Winter Drawing Ideas: Easy, Cute Instructions

What is winter without a good blizzard and snowman building? Click through here for a tutorial on how to make a cute, easy snowman -- along with an instructional time-lapse video and tips on how to add excitement to the art with color choices and shading. (Oh, and there may be an option to leave out the carrot nose, or make our icy friend a snow-woman!)

Warm up some hot cocoa and snap open the peppermint deliciousness of a candy cane for the holidays! Learn tricks in this tutorial for how to make it look three-dimensional.

When the wind whips outside, giving gifts can provide a festive and joyful winter holiday spirit. Here are instructions for how to draw two different styles of cartoon presents, with alternate options for bows on top of the box.

This cute cartoon candle wants to help you keep warm this winter, with its flickering flame and friendly smile.

The big antlers and red nose of a winter reindeer make me smile! I love visualizing it galloping through the drifting snow.

Weaving together green tree branches with red berries makes for such festive wreaths to hang on doors and display on mantels. Here's a simple cartoon method of drawing them.

What's making the snow bluster around in December? Why, the wind, of course! Using the methods of personification, here are three different ways to show gusts of cold air in an easy, fun cartoon style.

The red of holly berries and the shiny dark green of the plant's leaves create such a visually pleasing contrast against the white snow for winter and holiday decorations.

While we're sketching the winter weather, here are instructions for three different ways to add in clouds to your scene's background.

Stringing holiday lights on a richly green tree and seeing them reflect through the windows and onto the snow is such a jolly winter sight! See how to sketch a holiday tree here.

There's something about frosty temperatures that makes us reach for sweet treats during winter. Here's a delightful method to draw hard candy.

The winter season is full of festive holidays, from Christmas to New Year's Eve, to Valentine's Day. Check out my big compilation of holiday drawing ideas and lessons here.

Is it spelled "winter weather," or "whether?" As an English teacher (in addition to being an artist), here's my explanation of how to remember the correct spelling of these homophones.