A thick candle with wax running down it, a flame on top and holly all around the base. It is a good first candle drawing for a small child: the shape is simple, the flame is an excuse for yellow and orange, and the holly gives one small area to be careful in, red berries against green leaves. Printed small it stands as a place card on the table. Back to the start with the Christmas owl.
A Christmas candle with wax running down, holly at its foot.
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Christmas Candle: how to draw it step by step
Here is christmas candle in 8 steps.
Draw two vertical lines for the sides of the candle.
Close the top with a shallow oval and the bottom with a straight line.
Add the wick, then the flame as a teardrop above it.
Run wax drips over the rim, each one stopping at a different height.
Draw the first holly leaf at the base, pointed and wavy edged.
Add two or three more leaves fanning out either side.
Put a vein down the middle of each leaf.
Finish with clusters of round berries between the leaves.
What you need
Paper, a pencil and an eraser.