Imagine a tree so famous that they name a whole National Park after you? While the Joshua tree is usually associated with the hot, dry climates of California, its relations are seen in households across the world – usually in the form of a Yucca plant!
Ready to learn more about these great trees? Then read on for everything you need to know!
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Start with a black fineliner pen, and draw a jagged “cloud” shape in the right half of your page. Add a small circle to the center of this.
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Draw a series of lines connecting this central circle to the outside edges of the shape.
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Now, add another “quarter circle” shape to the top of this, and add a series of long, thin lines to create a segmented effect.
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Add another spiky shape to the left of these, with another circle in the center.
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Fill this with lines emanating from the center to the outside edges…
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And then add a jagged line to the left, and another forked line to the right, connecting this shape to the two others. Draw a jagged line heading left from the bottom shape, and then take the line straight down towards the bottom of the page.
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Add another jagged shape and circle to the top…
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And fill in the lines as before.
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Now, bring two jagged, diagonal lines down from the bottom left of this, and then join the two lines together.
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Add a smaller shape to the left…
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And fill this in once again with the straighter lines.
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Add another “quarter circle” section to the top of this, just as you did with the first shape.
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Add another shape, complete with details, to the left of this group…
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And then add another smaller section just above, connecting the two together with short, jagged lines.
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Now, add three outlines of the smaller shapes, clumped together in a group, to the left of the section you just drew.
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Fill these in with the lines…
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And add another large shape below them.
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Add the lines to the shape you have just created…
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And then repeat this shape with an example to the left.
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Now, add smaller “sections” to the top and side of this main shape.
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From the bottom, use a jagged, diagonal line to connect this section to a horizontal line at the bottom. From this, use a vertical jagged line to connect the top section, and repeat this until all of your shapes are connected.
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Now, add another shape to the bottom of the line…
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And then bring two jagged, horizontal lines across to create another shape.
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Now, add a line parallel to the vertical one at the bottom, and join these with a horizontal line to form the trunk of the tree.
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Grab a green pen for the leaves on your tree…
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And an orange pen for the spaces between the jagged lines.
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Finally, use a brown pen to shade the trunk of the tree and complete your drawing.
And voila – a stunning Joshua tree has emerged! Why not spend a little time researching and learning more about these trees, or the National Park that they give their name to – there is so much to learn and explore!
