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How to Draw a Cypress Tree
Draw a cypress tree in 10 easy steps, about 8 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: the right side.
Step 1: The right side
Start at a point near the top. Draw 7 soft bumps down the right side and stop near the bottom.
Tip Keep it tall and thin, like a candle flame.
Step 2: The left side
Start at the point again. Draw 7 matching bumps down the left side and stop near the bottom.
Step 3: The bottom
Start at the bottom of the left side. Draw 2 little bumps across and stop at the right side.
Step 4: The trunk
Start under the tree. Draw a short trunk down, across the ground and back up. Stop at the tree.
Step 5: Leafy sweeps
Start in a dip on the left edge. Draw a curve sweeping up into the tree. Do 2.
Step 6: More sweeps
From 3 dips on the right edge, draw 3 more curves sweeping up into the tree.
Step 7: The ground
Draw a long ground line under the trunk. Start far left of the tree and stop far right.
Step 8: Grass
On each side of the trunk, away from it, draw 3 short grass blades on the ground.
Step 9: Green tree
Go over your lines. Colour the whole tall tree dark green, right to the bumpy edges.
Step 10: Brown trunk
Colour the little trunk wood brown, and your cypress tree is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a cypress tree, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
