediately applying a brush to a sheet of paint.
If you replace the balls with multi-colored strokes, the effect will be no less interesting. Also, if you draw multi-colored lines diagonally inside the cone, the New Year's beauty will look beautiful and festive.
If the artist chose watercolor for drawing, then the spruce should turn out tender and airy. This is due to the effect of such paints, since it is always desirable to dilute watercolors with plenty of water and create a feeling of airiness. Don't forget about it.
We draw with gouache
Gouache has a number of irreplaceable advantages. For example, it is so dense that it can be applied in several layers. This quality of it allows you to create very juicy and colorful New Year's drawings.
Using gouache, you can depict a fabulous spruce in a night landscape. To do this, create a suitable background with dark colors. We draw the stars and the month. Then, in light colors, we depict a festive beauty, on which we draw various toys with contrasting colors.
There are an infinite number of such compositions. A cone-shaped image of a Christmas tree, created by repeatedly pressing a stencil that has been dipped in gouache, will look very creative. As a stencil, you can use cotton swabs, a rectangular piece of potato, a small piece of sponge, even small children's hands.
Currently, there are various variations on the theme of "how to draw a Christmas tree." On the Internet, you can find many different examples of such works. The mirror reflection technique allows you to create different Christmas trees. It is enough just to draw an axis, from which various curly images will depart in different directions: lines, ovals, curls, circles, triangles.
In the process of creating a drawing, it is always worth considering the age and initial skills of the artist. You can’t learn to draw a highly artistic work of art the first time. Secondly, when using certain materials, one should always be aware of their qualities and assume what effect they can produce. It is better to take those paints with which you have already worked. If this was not possible, then it is better to first learn about their properties.
Approaching the process with desire and interest, doing everything with pleasure, you can come up with your own distinctive idea even in the absence of experience. This is especially true for children. They really like to try and invent something new. You shouldn't limit them to this.
Whatever method those who wish to draw a New Year's tree choose, the main thing is to show maximum imagination and skill during the process itself. Any materials and paints are suitable for this purpose. However, do not forget that the effect of different colors will also be different. The tips suggested in the article will help to significantly reduce the time of the image of the Christmas tree.
Take a sheet of paper or an album, a pencil and an eraser. Ask the child how he will decorate the hedgehog and prepare pencils, felt-tip pens or paints with a brush.
Tell your child the rules for working with paints.
- Prepare and moisten paints with clean water;
- mix paints on a palette (white paper) without forgetting to rinse the brushes;
- evenly cover the surface of the background and characters in the composition;
- at the end of the work, wash the brush, do not leave it in a jar of water, but wipe it with a cloth;
- at the end of the paint, put the pencil in boxes or in a pencil case.
How to draw a Christmas tree
Step-by-step instruction "Step by step" how to draw a Christmas tree.
1. Draw a triangle. Now draw a star at the top of the triangle. Leave enough space to add the rest of the tree.
2. Draw the top part of the Christmas tree, which consists of three branches, as shown in the picture. Don't try to draw too precisely, lines that aren't quite straight will look better. The ends of the branch lines must join the star.
3. Now add two more rows of spruce branches. Moreover, in each subsequent row of branches, one more is added. Thus, row 1 - three branches, row 2 - four branches, row 3 - five branches.
4. Then just draw a bucket under the tree and attach to the tree with two lines that will be the spruce trunk. Add two lines in the center of the bucket in the form of a ribbon, as shown in the picture. Erase all auxiliary lines.
5. Draw a bow on the ribbon and draw a ball on each branch. Give the star at the top of the tree a sparkling effect. Our Christmas tree is ready! You are great!
6. Now you can start decorating.
Whatever your child draws, be sure to praise him and hang the resulting masterpiece on the wall so that the kid feels like a real artist.
How to draw a Christmas tree
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