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How to Draw a Handprint Tree
Draw a handprint tree in 12 easy steps, about 9 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 leafy top.
Step 1: The leafy top
Above the middle of the page draw a big rounded square, flat on top and bulging on the lower left.
Tip In a handprint tree the palm is the leafy top and the fingers are branches.
Step 2: The trunk
Start on the leafy bottom. Draw a trunk down, curving out at the ground, across and back up to it.
Step 3: A friendly face
On the trunk draw 2 round eyes close together with a black dot and shine, and a small U smile.
Step 4: The middle branch
Right of the middle start a tall branch on the top line. Go up, round the tip, down to it.
Step 5: Two more branches
Draw a shorter branch each side of the middle one, starting and stopping on the line. Leave a V gap.
Step 6: The little branch
On the right draw the shortest branch, leaning out. Start on the line, up, round the tip, down to it.
Step 7: The thumb branch
From the left bulge draw a fat branch leaning out left, getting narrower, round the tip, back to the line.
Step 8: Apples
On the leafy part draw 3 round apples, spaced out, none touching the branches.
Step 9: Ground and grass
Draw a ground line under the trunk from left to right. Add a little 3-blade grass tuft on each side.
Step 10: Green tree
Colour the leafy top and the branches leaf green, around the apples.
Step 11: Red apples, green grass
Colour the apples red and the grass tufts green.
Step 12: Brown trunk
Colour the trunk brown and leave the eyes white. Go over your lines, and your handprint tree is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a handprint tree, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
