Below you’ll find a step-by-step tutorial for how to draw a fall tree and a fall tree coloring page. There’s even a quick lesson about perspective.
Fall Tree Drawing
Fall Trees and Drawing
A simple rule of perspective is included in this lesson about how to draw a fall tree. When students change up in the size of the leaves that are swirling around a tree on a fall day, they can see how this idea works, while making a really pretty fall drawing.
This fall tree, for instance, is set off to the side so that some colorful leaves can easily fill in the open blue sky. When students add just one or two leaves that are much larger than the rest, they will get some instant depth in their drawing.
It’s helpful to remind students that when they draw their leaves, they need to be all the same type, or kind of shape. That’s the best way for the viewer to be able to understand they are all coming from the same tree, and are not just bigger leaves from somewhere else.
Why draw with Guides?
You may have noticed that all of the tutorials on this website have a dashed vertical line and horizontal line running through the center of each step. If students make their own centered lines on their own paper, before drawing, they will have an easy reference to follow. All they need to do is fold their sheet of paper in half both ways, make a crease, and unfold. The best part is, by the time the drawing is done and colored in, the creases will have disappeared!
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Watercolor Resist Fall Tree Painting
Fall Tree Coloring Page
Materials for Fall Tree Drawing
- Drawing Paper. This is the good stuff you can buy in bulk for a good price.
- Pencils. I like how this brand always makes nice dark lines.
- Black Marker. A permanent marker will give you a dark black color.
- Crayons. The larger packs are nice for more color choices.
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Directions to Draw a Fall Tree Step by Step
Time needed: 45 minutes
How to Draw a Fall Tree
- Draw a hill across the paper.
- Add a simple tree trunk on the right side.
- Erase the line inside, and draw a tree shape around it.
- Draw a large bush on the left.
- Erase the line inside and add another bush.
- Add an assortment of leaves in the tree.
- Draw a few small leaves that are blowing away.
- Add a few more leaves that are closer and larger.
- Trace with marker and color.
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