How to Draw a Christmas Tree in Inkscape

The finishing touch is to add a star to the tree.

Again select the Create stars and polygons tool, but this time in the Tool Controls Bar, click the Star button and change the Corners setting to five. You can now click and drag a star and change its color to yellow, before placing it in position on the top of the tree.

This simple tutorial has shown you how to draw a simple Christmas tree graphic, but the techniques used here apply to many drawing projects you will undertake in Inkscape and are vital basic skills to possess.

• How to Draw a Christmas Tree in Inkscape
• Open a Blank Document
• Draw a Triangle
• Squash the Triangle
• Duplicate and Shrink the Triangle
• Arrange the Triangles
• Color the Triangles
• Add a Star