We mentioned colors earlier, and you can really have fun with them as you finish off this ghost drawing. Ghosts are usually depicted as being translucent, which means they are a bit see-through.
How to Draw A Ghost – A Step by Step Guide
The question of whether ghosts are real or not has been hotly debated for thousands of years. One camp claims it’s impossible, while others who have experienced what they feel are paranormal incidents argue otherwise.
Whatever you feel on the subject, ghosts are a big part of different cultures and appear in countless movies, books, video games and Halloween decorations.
Ghosts will always be a welcome subject to fans of Halloween and all things creepy!
If you would like things to get spooky, then this step-by-step guide on how to draw a ghost will have you creating your own specters in no time!
How to Draw A Ghost – Let’s get Started!
We will start with the head of the ghost in this first step of our guide on how to draw a ghost.
As you can see in the reference image, the head will be made from a rounded line that has a small curly tail section at the back.
You could also change up the shape to be thinner or even a bit fatter depending on how you would like your ghost to look.
Step 2 – Draw a body and arm for your ghost in this step
In this second step of our guide on how to draw a ghost, we will start drawing the body and first arm of the ghost.
The body is very curved and rounded, and will extend down from the front of the face and lower until it curves into another little tail at the back.
Before you draw the back of the ghost, you can draw in a wavy arm extending out to the side as it appears in the reference image.
Once the arm is drawn, you can finish drawing the back of your ghost.
How to Draw an Easy Ghost
Let’s start by gathering your materials to draw the ghost.
Here is a list of drawing supplies. The first set is for drawing in the traditional method on paper.
The last set is for digital drawing.
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Art Pencil Kit
Amazon Basics Sketch and Drawing Art Pencil Kit – 17-Piece Set
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Mix Media Paper Pad
Mix media paper pad
Canson XL Series Mix Media Paper Pad
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Tombow 56185 Dual Brush Pen Art Markers
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Light table for tracing
LED Light Box 9×12 Inch Light Pad
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Inkscape software program
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Huion H610 Pro Graphic Drawing Tablet 8192 Pen Pressure Sensitivity with Carrying Bag and Glove
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I like to use Inkscape which is open-source graphic software. If you prefer to work on a tablet, there is even an online drawing app version of Inkscape.
We’ll use the calligraphy and brush strokes tool. The settings that I use are in the instruction sheet at the bottom of the post.
If you’re making the digital version, make sure that your settings on the calligraphy tool match mine before starting.
