How to Draw a Palm Tree: Easy Step-by-Step Tutorial, One Frame at a Time
Older lines stay soft gray. The newest line in each frame shows in coral, so you always know what's new.
Draw the left trunk line
Draw one long gently curved line for the left side of the trunk.
Complete the trunk
Add a matching curved line on the right, tapering toward the top.
Add the upper-left frond
Draw one long arching palm frond extending to the upper left.
Add the upper-right frond
Draw one long arching palm frond extending to the upper right.
Add the lower-left frond
Draw one drooping palm frond extending to the lower left.
Add the lower-right frond
Draw one drooping palm frond extending to the lower right.
Add the center frond
Draw one upright palm frond at the top center.
Draw the coconuts
Add three small round coconuts beneath the fronds.
Add five trunk bands
Draw five short curved band lines across the trunk.
Draw the ground line
Add one small curved ground line beneath the trunk.
What you'll need
Pencil, eraser, paper — then crayons, markers, or colored pencils to finish.
Tip for grown-ups
Let each new coral line stay light until the drawing is done, then trace the final outline in black.
Your Finished How to Draw a Palm Tree: Easy Step-by-Step Tutorial
The completed pencil sketch, then the same drawing colored in.
Finished Line Art
Trace over your favorite lines and erase any extra pencil marks.
Colored In
Color it any way you like — this is just one idea.
Take it offline
Print all 10 steps on one worksheet and draw along with a pencil, away from the screen.
