How to draw a Good Enough evergreen tree

I adore evergreen trees. When I lived up in the Puget Sound area of Washington state, I was surrounded by a forest of evergreens and it felt like Christmas all year long. Then I moved down to San Diego. In November. And I went from this lush, verdant, evergreen environment to one that was brown, dry, and dusty. (I honestly feared that I’d have to assemble a Christmas tree out of tumbleweeds!) While San Diego has certainly proved to be a vibrant and colorful place – and one I’m grateful to call home – I do miss those evergreen trees!
 
Missing an evergreen tree for yourself? Wanting a Christmas tree or Hanukkah bush without all the mess? Here’s how to draw a Good Enough evergreen tree of your very own!
 

How to draw a Good Enough evergreen tree

Three Tips

There’s something about drawing odd numbers of branch levels (or triangles) that makes for a truly appealing evergreen tree to my eye. I tend to draw my trees with three or five triangle layers. Trees drawn with even numbers of branch (triangle) layers are still sweet, but they have a different bit of a look and vibe. Here’s an example of what I’m talking about:
 

 
Play with the number of layers for yourself and see what you prefer!

 
And that’s it! This holiday season, don’t just pine for a nice big fat evergreen… draw the one that works fir you!
 
What does YOUR evergreen tree look like? Draw yours up, Tweet it out to @jeannelking #goodenough, and let your idea take root!
 
 
 
Want to have fun drawing AND inspire others to pick up the pen at the same time?  Got something you wish you could draw, but you’re not sure how to approach it? Tweet your drawing or idea to @jeannelking and tag it with #goodenough: it could be featured in an upcoming “how to draw good enough” blog post!
 
Looking forward to seeing what you draw forth!