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How to Draw a Willow Tree
Draw a willow 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 leafy top.
Step 1: The leafy top
High on your paper, start on the left. Draw 4 big soft bumps up and over, stopping at the top.
Step 2: The other side
Start where you stopped. Draw 4 more bumps down the right side, stopping level with where you began.
Step 3: 2 hanging fingers
From the right end, draw a long finger ending in 3 leafy points, then another. Stop right of the middle.
Step 4: 2 more fingers
Start where you stopped. Draw a shallow dip across the middle, then 2 more leafy fingers, ending on the left.
Step 5: The trunk
From the middle dip draw a line down, curving into a root. Stop near the bottom. Do the right too.
Step 6: Drooping strands
In each hanging finger, draw 2 slim strands, from near the top down to the gaps between the points.
Step 7: The ground
Draw a long ground line under the roots: start well left of the tree and stop well right of it.
Step 8: Grass tufts
Under each side of the tree, start on the ground, draw 3 pointed grass blades, and stop on the ground.
Step 9: Green leaves
Colour the whole leafy top green, bumps and hanging fingers, going round the trunk.
Step 10: Trunk and grass
Colour the trunk wood brown and the grass tufts dark green. Go over your lines and your willow is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a willow tree, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
