Put the lid on your Sharpies and get out some washable markers for this step.
Each branch should have at least one smaller branch “Y- ing” off of it.Īdd some color to your pine tree drawing… Use the letter “y” as a reference for adding small branches that come off of the main branch. Just like the tree trunk they are thicker at the base than at their tips. Do this together.Īdd sets of branches that go from longer on the bottom to shorter and shorter as they go up. Tree trunks and branches are thicker at the base and get thinner as they go out. I know some of you are averse to permanent markers with kids but they can do it! It’s necessary for this step to be done in permanent marker because when we get to the paint with markers part we want the tree trunk details to stick around!ĭraw a wiggly trunk. If no pine tree is available they can follow you, or me! We want to teach kids to look at what they’re drawing. It would be amazing if you have access to looking at a pine tree during this lesson.
Almost everything today will be crooked and a bit wiggly. Here’s another directed drawing lesson that’s perfect for spring- all flowers and sunshine! Drawing a pine tree….įirst realize that almost nothing in nature is perfect and straight. Breaking down the complex into basic shapes is a skill that will help them draw anything! It’s made up of lots of different parts that come together to make a more complex shape. A pine tree is actually not a triangle with a rectangle for a trunk. Even bringing a pine branch inside will allow kids to look at it up close and notice some details. I think the biggest benefit of this project is that it makes kids slow down and really look. It gives kids tools they can apply to other art experiences and builds their confidence in their own abilities in a big way. While directed drawing may seem like a lot of “direction following” it is an amazing confidence builder. If you’re a mama doing this at home directed drawing could look the same or you could be working together using the steps you see here! If you’re a classroom teacher this could mean you demonstrating one step at a time while your students then follow. Directed drawing involves drawing one step at a time. What is directed drawing…ĭirected drawing isn’t copying or tracing. This lesson is short, clean, and gives kids a skill they can carry on to their next art experience. While this project isn’t specifically for the winter holidays it surely translates well for a Christmas card subject or even homemade wrapping paper.
#PINE TREE DRAWING PLUS#
This pine tree tutorial includes a few simple directed drawing steps plus the fun addition of color using the super simple (and not messy) paint with markers technique. But I also believe it’s good for kids to learn some basic tools or skills that they can then use in their own art in their own way. In fact most of my lessons are very open ended.
#PINE TREE DRAWING FOR FREE#
I’m all for free form, creative process art.
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