The humble guava tree is a common sight in Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America – but you can enjoy it in the comfort of your own home in just a few short steps – let’s get started!
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Use a black fineliner to draw a small “egg shape” at the top of your page, making the bottom a little more square than the top.
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Repeat this shape all across the page to create your fruits…
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And then add a small square to the top of each fruit.
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Next, add a collection of teardrop shapes to the top of this, giving your tree a few leaves.
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Add another set of leaves to the left…
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And connect these to the fruits with short, wavy lines.
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Add more leaves to the right of the collection…
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And start to join the fruits together with sets of short, parallel lines for twigs.
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Add two longer, curved lines to the top and bottom of the fruit at the bottom right.
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Then, add a small bump to the top of this.
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Continue to add leaves below this…
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And then add two teardrop shapes, connected to a bump at the top, to the left of the page.
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Add two parallel “V” shapes below this, and then three curved lines.
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Continue to add parallel lines connecting the fruits, and then bring two lines down at the bottom for a trunk.
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Add another sharp shape to the left…
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And then continue to add leaves to this side of the tree.
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Next, add a tuft of grass to the bottom of the trunk.
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Use a green pen to shade in each of the guava fruits on your tree.
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Now, use a darker green to the leaves and the tuft of grass at the bottom.
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Then, use a brown pen for the trunk and the twigs of the tree to complete it.
And there we have it – your very own guava tree to enjoy. Why not take a little time to learn more about these types of trees, and the places where they grow?
