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Halloween Scene Drawing Tutorial: Full Moon, Haunted House, and Bats

If you’ve enjoyed the haunted house drawing guides I’ve shared before, you’ll love this one. This time, we’re working on a more classic Halloween scene silhouette. It includes some timeless Halloween elements: a haunted house, a spooky tree, a fence, a large full moon, and, of course, a few flying bats. In the next guide, I’ll introduce a simpler version of a haunted house silhouette, but this one gives you more details to work on.

The Classic Halloween Silhouette Elements

In this drawing, we’ll focus on a few spooky but essential elements that make up the perfect Halloween silhouette:

  • A haunted house with glowing windows
  • A dead, twisted tree with bare branches
  • A Halloween sign
  • A simple picket fence
  • A full moon lighting up the night sky
  • A few bats flying around

Each of these elements adds to the classic eerie Halloween atmosphere, making the silhouette truly stand out. The design is straightforward but effective in creating a spooky scene.

A Step-by-Step Guide to Your Halloween Scene

Before we begin, let me remind you about the color guidelines. Unlike some of my previous guides, this silhouette drawing doesn’t require a rough sketch with. Since it’s a bolder design from the start, we’ll work primarily with details right away. That said, keep an eye on the colors in each step:

  • Red Color: Represents the current step to focus on.
  • Black Color: Lines you’ve already drawn and are part of the silhouette.
  • Grey Color: (Not applicable for this guide).

Looking for more haunted house styles? You can check out these – Guide 1, Guide 2, or check the simpler version from the next post.

Step 1: Start by drawing the ground at the bottom of the scene and fill it in with black. This will serve as the base of the Halloween scene silhouette.

Ground shape filled with black at the bottom for a Halloween scene silhouette drawing - step 01

Step 2: Add a ladder leading up to the haunted house. Make sure to leave the inside of the ladder blank to give depth to the silhouette. Refer to the image for guidance on how to outline it.

Ladder outline leading to the haunted house with the inside left blank for a Halloween scene silhouette - step 02

Step 3: Draw the base of the haunted house by sketching the rectangular shapes on both sides of the ladder. This will form the bottom floor of the house.

Rectangular base of the haunted house in a Halloween scene silhouette - step 03

Step 4: Sketch two slightly outward-curved lines for the walls of the house, and another curved line above to indicate the roof base.

Outward-curved lines for the walls and a curved roof base for the Halloween scene house silhouette - step 04

Step 5: Add simple shapes for the door and windows on the first floor, and close off the outline of the roof to complete this section.

Door and window shapes drawn on the base of the haunted house for a Halloween scene silhouette - step 05

Step 6: Fill in the walls and the roof of the first floor with black, but leave the door and windows blank to create the eerie silhouette effect.

First-floor walls and roof filled with black, with blank windows and doors for a Halloween scene silhouette - step 06

Step 7: Draw two lines from the middle of the roof upwards to start forming the second floor. Add a dividing line to separate this central part of the second floor with the tower. Then, draw two shorter lines and a pointed roof to complete the tower of the house.

Lines forming the second floor and pointed roof for the tower of the haunted house silhouette - step 07

Step 8: Add side parts to the house on the second floor, extending outward, and draw simple roof outlines for these sections.

Side parts and roof outlines added to the second floor of the Halloween house silhouette - step 08

Step 9: Draw three window shapes on the second floor and a round window on the tower, keeping the design simple and spooky.

Window shapes added to the second floor and tower for a Halloween scene haunted house silhouette - step 09

Step 10: Fill in the second floor and tower with black, leaving the windows blank just like the first floor. This will complete the upper part of the haunted house.

Second floor and tower filled with black, with blank windows for the Halloween haunted house silhouette drawing - step 10

Step 11: Draw lines inside the windows to add details. Add a column between the base of the house and the roof to provide structure. Finish the roof shapes by completing the silhouettes as shown in the image for this step.

Window details, column, and completed roof shapes for the Halloween haunted house silhouette - step 11

Step 12: Add a fence to the ground floor terrace and another fence to the balcony of the tower for additional detail.

Fences added to the terrace and balcony of the haunted house in a Halloween silhouette drawing - step 12

Step 13: On the right side of the scene, draw a cross-like sign with “HALLOWEEN” written on it. You can write whatever you like or simply fill it in with black. Draw two horizontal thick lines at the base to represent the fence.

Halloween sign and fence base with thick horizontal lines for a Halloween scene silhouette drawing - step 13

Step 14: Add vertical pointed shapes to the fence to complete its design, giving it a classic haunted house look.

Pointed fence shapes added to the Halloween scene silhouette for a haunted house - step 14

Step 15: Start sketching a dried-up, dead tree near the sign. Make sure to use irregular lines to give it a creepy, twisted appearance.

Dried-up dead tree sketched next to the haunted house in a Halloween silhouette - step 15

Step 16: Add smaller, twisted branches to the tree to make it look even more eerie and desolate.

Small twisted branches added to the dried tree in a Halloween silhouette drawing - step 16

Step 17: Draw a large circle behind the house to represent the full moon.

Large full moon drawn behind the haunted house in a Halloween silhouette - step 17

Step 18: For the finishing touches, draw many short curved lines to represent grass on the ground. Add three bats flying in the background, and draw simple stars around the moon. Feel free to replace any of the elements or add other silhouettes like a witch on a broomstick, a jack-o-lantern, or a black cat.

Final touches with bats, grass, and stars for a spooky Halloween scene silhouette - step 18

Step 19: Clean up the drawing by erasing any unnecessary lines to make the silhouette crisp and clear.

Cleaned-up Halloween haunted house silhouette with clear lines and details - step 19

Step 20: Optionally, you can add colors to the drawing, or keep it as a simple silhouette.

Optionally colored Halloween haunted house silhouette for a finished scene - final step

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