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How to Draw a Kapok Tree
Draw a kapok 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 tall trunk.
Step 1: The tall trunk
Start low in the middle, draw a very tall upside-down U for the trunk, and stop level with the start.
Tip Kapok trees are rainforest giants, with roots like rocket fins.
Step 2: Buttress roots
From each end of the trunk, sweep a curve out and down to the ground, like a big flat fin.
Step 3: The crown
At the very top of the trunk draw a small wide flat crown with soft bumps, like a flat cloud.
Step 4: Two branches
From high on the trunk draw a thick branch up and out each side, stopping at the crown.
Step 5: Bark lines
On the trunk draw 2 short bark lines, one higher on the left and one lower on the right.
Step 6: A knot
Low on the trunk, above the fins, draw a small oval knot.
Step 7: Tiny trees
Draw a tiny tree each side: a bumpy round crown, then a trunk from the crown down to the ground.
Step 8: The ground
Draw the ground line from edge to edge through the bottom of the fins and the tiny trees.
Step 9: Green crowns
Go over your lines, then colour the tiny crowns light green and the big crown dark green.
Step 10: Wood trunk
Colour the trunk, fins, branches and tiny trunks wood brown, and your kapok tree is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a kapok tree, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
