How to Draw a Halloween Pumpkin

Sketch of a Halloween Pumpkin

Halloween is not only the beginning of the holiday season but it is also the beginning of a time when even the less creative get a little crafty. You may want to put up images in your front window or are decorating your scrapbook and need to have a pumpkin to set off your Halloween pages. By using the steps below, you can draw a Halloween pumpkin.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Pencil or pen
• Paper

1. General shape of a pumpkin.

   Outline the shape of a pumpkin. Use a light stroke with your pencil or pen and do not try to make it perfectly round as actual pumpkins come in many different shapes, though they usually have a general round shape. You may choose to draw a plump pumpkin or you may choose a skinnier pumpkin. The choice of what round shape to draw will help make the pumpkin individual to you.

2. A stem and ribs are added to this Halloween pumpkin.

   Add a pumpkin stem to the top of the pumpkin. Just as the shape of the pumpkin, the stem does not have to be perfect nor does it need to be drawn in the exact center of the top of the pumpkin. A stem will look more natural if it is not placed precisely in the center of the pumpkin. Along with the stem, add some ribs along the skin of the pumpkin. The ribs are the indented lines seen vertically on the orange of the pumpkin.

3. Triangle eyes and a scary mouth are drawn onto the pumpkin.

   Create the face of the Halloween pumpkin. Draw in the eyes and mouth of the pumpkin; you may even want to add a nose. Generally, the features of a pumpkin face are angular but you can create whatever face you would like for your pumpkin. While common to make a scary Halloween pumpkin, this is not even necessary and you could even draw a sweet smile on your pumpkin if you would like.

4. Some shading is drawn on this pumpkin.

   Erase lines that are not needed on your Halloween pumpkin and make sure that you like the way the other lines are situated. This is the time to erase what you do not care for and fix what you think should be fixed. Shade the stem with your pen or pencil to show depth and add lines to the pumpkin to give the illusion of roundness. Darken the lines of the facial features so that they stand out from the rest of the pumpkin.

5. The Halloween pumpkin drawing is finished.

   Go back over the outline of the pumpkin when you have drawn a pumpkin shape that you like and darken all of the final lines. Add shading to the facial features to give the illusion that you can see into the pumpkin. You may also want to add lines to the skin for more roundness.

Tips & Warnings

• If you do not care for the way your Halloween pumpkin is turning out just keep trying and remember it does not have to be perfect.

• Using a pencil can make it easier to draw your Halloween pumpkin, as the pencil can be erased if you make a mistake.