26 Easy Halloween Drawings: Spooky Drawing Ideas for All Hallows’ Eve

How to draw a pumpkin: simple and angled view

In the first tutorial, you will learn two different ways how to draw a pumpkin. While the angled view looks better, it is the simple front view that we are using in many other Halloween drawings.

How to draw a pumpkin

Drawing pumpkin faces for Halloween

Once you know how to draw a pumpkin, the next step is to decorate it with a face. In this tutorial, we show you how to draw not one, but three different pumpkin faces!

Drawing pumpkin faces

How to draw a witch

If there is one character that is certain to show up on Halloween night, it is a witch in a pointy hat. 

Our witch starts as a simple chibi-style girl. By adding the details – a pointy hat, broom, long cape, and hooked nose – we turn the little girl into a cute witch flying her broom on a full moon on Halloween night.

Let’s draw a witch

Witch silhouette drawing

An easy variation on the previous picture is to make a witch silhouette drawing by coloring in the witch and the broom all in a single black color. Silhouettes are perfect and easy Halloween drawings.

Let’s draw a witch

How to draw the Grim Reaper

The latest addition to our collection of spooky characters, perfect for Halloween, is the Grim Reaper, the personification of death.

Here you can learn how to draw a simple cartoon Grim Reaper, all hidden in a dark robe.

Let’s draw the Grim Reaper

How to draw a skeleton

Another important addition to our collection of spooky characters perfect for Halloween is the cartoon skeleton.

An easy cartoon skeleton drawing leaning on a crumbling tombstone, with a bonus anatomy lesson.

Let’s draw a skeleton

How to draw a scarecrow

And here is the simple and easy “normal” scarecrow drawing we have used as a base.

The sketch is done in just four simple steps. Then we will “ruin” the pretty sketch with rips, tears, and folds to turn the scarecrow’s outfit into old, ragged, and shabby clothes.

Let’s draw a scarecrow

How to draw a ghost

The next classic Halloween character is a ghost – there would be no Halloween without some white sheets with no feet flying through the streets. 

The ghost is also very easy to draw. Here we draw one using just a few simple ovals and some squiggly lines. By adding some large, exaggerated eyes, we end up with a very cute, cartoon-style ghost floating in the air.

Let’s draw a ghost

How to draw a vampire

Next in the line-up of spooky character drawings fit for Halloween night is a vampire. 

We will draw a skinny vampire with a long face and pointy chin and nose, creeping up on his next victim. The vampire’s body is drawn from simple triangles. Also, the vampire wears a full-length coat. That way, he looks well-dressed without the need to draw all the clothing details!

Let’s draw a vampire

How to draw a mummy

Another spooky character, well-suited for a Halloween night outing, is a mummy.  
This one is a mean-looking mummy with worn bandages flying loose all around it as it haunts the night.

Let’s draw a mummy

How to draw a bat

Probably the most common Halloween animal is a bat. Here is a step-by-step tutorial to draw a cute cartoon bat soaring through the sky.

Let’s draw a bat

How to draw a bat silhouette

An even more classic drawing of a bat for Halloween is a simple bat silhouette against the full moon. It is drawn using the same technique as the cartoon bat. 

Let’s draw a bat silhouette

How to draw a very simple spider

The next most common Halloween “animal” is a spider. Here is a very easy way to draw a cute spider from a single oval.  

Let’s draw a simple spider

How to draw a spider

If you are after a slightly more sophisticated spider, you can draw a simple cartoon spider. 

Let’s draw a spider

Spider web drawing

Finally, here is a tiny spider with the next classic Halloween decoration – a spider web. 

Learn how to draw it here.

Let’s draw a spider web

How to draw an owl

The next animal well suited for Halloween and the night is an owl. Learn how to draw a cute and great-looking owl from a few basic shapes using a simple jagged line trick.

Let’s draw an owl

How to draw a cat

The animal that would typically accompany any self-respecting Halloween witch is a black cat. 

You might want to give this one a scarier expression, though – our cat is looking way too cute for a fierce Halloween animal. 

Let’s draw a cat

How to draw a snake

Another common witch companion is a snake. You can draw one twisting around the witch’s broom. For a fiercer look, turn the pupils in the eyes sideways.

Let’s draw a snake

How to draw a tombstone

Any spooky Halloween drawing is made much spookier with the addition of a crumbling old tombstone or two.

Learn how to draw all the cracks here.

Let’s draw a tombstone

How to draw a skull

To add some more deadly fun, there is nothing better than throwing a few skulls into your Halloween drawing. 

Here is a very convincing, but simple to draw front view of a cartoony skull to get you started. 

Let’s draw a skull

How to draw a book

An old book of spells could be another good prop for your Halloween witch drawings.

Let’s draw a book

How to draw a candle

A nice addition to a book of spells is an old, worn candle covered in dripping wax.

Let’s draw a candle

How to draw a witch’s broomstick

Another essential piece of witch equipment, or a nice filler for your Halloween drawing, is the witch’s broomstick. 
Here is one with a lovely crooked handle and a wild, spiky broom head.

Let’s draw a witch’s broomstick

How to draw a star

And since all the action in any Halloween drawing happens at night, knowing how to draw a starry night for a background comes in handy too. 

Here is a tutorial that will teach you a simple way to draw many stars really fast.

Let’s draw a starry night