How to Draw a Christmas Tree

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A Christmas tree drawing is exactly what you need this holiday season to lift your spirits and prepare you for the festivities.

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Drawing is an easy way to decompress after a long day and a perfect activity to share with family and friends.

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Use this step-by-step tutorial for drawing a Christmas tree to create a Christmas card, present tags, or create a winter wonderland drawing. Continue reading to learn how to complete each simple step.

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STEP 1: The first step is to pencil out a five-pointed star. Do this near the top of your paper, so you have plenty of room to work downward on the tree. This will be the Christmas star at the top of your tree.

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STEP 2: This next tree step is where you will start to draw the outline of the tree starting with the top of the tree. Draw two curved lines sloping down from the star. Join them with several points acting as the evergreen tree needles hanging down. I did a total of 6 points on this step.

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