We all know that there is plenty to celebrate at Christmas – you can enjoy great food, festive tunes, and, of course – presents under the tree! Let’s create our own Yuletide scene in just a few short steps.
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Start by using a gray pencil to draw a star at the very top of your page.
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Bring two curved lines down from the star at the top, and connect these with a bumpy line at the bottom for the top tier of the Christmas tree.
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Add another set of bumps below this…
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And then bring down two curved lines from this, connecting them with two sets of bumpy lines at the bottom.
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Repeat this with a wider third-tier…
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And then again with a wider still fourth tier.
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Now, use the pencil and a ruler to draw two squares at the bottom of the tree.
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Take an eraser, and remove the lines interrupting the squares at the bottom.
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Redraw the lines using the pencil.
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Join these with two horizontal lines at the top and bottom.
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Use the eraser to remove the lines on the inside…
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And then redraw these with the pencil.
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Next, add horizontal lines across the top of these squares.
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Add vertical lines to the left and the central square…
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And then a series of small circles to the one on the right.
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Add small bows to the top of the left-hand presents…
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And use the eraser to remove any lines that are interrupting these bows.
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Then, redraw the bows with clean lines.
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Now, add a small tail to the bottom of the bow on the left…
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And another small tail just to the left of the central bow.
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Add another showy bow to the present on the right…
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And use your eraser to remove the interrupting lines from the tree.
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Redraw the lines cleanly and neatly…
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And then add a series of small circles all across the body of the tree.
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Now, add garlands to your tree with a series of parallel, curved lines heading in diagonal directions…
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And use the eraser to remove any interrupting marks.
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Redraw the erased sections for sharp lines…
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And then go over all of your lines with a black fineliner pen.
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Erase all the pencil marks.
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Grab a yellow pen, and fill in the spots and bow on the right present, the ribbon and bow on the central gift, and the garlands and stars on the tree.
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Grab a green pen, and use this for the main body of the tree…
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And then use a dark green pen for the under-layers.
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Grab a pink pen for the central present in the pile.
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Now, use a red pen for the right-hand present, the ribbon on the left present, and a few of the small balls on the tree.
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Use a bright blue for the left present and the remaining balls to complete your design.
And there we have it – a perfect tree complete with plenty of gifts to enjoy. I hope everyone is feeling festive!
