How to Draw a Haunted House: Easy 10-Step Guide

Ready to create your own spooky masterpiece? This tutorial is perfect for young artists ages 6 and up. All you need is a pencil, an eraser, and a piece of paper to bring this mysterious mansion to life.

10 Steps

🎯 Final Result

Colorful and spooky haunted house drawing, perfect for Halloween art projects.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Sketching the Hill

Pencil sketch of a single curved line representing a grassy hill for a haunted house drawing.

Draw a gentle, sweeping curved line across the bottom of your page. Teacher's Tip: Keep this line light; it’s the foundation for your house, and we want it to look like a natural, bumpy hill.

Step 2: Adding Texture to the Ground

Drawing the grassy ground using small, connected curved lines at the base of the hill.

Use small, connected 'U' shapes along the line to create a grassy texture. Teacher's Tip: Don't worry about making them perfect; uneven grass adds to the 'abandoned' look of a haunted house.

Step 3: Building the Side Wings

Sketching the lower side wings of the house with triangular roofs.

Sketch two small rectangular sections on either side of your hill, topped with triangles for roofs. Teacher's Tip: Use a ruler if you want straight lines, but slightly wobbly lines make the house look older and creepier.

Step 4: Constructing the Main Structure

Adding the central, taller main house structure with a slanted roof.

Draw a larger, taller rectangle in the center, connecting it to the side wings. Add a wide, slanted roof on top. Teacher's Tip: Ensure the center building is taller than the sides to give your house a grand, imposing silhouette.

Step 5: Adding the Attic Tower

Drawing a small, peaked attic tower on the roof of the main house.

Draw a small, peaked tower on top of the main roof. Teacher's Tip: This is the perfect spot for a 'haunted' window later, so keep the space inside the tower clear.

Step 6: Drawing the Windows

Adding square and arched windows with cross-pane details to the house.

Add square windows to the main body and arched windows to the side wings. Draw a cross inside each to create panes. Teacher's Tip: Make some windows slightly crooked to enhance the spooky, abandoned effect.

Step 7: Creating the Moon

Drawing a large full moon behind the haunted house silhouette.

Draw a large circle behind the house to represent the full moon. Teacher's Tip: Don't draw the full circle; let the house 'overlap' it so it looks like the moon is sitting in the background sky.

Step 8: Adding a Spooky Tree

Adding a gnarled, spooky tree with sharp branches next to the house.

Sketch a gnarled tree next to the house using jagged, uneven lines for the trunk and sharp, pointed branches. Teacher's Tip: Think of 'claw-like' shapes for the branches to make it look extra eerie.

Step 9: Adding a Bat

Drawing a small, silhouetted bat flying in front of the moon.

Draw a small bat flying near the moon using a jagged, 'M' shaped line for the wings. Teacher's Tip: Keep the bat small so it doesn't distract from the house, but give it pointy ears to make it recognizable.

Step 10: Bringing it to Life with Color

A fully colored and detailed haunted house drawing with a night sky and glowing windows.

Time to color! Use dark blues or purples for the night sky, and yellow for the moon and windows. Teacher's Tip: Use a black marker to outline your work; it makes the colors pop and gives the drawing a finished, professional look.