How to Draw a Blizzard
In today’s drawing lesson, you’ll learn how to create a winter landscape featuring a blizzard. This lesson will take about 30 minutes, giving you plenty of time to explore the details of your scene. You’ll focus on layering and coloring techniques that will help you capture the essence of a snowy day.
Remember, drawing is all about practice. If your first drawing doesn’t turn out exactly as you hoped, that’s okay! You can always come back to this lesson and try again. Each attempt helps you improve your skills and understand how to represent nature in your artwork.
As you work on your blizzard scene, pay attention to the unique effects of snow and how it interacts with the landscape. You’ll be creating elements like rocks, pine trees, and the swirling snow that makes a blizzard special. Enjoy the process of learning and developing your drawing abilities!
Materials
- Pencil
- Drawing Paper
- Crayons | Colored Pencils | Markers (you choose)
- Black Marker (optional)
When you start your drawing, think about using simple lines and shapes as your foundation. This approach helps you build your scene step by step. As you create your winter landscape, focus on how the sizes of these shapes relate to one another. This is important because it helps your drawing look balanced and natural. Remember, the fun part of coloring comes at the end, so take your time with the shapes and details first. Just let your imagination guide you, and soon you’ll have a beautiful blizzard scene on your paper!
Time Needed: 45 minutes
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Draw the Rocks
First, draw oval rocks in the foreground covered with thick snow.
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Form the Snowy Terrain
Draw wavy horizontal lines to form the snowy terrain.
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Draw the Tip of a Pine Tree
Start drawing a pine tree by forming its pointed tip.
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Add Pine Needle Layers
Add more layers of pine needles beneath the tip of the pine tree.
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Form the Base Layer
Draw the wide base layer of pine needles.
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Draw More Pine Trees
Similar to the previous steps, draw more pine trees around the first tree.
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Add the Trunks
Draw upright trunks beneath the pine trees.
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Create the Blizzard
Draw small oval outlines of snow to show the raging blizzard.
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Color the Blizzard Drawing
First, shade the winter sky with a muted grayish blue. Now, color the snow white and add light gray shadows. Next, use dark gray to fill in the rocks. Then, color the pine trees green with snowy white tips. Finally, color the tree trunks with dark brown.
How to Draw a Blizzard PDF Download
Don’t forget to take a look at the PDF below! You can either download it or preview it. This resource will help you with your lesson on how to draw a blizzard.