How to Draw a Gum Tree

Last Updated: May 27, 2022

Gum Trees, or Eucalyptus trees, are commonly found in Australia. Gum trees are also the focus of many paintings and songs, such as Home Among the Gumtrees by Bullamakanka. It's easy to draw one to decorate the cover of your next album or postcard! Keep reading for detailed instructions.

Steps

1
Sketch a straight or slightly slanted line in pencil, marking about halfway and drawing a curve over it. Add two lines to create a Y shape. Make sure to press lightly so you can rub it out if need be.
2
Sketch the trunk and branches. Give it a slim trunk, and forked branches that stay within the curved shape and the Y guidelines.

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3
Gum trees often have slightly sparse-looking foliage, so instead of one large shape draw a few smaller circles around the ends of your branches.
4
Develop these into more irregular, leafy shapes, until you are happy with them. Make sure some overlap.
5
Go over your sketch with a liner. To get the look of pointy leaves, use short vertical lines, particularly at the bottom of the shapes where the leaves hang down!
6
Erase your pencil lines, and add some detail – a few lines for texture on the bark, and some more lines for the leaves. Use both vertical and diagonal lines now, to make it look more natural!
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Done! Add colour to it you like – pale bark and olive green leaves.