Simple Step-by-Step Drawing Lessons
Trees, clouds, mountains, leaves, and a cactus drawn in stages, with simple ways to suggest texture and depth using only a pencil.
5 tutorials published
Sketch a potted cactus in five steps: a tapered pot with a rim, a tall rounded column, two upturned arms, curved rib lines and small clusters of spines. Plus a barrel cactus and a succulent rosette to try.
Start every leaf with a curved center line, then build five shapes around it: oval, heart, narrow blade, lobed and five-pointed. Add curving veins, an uneven edge and a turned tip, and arrange leaves into a sprig.
Draw a mountain range in five steps: an uneven zigzag of peaks, ridge lines, hatched shadow sides, a jagged snow line, then a paler range behind and tiny pines in front for depth.
Build a fluffy cloud from five overlapping circles, break the outline so it stays soft, and shade the underside while the top stays white. Includes two other simple cloud types and tips for filling a sky.
Move past the lollipop tree with five steps: a flared trunk, forking branches, a cloud-like crown split into leaf clumps, then loose texture on the shadow side. Short notes cover a pine and a bare winter tree.
