Draw a Real Looking Tree in 3 Minutes! - 3 Easy Steps

NO NEED for all the frustration trees cause artists. These three easy steps will separate three key stages of drawing a tree. You'll get great results in minutes. If you want to draw more types of trees, or in more detail, there's a link to a playlists with 25 videos all on this subject. Not to be missed.
#howtodrawtree #howtodrawatree #drawingvideo #drawingtips #stephentraversart

[@ShinoSarna]

I am learning to be a comic artist, and this channel is invaluable to me in learning how to draw backgrounds without spending 20 hours on one page.

[@shivanshrao4044]

Same 🫂

[@eugenetswong]

It's interesting that you mention being a comic artist. If I recall correctly, I brought up the topic of computer animation in another comment section of his. I definitely often think of comics or cartoons, when I watch these videos.

[@stephentraversart]

That’s great to hear. Thanks for telling me 😀

[@stephentraversart]

It’s not an area of experience for me, but I’m really pleased my videos are relevant for background art. 😀

[@ArifRWinandar]

Making comic book is 10% drawing and 90% figuring out how to not spend 100% of the time drawing.

[@Powerphail]

That fragmented line... that might just be what's been missing from my cannopy sillhouetes this entire time! It's still so tempting to put a big fat outline around everything, and it just turns everything into a cartoon. Great little tip here that might just have a big payoff if I learn how to apply right. Great video as always :)

[@stephentraversart]

Sounds like you know the way ahead. You’ll get there quick enough, I’m sure. All the best with it 😀

[@Nienpet]

I moved to Australia just over 6 years ago and I’m just besotted with gum trees. I adore them. There’s a massive one right next to our garden that I’ve tried to draw but it always comes out a bit meh. I shall give it a go again with renewed vision and vigour 😄

[@stephentraversart]

They are so different to European trees in the main, and do present some challenges. Work at observing how they grow and particularly how the branches change direction at times. When we live looking at our subjects it will always be a good session 😀

[@sanliturk31]

I tried to do with you and feel an old feeling that i've forgotten in these days (the feeling that following a giude,pursuiting steps) so thank you for lesson and keep the good work master

[@stephentraversart]

Welcome back to the adventure of learning Sanli. Have fun. 😀

[@basfinnis]

Trees have always baffled me a bit. Thank you 😘

[@stephentraversart]

Hope this has helped. I have a tree playlist if you’re interested in more on this 😀kzbin.info/aero/PLwjv2r1KZs1T6N8jxkM-M6r8m3_hX1Q1v

[@sarahb.6475]

It was on step 3 where I was getting stuck on drawing trees! You see all that detail in a photo of a tree and you think "how in the world do you draw that!". I will try this and hopefully it solves my tree drawing problem.

[@stephentraversart]

That’s great to hear Sarah. I have a playlist on all things trees and foliage if you’re interested in more like this. 😀

[@bubbadupes]

Excellent tip- draw branches from the top down - will be trying that asap! Thanks

[@stephentraversart]

Really works for me Barbara. Have fun. 😀

[@amycus2129]

Awesome. Thank you!

[@tomgoodman2360]

Hey Stephen, some video of yours asked me to start drawing for 15 minutes a day, so I'm doing that. Today is Day 3. I did this small lesson and it came out pretty fine. So away I go.

[@stephentraversart]

Sounds like an excellent start with it. All the best Tom. 😀

[@user-sl5wb8wd5b]

Very useful, just what I was looking for!

[@stephentraversart]

Wonderful Alyson. Thanks for telling me 😀

[@PhuongNguyen-wm8wi]

I have been looking for instructions on how to draw trees. Thank you SO MUCH, Sir! ❤

[@stephentraversart]

Glad to help. Here’s my Drawing Trees playlist if you’d like some more: kzbin.info/aero/PLwjv2r1KZs1T6N8jxkM-M6r8m3_hX1Q1v&si=RZ3g87qf7wfndfAN

[@PhuongNguyen-wm8wi]

😍 Thank you, Stephen. I have watched a few videos of yours about drawing trees this morning , but it is wonderful to have this playlist. Much appreciated!!!@@stephentraversart

[@pattyadams4]

Definitely needed this one!!

[@Mahbubaartandcraft]

Thanks for your tutorial ❤❤❤

[@stephentraversart]

Always welcome ;)

[@Mahbubaartandcraft]

@@stephentraversart God bless you 😇💝🤗

[@SKY-qf8qq]

So so helpful. Your videos are so helpful. I am more in to this kind of thing rather than buildings , but I am learning so much from you.

[@stephentraversart]

Great to hear Sky. Keep onwards!😀

[@willkei88]

I saw All your replys well acctualy not all but I saw some and they are so Nice you seem like a very good person I hope you have a good Lifebuoy thank you : D

[@stephentraversart]

I just can’t reply to everyone anymore, there are just too many. But I do try and get to as many as I can. Thank you for your kind words 😀

[@jbkhan1135]

This is awesome! I've always had a hard time drawing trees... this makes it so simple. I'm going to try this tonight... Thanks again for sharing this.

[@stephentraversart]

Great to hear JB. I think it’s an effective approach 😀

[@roadwarrior2348]

good and very easy too. they look very good. Thankyou for the tutorial

[@stephentraversart]

Glad it works for you

[@surfbirdie5759]

Going back to the basics with trees! This is really helpful, thank you!

[@stephentraversart]

Have fun. 😀

[@iansaxby9264]

I'm labouring through an eight-square-foot Canadian landscape at present. Your fir tree example was actually quite helpful 😀

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

While you look for a bit of variety on a landscape that large, don't forget some trends in the "personality" of the trees... While his over-all shape works well for most pines, and some firs, there are cedars and hemlocks (if I recall correctly) where the branches are a tad more springy, preferring to reach out and UP, to make a more "artichoke shape" of the things... rather differentiated from a "sagging cone"... Just a thought... along the way... haha ;o)

[@iansaxby9264]

@@gnarthdarkanen7464 Cheers mate. Yeah, I try to give the trees a bit of character as I go. I'm working from photo references, so there's a variety of images to work from (my training as a botanical illustrator also helps a little 😀).

[@stephentraversart]

Thanks Ian. In Australia, we call everything like that a pine tree, but I’ve been corrected in the past. So it’s a fir, not a conifer? I’m on a learning curve here. 😀

[@iansaxby9264]

@@stephentraversart A fir is a type of conifer, but not technically a pine. Pines carry their needles in bunches of two, three, or five, while firs and spruces carry theirs as singles. I tend to generically refer to conifers as firs because that's mostly what I'm painting here in Canada 😀

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

@@iansaxby9264 That's cool. I've just worked around enough remarkably old-school wood craftsmen to get how a man can look over a quarter mile away and KNOW FOR FACT that he's looking at a Douglas Fir, or a Spruce, Hemlock, Virginia or Tabletop Pine, etc... Works fairly readily with the broad-leaves, too. Each species has a sort of character to its silhouette and then color and a few other things from proportion to a dubious tendency toward where they sacrifice branches (creating bare-spots) if you know what to look for. I'm okay finding some species that way from a distance, but I still occasionally get shook by the old timers... haha... Anyways, granted you won't be out to impress a guy who's been 40 or 50 years as a work-a-day sawyer... BUT the odd tip here or there to show a few different characters can help simplify the means by which you're NOT just stamping out the same trees... kind of like "how to avoid same-face syndrome" with people... Good luck in your work... ;o)

[@questioneverything2488]

This an excellent tutorial. Thanks

[@stephentraversart]

Great to hear. Thanks 😀

[@flutosan7764]

thank you, your videos are always very useful!

[@stephentraversart]

Thanks for telling me. Much appreciated 😀

[@AlliListArt]

brilliantly broken down x thank u love Alli from UK XX

[@stephentraversart]

Thanks. Yes, this video and drawings happened so easily. I think the best ones do. 😀

[@yakkarou617]

Think you very much I have some difficulty will be practicing your lesson 🙏

[@stephentraversart]

All the best with it. I have a tree drawing playlist if you want more on this. 😀

[@sleepyminhocats]

This is really cool thank you a lot , I stopped drawing months ago and I seems to forgot everything

[@stephentraversart]

Hope this reminds you. 😀

[@babawawa1953]

Truly love & learn from your videos. They are fabulous & your teaching style is wonderful.

[@stephentraversart]

Glad it’s so helpful for you. Please do me a favour and tell your friends. 😀

[@itsmemogul889]

helped me a ton on my poster making thx

[@stephentraversart]

Excellent! Thanks for telling me 😀

[@bjmgraphics617]

I can use your techniques for far distance in my anime scene and use a higher definition method for up close shot. Thanks

[@stephentraversart]

So good to hear. Thanks for sharing it with me. 😀

[@uncolorr]

thanks they are beautiful

[@stephentraversart]

Thanks 😀

[@stevechrisman3185]

Very helpful ! Thank you 🙂

[@stephentraversart]

Glad it was helpful!😀

[@johnrevill1087]

Nice tutorial but finding your even on cross hatching a little flat and 2d try and are some directional hatching to add the impression of depth

[@stephentraversart]

I’m always happy for you to improve on my drawing. Sign of a good teacher if you can. 😀

[@pilatusk2]

Thank you.

[@stephentraversart]

My pleasure Tim😀

[@Ali.M]

The tip at 2:30 helped quite a bit! 😁 why didn't I think of that before...

[@stephentraversart]

Great to hear Ali. 😀

[@hoon1968]

Hi from Singapore. Very useful tips. Thanks

[@stephentraversart]

Glad you think so. Thanks for telling me 😀

[@Kathy-ku9tm]

Greatjob thanks❤

[@stephentraversart]

My pleasure Kathy. 😀

[@joniangelsrreal6262]

Simplify is the answer…👏 thanks for the lesson 11:59

[@stephentraversart]

Thanks Joni. Must say, I’ve never heard anyone else make that 11:59 point. 😀

[@Therealworld7326]

I have a drawing competition. I am not that good just took part to see what happens lol . This video is amazing and helpful. , by the way I saw some dickheads spitting shit in the comment section. Kindly ignore them , you are doing a fantastic job.

[@stephentraversart]

That’s great - enter more competitions. 😀 Thanks for your support, but I really am thick skinned at my age, and in fairness, my fingernails often show evidence of my constant weeding through the day. Thanks though for your kind words, much appreciated 😀

[@feranmioladipo]

This is very amazing I can now draw at 3x the speed

[@stephentraversart]

Great 😀😀😀

[@rodriguezbriandaniel1422]

Porfinnn dibujos de árboles

[@stephentraversart]

I love drawing trees😀

[@clebersonsouza4029]

ótimo video!

[@stephentraversart]

Thanks 😀

[@nextkang]

semoga video ini membuat saya bisa menggambar pohon kelapa

[@nextkang]

nevermind

[@stephentraversart]

😀

[@stephentraversart]

Ok 😀

[@Nnomadd]

nice tutorial

[@stephentraversart]

Thanks. 😀

[@dariaala-o1304]

Herzlichen Dank ☺️ ❤

[@stephentraversart]

My pleasure 😀

[@FADUKA96]

I'm not really smart with words since english is not my native language, but Thanks this really help me😅😊

[@stephentraversart]

My pleasure to help Farid. 😀

[@kathleenwoosey2026]

jrw1219 5: 30am Montana USA I like your teaching method. It is so easy to follow!! Thank you.

[@stephentraversart]

That’s great. Thanks for saying so. 😀

[@LuneFlaneuse]

Great video! How do we know exactly where to place the shadow and light correctly? Thanks 😊

[@stephentraversart]

If we have a reference, that tells us. I just drew these quickly from my imagination so I chose where the sun was and imagined where that would create shadows. Both ways work.

[@Kavukamari]

all this time ive been trying to draw "realistic" by drawing all the structure behind everything, but it makes everything too slow and grueling, i think the idea here is to know the structure in your head, but don't draw it, just imply the structure with the other things...

[@stephentraversart]

Have you seen my videos on drawing effect, not detail. I have a playlist list that shows how it works on different subjects if you’re interested 😀

[@robsonhenrique3329]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@stephentraversart]

😀😀😀😀

[@jenskreibach9424]

Good advice. But how do you draw trees in winter which are only branches and twigs? Do you summarize them somehow?

[@stephentraversart]

Here’s a link to one my videos on this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/enuWe4yMos-ed8k

[@OkieSketcher1949]

You have just shown me a different way to draw trees. Thank you. I think I will get my pen and paper and start giving this technique a try. -OkieSkeetcher1949

[@jaraki]

Stephen. Do u have a video about your draw station? Im starting to learning to drawing and I have doubts about this matter.

[@stephentraversart]

I’m sorry Jaraki, I’m not sure what you mean. Do you mean where I draw?😀

[@jaraki]

@@stephentraversart Yes. Do we need a table tilted to draw? Sorry about my english 😅😏

[@ManWithoutThePants]

@@jaraki This is 7 months late, but don't worry about that as a start. Especially if you are sketching an smaller paper. Tilted drawing board might come handy if you are drawing something bigger so that you don't view it from angle or you don't need to hunch over it which can lead to back or neck pain over longer time. But in general drawing flat is fine way to go I would start and later you can get more equipment depending what you want.

[@kinisiko]

This is crazy

[@stephentraversart]

Crazy good i hope!🤣

[@kinisiko]

@@stephentraversart this is crazy fast to me

[@brucedavidson5400]

My mistake is trying to draw leaves! I am trying to stop doing this.

[@stephentraversart]

Sounds like you’re on the right track Bruce. All the best with it. 😀

[@Exsecrabilis]

-07/02/2023 @ 1047- 🤔🤨🤔

[@himemoor]

Why not finish one by one? Annoying

[@stephentraversart]

It shows how the steps work for different types of trees more effectively I think. But you don’t have to agree. 😀

[@Yanbdesign]

my god his nails. terrible

[@stephentraversart]

Sadly, I have the urge to pull out weeds every time I pass my garden. Even on my way to record a video. It’s so much a part of my life I do it like breathing - without thought. I’m trying to remember to check now, but this is an old video. I hope the teaching was more helpful.😀

[@Yanbdesign]

man the video is gold but you could prepare everything before to shoot it.@@stephentraversart

[@leviathan9992]

He doing waaay to much. Just finish the tree u started on then go to the next one. Smh lost interest, I'm going to the next video. Sorry bro but u doin the most.

[@stephentraversart]

Never mind. Most of my tree videos are just one tree. 😀

[@stanesti3966]

Thanks cool lesson

[@stephentraversart]

No problem!😀