Holidays · A drawing idea for little artists
How to Draw Merry Christmas lettering: Two Lines and Festive Motifs
Explore Merry Christmas lettering through four selected drawing stages. Focus on two lines and festive motifs and a textured crayon finish.
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These 4 pictures show selected moments from the drawing. For every step in between and a guide on your canvas, get the full lesson in LittlePaper.
What you will learn
Practice Merry Christmas lettering with attention to two lines and festive motifs.
Shapes and proportions
Keep the two lettering lines readable before fitting small gifts, stars and sweets around them.
A common mistake
Decorations touching the letters break word spacing.
How to fix it
Reserve the word shapes first and place motifs in the outside gaps.
This Merry Christmas lettering study focuses on two lines and festive motifs. Keep the two lettering lines readable before fitting small gifts, stars and sweets around them. The exercise is about keeping these visible shapes readable before adding small marks or color.
These are four selected stages, not a complete stroke-by-stroke sequence. Blue guide lines mark additions in the source images. Compare the pictures for the overall shape changes; use the complete LittlePaper lesson for the smaller steps between them.
A few things to start with
Paper, a pencil and crayons matching the example. Leave room around the drawing for proportion checks before making the outlines darker.
A little peek at the drawing
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Selected stages · The complete drawing sequence is in the app.
Shapes, character & color
A look at the drawing stages.
Try the shape tips below on paper. When you’re ready to draw along with each small step, continue in LittlePaper.
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Selected stage 2: early shapes
This picture shows source stage 2 of 8 for Merry Christmas lettering, not the next single stroke. Keep the two lettering lines readable before fitting small gifts, stars and sweets around them. Compare its unfinished edges with the complete outline shown later.
Selected stage 2: early shapes · Preview image 1 of 4 - 02Selected stage
Selected stage 5: building the outline
This picture shows source stage 5 of 8 for Merry Christmas lettering, not the next single stroke. Reserve the word shapes first and place motifs in the outside gaps. Compare its unfinished edges with the complete outline shown later.
Selected stage 5: building the outline · Preview image 2 of 4 - 03Selected stage
Complete outline: two lines and festive motifs
Compare the finished Merry Christmas lettering outline with the earlier selected stages. Decorations touching the letters break word spacing. Reserve the word shapes first and place motifs in the outside gaps.
Complete outline: two lines and festive motifs · Preview image 3 of 4 - 04Selected stage
Crayon color: cream white, warm red, green, warm orange, brown
Use the colored Merry Christmas lettering example to compare the palette after checking the outline. The visible palette includes cream white, warm red, green, warm orange, brown. Keep repeated parts consistent and let small light flecks preserve the crayon texture.
Crayon color: cream white, warm red, green, warm orange, brown · Preview image 4 of 4
A little practice goes a long way
Make room for your own ideas.
The example uses cream white, warm red, green, warm orange, brown. Keep matching limbs and repeated parts in a consistent palette. Use light overlapping crayon strokes so the inner outlines stay visible. Reserve the word shapes first and place motifs in the outside gaps.
The next little step is yours
Like the idea?
Let’s make it together.
Open the “Merry Christmas Drawing easy” drawing idea in LittlePaper for the complete sequence. Follow a guide, pause when you need, and add your own colors.
Download LittlePaper from the App Store, then open the drawing idea inside the app.
Every step, at your pace.
See the full drawing sequence. Pause, replay, and take another look whenever a shape needs practice.
A guide where you draw.
Trace on the canvas, then try your own lines with a finger or Apple Pencil on a compatible iPad.
Make it yours. Keep the making.
Add crayon color, replay your creation, and give your picture a home in a digital 3D book.
