How to Draw a Christmas Candle (Easy Step by Step)
Learn to draw a friendly Christmas candle using simple, familiar shapes like tubes, teardrop flames, and circles. This easy step-by-step guide helps you create a festive drawing.
- Follow easy steps to draw a festive Christmas candle.
- Utilize familiar shapes like tubes, teardrops, and circles.
- Incorporate holly leaves to complete your holiday design.
- Design a friendly, smiling candle using simple elements.
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A smiling Christmas candle is a cozy, friendly thing to draw. It is built from a tube, a teardrop flame, a flat dish, a few circles, and two spiky holly leaves, so every shape is one a young artist already knows.
- Easy
- 12 minutes
- 7 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawing
In this article (7 sections)
How to draw a Christmas candle step by step
How to Draw a Christmas Candle · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Guide shapes
Lightly sketch this oval. It only shows where the big parts go, so press softly. You will erase it at the end.
Step 2: Candle top and sides
Draw a curved line across the top with a small dip in the middle, where the flame will sit. Then draw two straight sides going down from the ends of that curve.
Step 3: The wavy wax
Draw a gentle wavy line just under the top curve, from one side of the candle to the other. It looks like melted wax.
Step 4: The flame
On top of the candle, in the dip, draw a teardrop shape with a pointy tip. Add a little bump on the right side so it looks like it flickers.
Step 5: A happy face
Draw two round dots for eyes in the middle of the candle. Add a small smile curve between them and a little below.
Step 6: The dish and holly leaves
Draw a long flat oval under the candle for the dish, with a line across the bottom of the candle where it sits. Then add a pointy, zigzag holly leaf on each side, tucked behind the candle.
Step 7: Holly berries
Draw two small round berries that touch each other on the left, in front of the candle's bottom edge. Then add one more round berry on the right side, near the leaf.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your Christmas candle? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a menorah or how to draw a dreidel next.
Tips for drawing a Christmas candle
- Start the top with a curved line that dips in the middle. Then drop the two sides straight down so the candle looks tall and steady.
- The flame is the trickiest part. Start with a simple teardrop, then add the small bump on the right side last.
- For the holly leaves, make the zigzag points with quick, short lines. Do not worry if the points are uneven, because real holly leaves are uneven too.
Free Christmas candle coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this Christmas candle coloring page at full size and print it. It is the same drawing you just learned, with clean lines ready for crayons or markers.
How to color your Christmas candle drawing
Try a cream or red candle, a bright yellow and orange flame, deep green leaves, and red berries. For a twist, add a little gold glitter to the flame or color the candle in stripes like a candy cane.
Christmas candle fun fact for kids
Before electric lights, people decorated Christmas trees with real candles. The first string of electric Christmas tree lights was made in 1882.
Questions about drawing a Christmas candle
What shapes do I need to draw a Christmas candle?
You need a tube (a curved top with two straight sides), a teardrop for the flame, a long flat oval for the dish, and a few circles for the berries. The holly leaves are zigzag shapes.
How do I make my candle look cuter?
Give it a happy face with two round dot eyes and a small smile. Keep the eyes in the middle of the candle for an extra sweet look.
How do I draw a flame that looks like it is flickering?
Start with a teardrop shape, then add a small bump on one side. That little bend makes the flame look like it is dancing.
