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How to Draw a Joshua Tree
Draw a Joshua tree in 11 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 trunk.
Step 1: The trunk
Start near the bottom and draw 2 trunk lines going up, leaning in, stopping a little below the middle.
Tip The trunk flares out at the very bottom, like a foot.
Step 2: The left arm forks
From the left line's top draw a thick Y arm up left with round ends, stopping back in a V.
Tip The V sits a little above the tops of the 2 trunk lines, where the arms fork.
Step 3: The right arm
From the V draw a thick arm up right to a round club tip, and back down to the trunk.
Step 4: Left spiky tuft
On the left arm's tip draw a spiky tuft of dagger leaves, long points on top, short underneath.
Step 5: Top spiky tuft
Draw the same spiky tuft on the tip of the arm pointing up.
Step 6: Right spiky tuft
And one more tuft on the right arm's tip, so every arm ends in spiky leaves.
Step 7: Desert ground
Draw a long ground line under the trunk, from well left to well right.
Step 8: Two rocks
Add a rock hump on each side of the trunk, starting and stopping on the ground.
Step 9: Dry grass
Start on the ground and draw 2 little zigzag grass tufts, one by each rock, stopping on the ground.
Step 10: Brown tree, grey rocks
Colour the trunk and all the arms brown, and the 2 rocks grey.
Step 11: Green spiky tufts
Colour every spiky tuft green, right out to the points. Go over your lines and your Joshua tree is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a Joshua tree, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
