How to Draw a Simple Apple Tree Step by Step
In this short tutorial, I'll show you how to draw an apple. We'll create two illustrations: one of a whole fruit and one of an apple cut in half.
Drawing an apple is an excellent opportunity to practice your shading skills. We'll be using a graphite pencil and ink liners; these tools are a great choice for quick sketching exercises.
What You Will Need
- an ink liner number 0.3
- an ink liner number 0.1
- an ink liner number 0.05
- a graphite pencil (I recommend using an HB or B type)
- a sheet of thick drawing paper
![Art supplies I will be using](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=850/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/drawing-apple-art-supplies.jpg)
![Art supplies I will be using](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=630/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/drawing-apple-art-supplies.jpg)
![Art supplies I will be using](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/drawing-apple-art-supplies.jpg)
1. How to Draw an Apple
Step 1
I draw a rounded shape, using a graphite pencil. This shape doesn't have to be perfectly symmetrical, so I make it taper towards the bottom.
![Drawing a rough shape for the apple](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=850/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/1-drawing-apple-ink-drawing-rough-shape.jpg)
![Drawing a rough shape for the apple](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=630/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/1-drawing-apple-ink-drawing-rough-shape.jpg)
![Drawing a rough shape for the apple](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/1-drawing-apple-ink-drawing-rough-shape.jpg)
Step 2
I slightly refine this shape and add a hollow with a stem.
![Refining the apple drawing](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=850/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/2-drawing-apple-ink-adding-the-hollow.jpg)
![Refining the apple drawing](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=630/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/2-drawing-apple-ink-adding-the-hollow.jpg)
![Refining the apple drawing](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/2-drawing-apple-ink-adding-the-hollow.jpg)
Step 3
I add rounded ink hatches that repeat the contours of the apple. The 0.05 ink liner is an excellent tool for that.
I leave a thin line of the reflected light near the contour; without it, the shape will look flat.
![Adding the first layer of hatching](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=850/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/3-drawing-apple-ink-working-on-the-initial-volume.jpg)
![Adding the first layer of hatching](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=630/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/3-drawing-apple-ink-working-on-the-initial-volume.jpg)
![Adding the first layer of hatching](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/3-drawing-apple-ink-working-on-the-initial-volume.jpg)
Step 4
I add more hatches to the bottom part of the fruit, using the 0.05 liner.
![Adding new hatches](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=850/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/4-drawing-apple-ink-adding-more-hatches.jpg)
![Adding new hatches](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=630/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/4-drawing-apple-ink-adding-more-hatches.jpg)
![Adding new hatches](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/4-drawing-apple-ink-adding-more-hatches.jpg)
Step 5
With the 0.05 liner, I create an additional layer of hatching that crosses the existing lines.
![Adding the cross-hatching](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=850/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/5-drawing-apple-ink-cross-hatching.jpg)
![Adding the cross-hatching](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=630/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/5-drawing-apple-ink-cross-hatching.jpg)
![Adding the cross-hatching](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/5-drawing-apple-ink-cross-hatching.jpg)
Step 6
I add some vertical hatches, using the 0.05 ink liner. Please note that the lines should conform to the contours of the object.
I also leave two spots of reflected light on the top of the apple.
![Adding the vertical hatching](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=850/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/6-drawing-apple-ink-adding-vertical-hatches.jpg)
![Adding the vertical hatching](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=630/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/6-drawing-apple-ink-adding-vertical-hatches.jpg)
![Adding the vertical hatching](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/6-drawing-apple-ink-adding-vertical-hatches.jpg)
Step 7
With the 0.05 liner, I accentuate the three-dimensional look of the apple, applying long hatches to its sides.
These lines are thicker, so it's simple to increase the contrast in our drawing in no time.
![Adding hatching to the sides of the apple](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=850/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/7-drawing-apple-ink-adding-shadow.jpg)
![Adding hatching to the sides of the apple](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=630/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/7-drawing-apple-ink-adding-shadow.jpg)
![Adding hatching to the sides of the apple](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/7-drawing-apple-ink-adding-shadow.jpg)
Step 8
With the 0.1 liner, I continue working on the core shadows, adding groups of rounded hatches to the sides of the apple.
![Strengthen the core shadows](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=850/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/8-drawing-apple-ink-sculpting-the-volume.jpg)
![Strengthen the core shadows](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=630/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/8-drawing-apple-ink-sculpting-the-volume.jpg)
![Strengthen the core shadows](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/8-drawing-apple-ink-sculpting-the-volume.jpg)
Step 9
I darken the lower part of the apple even more, applying thin, rounded hatches with the 0.05 ink liner.
![Darkening the apple](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=850/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/9-drawing-apple-ink-reveling-the-relief.jpg)
![Darkening the apple](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=630/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/9-drawing-apple-ink-reveling-the-relief.jpg)
![Darkening the apple](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/9-drawing-apple-ink-reveling-the-relief.jpg)
Step 10
I tone down the highlights in the upper part of the object, using the 0.05 ink liner.
![Working on the upper part of the drawing](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=850/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/10-drawing-apple-ink-additional-layer-of-hatching.jpg)
![Working on the upper part of the drawing](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=630/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/10-drawing-apple-ink-additional-layer-of-hatching.jpg)
![Working on the upper part of the drawing](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/10-drawing-apple-ink-additional-layer-of-hatching.jpg)
Step 11
With the 0.1 liner, I create a drop shadow under the apple.
![Drawing a drop shadow](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=850/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/11-drawing-apple-ink-drop-shadow.jpg)
![Drawing a drop shadow](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=630/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/11-drawing-apple-ink-drop-shadow.jpg)
![Drawing a drop shadow](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/11-drawing-apple-ink-drop-shadow.jpg)
Step 12
To make the texture of the apple more interesting, I add dots with the 0.3 liner in a random order.
![Adding ink dots](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=850/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/12-drawing-apple-ink-small-dots.jpg)
![Adding ink dots](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=630/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/12-drawing-apple-ink-small-dots.jpg)
![Adding ink dots](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/12-drawing-apple-ink-small-dots.jpg)
2. How to Draw a Half of an Apple
Step 1
I draw a core line and add two halves of a distinctive apple-like form, using a graphite pencil. There is no need to make the shapes identical; let them be slightly different.
![Sketching the core line and rough contours](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=850/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/13-drawing-apple-ink-drawing-the-framework.jpg)
![Sketching the core line and rough contours](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=630/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/13-drawing-apple-ink-drawing-the-framework.jpg)
![Sketching the core line and rough contours](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/13-drawing-apple-ink-drawing-the-framework.jpg)
Step 2
I mark the skin of the apple and add a long shape for the stem.
![Refining the shape](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=850/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/14-drawing-apple-ink-adding-the-cutting.jpg)
![Refining the shape](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=630/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/14-drawing-apple-ink-adding-the-cutting.jpg)
![Refining the shape](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/14-drawing-apple-ink-adding-the-cutting.jpg)
Step 3
I refine the relief of the central part of the apple's half.
![Drawing the central part of the apple](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=850/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/15-drawing-apple-ink-refining-the%20inner-part.jpg)
![Drawing the central part of the apple](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=630/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/15-drawing-apple-ink-refining-the%20inner-part.jpg)
![Drawing the central part of the apple](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/15-drawing-apple-ink-refining-the%20inner-part.jpg)
Step 4
I add two seeds to the core of the apple. This pencil sketch is ready for inking!
![Drawing seeds](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=850/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/16-drawing-apple-ink-adding-the-seeds.jpg)
![Drawing seeds](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=630/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/16-drawing-apple-ink-adding-the-seeds.jpg)
![Drawing seeds](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/16-drawing-apple-ink-adding-the-seeds.jpg)
Step 5
I outline the main contours of the objects, using the 0.3 ink liner.
![Creating the contours](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=850/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/17-drawing-apple-ink-drawing-the-contours.jpg)
![Creating the contours](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=630/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/17-drawing-apple-ink-drawing-the-contours.jpg)
![Creating the contours](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/17-drawing-apple-ink-drawing-the-contours.jpg)
Step 6
With the 0.3 liner, I add groups of short hatches to the stem and darken the seeds.
![Working on the stem and seeds](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=850/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/18-drawing-apple-ink-adding-the-details.jpg)
![Working on the stem and seeds](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=630/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/18-drawing-apple-ink-adding-the-details.jpg)
![Working on the stem and seeds](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/18-drawing-apple-ink-adding-the-details.jpg)
Step 7
I work on the central part of the apple, accentuating the shadows with groups of thin hatches. The 0.05 ink liner is a great tool for that.
![Refining the central part](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=850/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/19-drawing-apple-ink-short-hatches.jpg)
![Refining the central part](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=630/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/19-drawing-apple-ink-short-hatches.jpg)
![Refining the central part](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/19-drawing-apple-ink-short-hatches.jpg)
Step 8
I add thin hatches to the inner boundary of the object, using the 0.05 ink liner.
![Adding hathing to the inner part of the apple](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=850/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/20-drawing-apple-ink-adding-the-layer-of-hatching.jpg)
![Adding hathing to the inner part of the apple](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=630/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/20-drawing-apple-ink-adding-the-layer-of-hatching.jpg)
![Adding hathing to the inner part of the apple](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/20-drawing-apple-ink-adding-the-layer-of-hatching.jpg)
Step 9
I work on the inner texture of the apple. I draw small circles and dots, using the 0.05 liner.
![Drawing the texture of the apple](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=850/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/21-drawing-apple-ink-working-on-texture.jpg)
![Drawing the texture of the apple](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=630/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/21-drawing-apple-ink-working-on-texture.jpg)
![Drawing the texture of the apple](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/21-drawing-apple-ink-working-on-texture.jpg)
Step 10
As a finishing touch, I add some bigger dots to the apple's texture, using the 0.3 liner.
![Completing the artwork](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=850/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/22-drawing-apple-ink-adding-bigger-dots.jpg)
![Completing the artwork](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=630/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/22-drawing-apple-ink-adding-bigger-dots.jpg)
![Completing the artwork](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/22-drawing-apple-ink-adding-bigger-dots.jpg)
Your Artwork Is Complete!
Congratulations! Now you know how to draw beautiful, realistic apples. I hope enjoyed both the process and the result!
![How to Draw an Apple Tutorial](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=850/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/result.jpg)
![How to Draw an Apple Tutorial](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=630/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/result.jpg)
![How to Draw an Apple Tutorial](https://cms-assets.tutsplus.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360/uploads/users/877/posts/28763/image/result.jpg)
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