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How to Draw Holly
Draw holly 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: left leaf.
Step 1: Left leaf
In the middle, draw a big spiky leaf pointing down to the left, with 3 soft spikes along each edge.
Tip Holly spikes are soft points with round dips between them.
Step 2: Right leaf
Draw a second leaf the same size pointing down to the right, its base close to the first leaf.
Step 3: Middle veins
Draw a line down the middle of each leaf, from the base almost to the tip.
Step 4: Side veins
From each middle vein, draw 2 short slanted lines out towards each edge, like branches.
Step 5: Three berries
Where the leaves meet, draw 3 round berries as big as a grape: 2 side by side and 1 above.
Step 6: A twig
Start on the top berry. Draw a thin twig up to the right, narrow at the tip, and back.
Step 7: Berry shines
Inside the top left of each berry, draw a small curved line from edge to edge for a shine.
Step 8: Green leaves
Colour both leaves leaf green, going round the berries.
Step 9: Red berries
Colour the 3 berries red, leaving the shines white.
Step 10: Brown twig
Colour the twig brown. Go over your lines and your holly is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: holly, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
