How to draw a fir branch step by step

Let`s learn how to draw a fir branch. I advise you to draw from nature. This is the surest way to make your picture more lifelike. I found a branch with good dense needles and a few cones, it looks pretty.

You should always start a drawing with a schematic generalized line sketch.

Believe it or not, the fact is that the most difficult and important part of the job has already been done. Now we take on the markers and outline our drawing.The spruce needles are short and strong, but they are not as straight as steel needles, so we will not mechanically draw them in rows, but show them as in real life.

Outline the cones:

It remains to draw the shade and scales on cones:

Since this is a drawing from nature, let’s compare – how similar it turned out.