Drawings Of Christmas

For you to accomplish the simple drawings of Christmas on this page, all you need is a 2B pencil, a sharpener, an eraser and naturally some paper.

If you want to smooth over hard lines, you'll need a blending stump which is a handy tool for all artists.

You will succeed with drawing if you always have a positive attitude and a desire to draw.

There are different ways to approach drawing and we each have to discover the method that suits us the most.

With each of these drawings, I varied the method according to the type of drawing I was trying to copy.

I describe each method that I used for the drawings of Christmas throughout this page. Of course there are numeous methods available to us and I only mention a couple of those here.

The Christmas Angel

For my Christmas Angel pencil drawing, I didn't trust that I would get the proportions correct so I first drew the angel using a grid.

Then I immediately drew her again, in a smaller size, only this time without the aid of the grid.

I used my ruler to make sure the size of the angel's head fit approximately 8 times into the length of the body. That is a general guideline to use when drawing the human form.

If you want to so some angel drawings and sketches, you can start by drawing a rectangle on your paper. This gives you a good guideline to begin with.

I do all of my drawings lightly at first and I add extra lines to correct the shape of the form.

It's easier if you leave the incorrect lines in place, don't erase them until you find the correct line otherwise you could end up drawing the same line in the same place.

Once you are satisfied, then you can erase the incorrect lines.

If you don't have a kneadable eraser you can cut an ordinary eraser to give it a fine edge and that will make it easier to get to difficult spots.

Make your correct lines darker so you can spot which lighter ones you need to erase. If you happen to erase parts of the darker lines, it doesn't matter, just go over them again.

Christmas Characters

The last method I used was to place a border around the portion of a picture that I wanted to copy.

Then I drew the same size border on my paper.

To achieve a good outline, study and copy your subject by watching where the lines deviate next to the border you have drawn.

This is very much like using negative space to complete your drawing. It's a way to double check that your outline is a good match to the original.

A border helped me to get a good likeness when I did this pencil drawing of an elf.

I erased the border I originally used but it was touching as much of the elf as I could manage, to make it easier to copy.

This border is too far away from the drawing to be of any real help for the practice of negative space observation.

For my next drawings of Christmas project, I thought a simple reindeer drawing was in order. I drew this one without the use of any aids.

This is where drawing gives me the greatest pleasure, to sit and draw and admire.

I know I'm not the best but I only need to draw for me.

You will enjoy drawing a lot more if you don't put pressure on yourself by trying to live up to anyone's expectations.

Christmas Symbols In Pencil

Another method you can use to assist you is to visualize what common shapes you can see in your drawing subject.

When I drew the Christmas wreath, I started by lightly drawing one circle inside the other.

I went over the circles with the scalloped pattern, matching the inside with the outside.

I can see I have made the top of the wreath larger than the bottom but I'm going to pretend it's alright.

I hope I've kept the design simple enough for the sake of copying these drawings of Christmas.

I drew this bonbon freehand and then I went over my lines with a ruler.

I was pleased that my original freehand lines weren't too bad.

It's good practice if you draw lines freehand as much as you can.

I only used the ruler in case you want to use this Christmas bonbon drawing for a craft project.

Here is the link to my first page of Christmas drawings that I did about 2 or 3 years ago.

I am an impatient drawer, I can't wait to see what I can achieve just by copying a picture straight onto my paper.

Sometimes it has disasterous results and other times I think I have done a good job and I am satisfied.

When I struggle with a drawing, I realize I need assistance and I use one of the methods I described here. They are the ones I rely on the most.

Drawings of Christmas wouldn't be the same if I didn't include a candle with holly. I did the Christmas candle drawing freehand.

I think the candle could have been larger, to suit the size of the holly.

In hindsight I should have gone over all of these drawings with a darker pencil, they haven't scanned very well and I apologize for that.

This Christmas look around for simple images of Christmas symbols and keep any that you like in a reference folder.

It's also a good idea to keep your Christmas cards so you can create your own drawings of Christmas decorations and symbols in the future.

Each year, your reference folder grows larger. Once you draw something from there, don't throw the picture away, you can use it in a collage. Paste all of your Christmas pictures over a gift box for a special touch.

I hope you enjoy these drawings of Christmas and I'd love it if you can use them to make your own Christmas greeting cards.