A pumpkin with personality. A bat ready for its close-up. A mummy who could use a few crayons. Halloween gives us a wonderful excuse to fill the art table with unusual characters, and I’ve gathered a whole collection of free Halloween drawing, tracing, and coloring pages for you to try.
These are actual sample pages from six of my Halloween books. There are 12 character activities, plus one shared blank grid drawing worksheet: enough to try step-by-step drawing, trace a dotted outline, or copy a character square by square. Choose a favorite below, or download the complete 13-sheet PDF pack.
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One PDF contains the 12 character samples and the shared blank grid worksheet. No signup is needed.
Download the complete Halloween pack ↓How to Draw: Halloween
Start with a face, then carve out a pumpkin on paper. These two six-step lessons make a good little Halloween drawing session: follow the illustrated stages, then try the finished character again in your own way.
How to Draw a Frankenstein-Style Face
How to Draw a Jack-o’-Lantern
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How to Draw: Halloween offers 50 characters built through six illustrated steps each, with a dedicated drawing page for practice. Its 106 pages give young artists ages 5+ more seasonal subjects to explore.
Trace Then Color: Cartoon Halloween Characters
Pick up a crayon, follow the dotted lines, and give these Halloween characters a colorful finish. The pumpkin and skeleton pages provide a starting outline, so kids can spend their energy tracing curves and choosing colors.
Pumpkin Tracing and Coloring Page
Cartoon Skeleton Tracing and Coloring Page
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Trace Then Color: Cartoon Halloween Characters includes 50 characters to trace and color. Designed for ages 3+, it makes a friendly introduction to pencil control and turning a supplied outline into a personal piece of art.
Draw by Grid: Cartoon Halloween Characters
A werewolf and a mummy are waiting one square at a time. Look closely at each little part of the reference picture and draw it in the matching square on the blank worksheet below. There is no need to tackle the whole character at once.
For these grid references, also print the shared blank drawing worksheet.
Cartoon Werewolf Grid Drawing
Cartoon Mummy Grid Drawing
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Draw by Grid: Cartoon Halloween Characters is a 106-page grid drawing book for ages 5+. The matching-square method gives kids a practical way to observe lines and shapes before putting the whole cartoon together.
How to Draw: Spooky Stuff for Halloween
Meet a one-eyed monster and a cartoon bat from my Spooky Stuff collection. Follow each drawing through six stages, then decide whether your new creature needs bright colors, a name, or a tiny Halloween adventure of its own.
How to Draw a One-Eyed Monster
How to Draw a Cartoon Bat
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How to Draw: Spooky Stuff for Halloween has 50 characters to build in six steps, plus dedicated drawing pages. This 106-page book is intended for ages 5+ who enjoy discovering how a cartoon comes together.
Trace Then Color: Spooky Stuff for Halloween
A one-eyed monster and a peculiar potion bottle make a fun pair for the art table. Trace the supplied dotted outlines first, then invent your own color scheme. What color would a bottle of giggles be?
One-Eyed Monster Tracing and Coloring Page
Spooky Potion Bottle Tracing and Coloring Page
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Trace Then Color: Spooky Stuff for Halloween gives children ages 3+ 50 characters to trace and color. The outlines provide a beginning, while the finished colors and little creative choices belong to the artist.
Draw by Grid: Spooky Stuff for Halloween
Choose a skull-headed character or a witch and rebuild the picture using the labeled grid. Print the shared blank worksheet for your drawing space and keep the reference beside it while you work.
For these grid references, also print the shared blank drawing worksheet.
Skull-Headed Character Grid Drawing
Cartoon Witch Grid Drawing
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Draw by Grid: Spooky Stuff for Halloween is a 106-page book for ages 5+. Its reference grids invite kids to slow down, compare small shapes, and discover how those pieces join into an expressive character.
The Shared Blank Grid Worksheet
This is the follow-along drawing sheet for the werewolf, mummy, skull-headed character, and witch references above. It works with both Halloween grid books. Print a fresh copy for each character you want to draw.
A Little Halloween Art Time
Print the PDFs on US Letter paper and choose “Fit to page” if your printer needs a little room around the edges. For grid drawing, print both the reference and the blank worksheet at the same scale. The original JPG versions are available beside each activity, too.
Younger artists may enjoy tracing and coloring first. Children who want to build a character can try a six-step lesson, while the grid pages offer a different way to look at shapes. Age guidance is a starting point; a little help and an unhurried pace can make the session more inviting.
Set out a few pencils and crayons, let everyone choose their own character, and leave room for unexpected colors. A pumpkin can be purple. A witch can wear stripes. Once the main drawing is finished, a name or a little background story can keep the imagination going.
About the Artist
I’m Kevin Coulston, a cartoonist, children’s book author, illustrator, and member of the National Cartoonists Society. I’ve published more than 100 books, including drawing activities, comics, and picture books. I draw the characters in these Halloween activities myself, and I hope they give you a fun place to begin making something of your own.
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