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How to Draw a Tree Stump
Draw a tree stump 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 cut top.
Step 1: The cut top
A little above the middle draw a wide flat oval, as wide as your hand, for the cut top.
Step 2: The sides and roots
Start at the oval's left end. Draw the side down, flaring out into a root. Same on the right.
Step 3: Tree rings
Inside the oval draw 3 smaller ovals, one inside the other, for the tree rings.
Step 4: Bark lines
Down the sides of the stump draw 4 gently curved bark lines, from below the oval down to the roots.
Step 5: A crack
From the front of the oval draw a short crooked crack running down the stump.
Step 6: The ground
Near the left edge draw a ground line across to near the right edge, under the roots.
Step 7: 2 mushrooms
Past each root, start on the ground, draw a stem and cap, back to the ground. Close the cap underneath.
Step 8: Tan top
Colour the cut top tan.
Step 9: Wood-brown sides
Colour the sides and roots of the stump wood brown.
Step 10: Red caps
Colour the mushroom caps red and leave the stems white. Go over your lines and your stump is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a tree stump, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
