Ready for a wonderful addition to our cute Christmas drawings? Behold a jolly holiday wreath drawing, sketched with an easy line art cartoon style!
As background, I am an artist and teacher named Ms. Marshall, and I love getting cozy and sharing winter drawings at this time of the year. I hand-draw each and every illustration on this site, with love. Ready for our art lesson? Let’s go!
Wreath Drawing
As I explained with our Christmas stocking drawing, please feel free to alter or modify any of the instructions in this tutorial. Creativity is all about making your own unique artistic choices!
1. Create a poofy donut shape.
To create our wreath in a simple cartoon style, pull inspiration from our cloud drawing for how to make the outside look soft and poofy. Once you’ve done the outer circle, make a smaller “O” in the middle, again with curved lines to simulate the woven branches.
2. Add berries and a bow.
Part of what makes a holiday wreath so festive is that decorations are woven in with plants, so don’t forget bright red berries and a big, festive bow. Check out our present drawing tutorial for two options on how to draw the ribbon.
3. Sketch holly and the string.
For additional Christmas spirit, sketch in a drawing of holly leaves at the top or side of your wreath, almost like a jaunty bow on its head! Add in the string at the top, too, to show how it’s attached to the door or wall.
Fun fact: There are a number of different kinds of tree branches that wreaths can be made out of. As we learned in our pine tree drawing, sometimes it’s pine, but it can also be juniper or fir.
4. Choose contrasting holiday colors.
As with our drawing of a Christmas tree, choose your ornament colors wisely in order to contrast with the green of the tree branches that make up the wreath. I wholeheartedly recommend red for the berries and a deeper burgundy for the bow, but feel free to spice things up with gold threads or even lights.
5. Add shading, highlights, and sparkle.
Adding darker shading at the bottom and edges, and highlights in the middle are the key to making our art look three-dimensional, as we learned with our drawing of a snowman. Add extra gloss on the holly leaves and bow to show the shine.
Put some shadows in the background, and your wreath is done! The history of holiday wreaths is fascinating, and stretches back centuries — and you’re part of it now. Good job!
VIDEO: How to Draw a Christmas Wreath
Wreath Drawing, in Sum
I hope this Christmas wreath drawing lesson has been festive, fruitful, and fun! You can even pair this with your drawing of an ornament for an extra-decorated art activity. What art tutorials would you like me to illustrate and teach next? Do share!
Want more? Check out my free printable Christmas coloring sheets! An easy, fun activity for kids, teens, and adults.
The author and artist, Lillie Marshall, is a National Board Certified Teacher of English who has been a public school educator since 2003, and an experienced Reiki practitioner since 2018. All art on this site is original and hand-drawn by Lillie. She launched DrawingsOf.com Educational Cartoons in 2020, building upon the success of her other sites, AroundTheWorldL.com (established 2009), TeachingTraveling.com (founded 2010), and ReikiColors.com. Subscribe to Lillie’s monthly newsletter, and follow @WorldLillie on social media to stay connected!
