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How to Draw an Oak Tree
Draw an oak 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 leafy top.
Step 1: The leafy top
Start on the left, above the middle. Draw a long rainbow of big soft bumps and stop on the right.
Tip Make it very wide: an oak is a big fat tree.
Step 2: Bumps underneath
Start where the rainbow ended. Draw 6 shallow bumps hanging down and across, until you meet the other end.
Step 3: The trunk
Start under the leaves, left of the middle. Draw a post down to a root at the bottom. Same right.
Step 4: Two branches
Start on the bottom of the leaves, left of the middle. Draw a skinny V into the trunk and up.
Step 5: Knot hole
Low on the trunk draw a small egg for a knot hole, with a curve hugging its right side.
Step 6: Leafy hills
Start on the left side of the leafy top, halfway up. Draw hill bumps down to the middle. Same right.
Step 7: Acorns
Hang 5 acorns up: a little cap, then start at its left end, draw a nut, stop at the right.
Step 8: Ground and grass
Draw a long ground line under the trunk, from well left to well right. Add grass blades beside the trunk.
Step 9: Wood trunk
Colour the trunk and both branches wood brown, leaving the V empty. Colour the knot hole darker brown.
Step 10: Tan acorns
Colour the acorn nuts tan and their caps brown.
Step 11: Green leaves
Colour the leafy top green, around the acorns. Go over your lines and your oak tree is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an oak tree, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
