How to Sketch & Draw Trees

Learn how to sketch simple trees for a landscape drawing and how to draw a more detailed tree as part of a study in itself. This is the fourth lesson in a series of lessons that Phil is filming from home whilst isolating from Coronavirus.

*** Video Sections ***
2min 25sec - Sketching Simple Tree Shapes
15min 03sec - Sketching A More Detailed Tree
28min 21sec - Sketching A Tree Trunk: Part 1 - The Lay In
41min 34sec - Sketching A Tree Trunk: Part 2 - Shading

*** Reference Photos ***

[PhilDaviesArtist]

Hope you enjoy this tutorial - any questions or requests for future lessons, please pop them in the comments below 👍

[sojournerkarunatruth]

2:25 sketching simple tree shapes
15:03 sketching a more detailed tree
28:31 sketching a tree trunk: part 1 the lay in
41:34 sketching a tree trunk: part 2 shading

[susiewallenstein]

Thank you for your generosity. You are helping make the world a better place.

[irmareitz]

Great tutorial! Thank you so much for your generosity in sharing your knowledge.

[clarebanks]

'Trying to think like a branch...' I love it!

[gailcheck]

Great tutorial. Thank you for taking the time to explain and demonstrate the real-time process.

[gprogers]

Phil - another great and enjoyable tutorial. Clear, informative and very easy to follow. My wife and I both watch and are learning from you. Many, many thanks.

[TrueLoveX]

Brilliant tutorial. Thanks you for sharing your tips on basic shapes at the start and so helpful to see you draw the more complex and unique tree. I can apply this even to my watercolor with thumbnail sketches to get your lights, mid tones and darks right, as if you start with a faulty drawing, no amount of watercolor can fix that. 👍🏼❤️

[carlomichael]

This is pure dimond, thank you the best Chanel step by step for understand the concept of Drawing fron the base, angles and negative spaces until small details! Thousand of THANK YOU!!

[sandyglass]

Love graphite. Your attention to detail is remarkable. Thank you.

[rainazichterman]

This is a great tutorial. I’ve learned a lot. Especially about proportions. Thx Phil.

[AndreaM]

Beautiful work, you're not only a gifted artist, but teacher as well. Thank you for your knowledge and generosity of your time. Blessings!

[judylearn]

These videos are clear, fun to watch, and are superb instruction. Thank you for sharing these do-able techniques. I'm encouraged to take a little sketch book on a trip I have coming up. Sketching is not only fun, but truly encourages us to look more carefully at what's around us. Many thanks!

[nicholasalexander]

How does this channel not have 1 million subs yet? Its just that good.



Absolutely love the content. Although I'm new here, I expect to learn a few things a long the way. Keep it up!

[ranger]

Thank you I thoroughly enjoyed this tutorial. I was able to follow you, pausing the video as I went along to complete the various stages of the drawing. Nice work!

[jamirovega]

I have never watched an instructional video that focused on these principles of drawing. Many times I have wondered HOW something was done or WHY. Built it from lines, blocked in the negative shapes, blocked in the shadows, then, and only then, focused on details. Why have I never seen this in a drawing tutorial? So simple. So enlightening. Thank you! I'm pulling out my sketchbook again.

[real_snowwy]

How do you not have 1 MILLION SUBS?!?!?!? This is so detailed! Tanks!

[thisischris]

Woooow, I love how you use lines to block out abstract shapes to make your proportions more correct 🤩 that’s genius, mate!

[NichetJamir]

Just Recently, I have also made a tutorial on "how to paint a tree" but I've never thought of "How to sketch a tree." This video is well presented and very helpful. Thank you 💜🌻🌻🌻

[bendigeidfran]

Excellent tutorial! - really, really useful. Thank you so much.