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This article was reviewed by Jeanine Hattas Wilson. Jeanine Hattas Wilson is a Professional Painter and the President of Hattas Public Murals, Inc. With nearly 20 years of experience, Jeanine specializes in creating, overseeing, designing, and painting murals. Jeanine holds a BA in Advertising from Marquette University and a Studio Painting Minor from The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. She has studied at The Atelier Artien in Paris, France, Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, and under renowned artists such as Robert Liberace, Michael Siegel, and William Cochran. To date, Hattas Public Murals has painted nearly 5,000 commissioned works of art in homes and commercial and public spaces. This article has been viewed 31,314 times.
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1 Draw a foundation. Draw a base to serve as the placeholder for your tree(s). This will symbolize where the trunk of the tree separates from the roots. In this example of how to draw a dead tree, the roots will be tucked underground.
2 Start drawing the skeleton. You should start out with a vertical line and then add a 'V' shape on top of it; ultimately making a 'Y'. Start adding branches (lines stretching out in a multitude of directions) to the preexisting 'V' shape as you see fit. Advertisement
3 Add "meat" to the skeleton. Around the trunk of the tree, make an almost squiggly line a proportionate distance from your skeleton lines. Down near the base of the tree, have the line straighten and curl into your base from earlier. This should look like a seamless transition of roots to the trunk. As you move farther up into the tree, have your lines look a bit straighter and cleaner. The distance from your original sketch-lines should slowly shrink to make a proportionate transition to the smaller sections of branch. Remember, your new lines don't have to exactly follow your skeleton lines; be creative.
4 Add more branches. Add smaller, indistinguishable branches. These should be close to the thickness of your pencil/pen. These should ultimately make up a circular shape. Make sure not to go overboard. This should end up looking clean and polished.
5 Add finishing details. Add a light source to your drawing and shade accordingly. I decided to put my light source on the right of my tree. The letters 'L', 'M', and 'D' help show the transition between light and dark. When shading, feel free to make it dark and edgy to show that the tree is indeed, dead. I added a grass patch towards the base of the trunk to eliminate the need to draw roots.
6 Clean up drawing as you please. Feel free to add/remove branches. Don't strive for perfection, for nothing will end up perfect. Make not to go overboard on the corrections to the point that your tree looks too geometric and unnatural. Once the tree meets your standards, take a step back and pat yourself on the back.
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Reviewed by: Jeanine Hattas Wilson Artist This article was reviewed by Jeanine Hattas Wilson. Jeanine Hattas Wilson is a Professional Painter and the President of Hattas Public Murals, Inc. With nearly 20 years of experience, Jeanine specializes in creating, overseeing, designing, and painting murals. Jeanine holds a BA in Advertising from Marquette University and a Studio Painting Minor from The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. She has studied at The Atelier Artien in Paris, France, Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, and under renowned artists such as Robert Liberace, Michael Siegel, and William Cochran. To date, Hattas Public Murals has painted nearly 5,000 commissioned works of art in homes and commercial and public spaces. This article has been viewed 31,314 times. 65 votes - 76% Co-authors: 6Updated: February 20, 2024 Views: 31,314 Categories: Drawing Trees
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1 Draw a foundation. Draw a base to serve as the placeholder for your tree(s). This will symbolize where the trunk of the tree separates from the roots. In this example of how to draw a dead tree, the roots will be tucked underground. 
2 Start drawing the skeleton. You should start out with a vertical line and then add a 'V' shape on top of it; ultimately making a 'Y'. Start adding branches (lines stretching out in a multitude of directions) to the preexisting 'V' shape as you see fit. Advertisement 
3 Add "meat" to the skeleton. Around the trunk of the tree, make an almost squiggly line a proportionate distance from your skeleton lines. Down near the base of the tree, have the line straighten and curl into your base from earlier. This should look like a seamless transition of roots to the trunk. As you move farther up into the tree, have your lines look a bit straighter and cleaner. The distance from your original sketch-lines should slowly shrink to make a proportionate transition to the smaller sections of branch. Remember, your new lines don't have to exactly follow your skeleton lines; be creative. 
4 Add more branches. Add smaller, indistinguishable branches. These should be close to the thickness of your pencil/pen. These should ultimately make up a circular shape. Make sure not to go overboard. This should end up looking clean and polished. 
5 Add finishing details. Add a light source to your drawing and shade accordingly. I decided to put my light source on the right of my tree. The letters 'L', 'M', and 'D' help show the transition between light and dark. When shading, feel free to make it dark and edgy to show that the tree is indeed, dead. I added a grass patch towards the base of the trunk to eliminate the need to draw roots. 
6 Clean up drawing as you please. Feel free to add/remove branches. Don't strive for perfection, for nothing will end up perfect. Make not to go overboard on the corrections to the point that your tree looks too geometric and unnatural. Once the tree meets your standards, take a step back and pat yourself on the back. Advertisement 
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