How to Draw a Mischievous Cartoon Werewolf: A Free Page from My Spooky Stuff for Halloween Book

Halloween is almost here, so I’m sharing another free drawing page from my book How to Draw: Spooky Stuff for Halloween. This time we’re learning how to draw a mischievous cartoon werewolf. He has one eye bigger than the other, a crooked toothy grin, sneaky eyebrows and a thumb pointing over his shoulder like he just got away with something. He’s not scary at all. He’s the kind of werewolf who hides your socks and eats the last cookie.

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Like every page in my books, this one breaks the drawing into six easy steps. A light gray outline of the finished werewolf appears on every step to help kids plan the size and spacing of their drawing, and the black lines show what to draw, adding a little more each step. It’s a great fit for kids ages 5 and up, and it’s a fun Halloween art activity for families and classrooms alike.

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Why a Mischievous Werewolf Is So Much Fun to Draw

Werewolves are one of the classic Halloween monsters, right up there with vampires, mummies and Frankenstein’s monster. In cartoon form, though, they don’t have to be scary. This werewolf gets all of his personality from a few simple choices, and those choices are great drawing lessons on their own:

  • Mismatched eyes: one big round eye and one smaller one instantly make a character look a little goofy and a little up to something.
  • Sneaky eyebrows: a pair of short, tilted lines changes the whole mood of the face.
  • A crooked, toothy grin: a few uneven teeth read as silly, not scary.
  • Body language: the hunched shoulders and the thumb pointing over his shoulder tell a story without any words.
  • Shaggy fur: short, zig-zag lines are an easy way to make any character look furry.

Once kids learn how to draw a mischievous cartoon werewolf, they can use the same tricks on any character they invent: change the eyebrows and the grin, and the mood changes with them.

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How to Draw a Cartoon Werewolf, Step by Step

Here’s what happens in each of the six steps on the free page. Draw lightly at first, and don’t worry if your lines aren’t perfect. Wobbly lines just make a werewolf look furrier.

  1. Step 1: Start with the long, pointy snout. One line runs along the top of the nose and another curves from the tip down to the chin.
  2. Step 2: Add the two eyes, one big and one small, with tiny pupils looking off to the side. Then draw the claws of the hand tucked under his chin.
  3. Step 3: Color in the nose, add the shaggy tuft of fur under the chin, finish the fingers of that hand and draw the two feet.
  4. Step 4: Draw the tall pointy ears, the furry cheek, the line of the mouth, the arm and the outline of the body and legs.
  5. Step 5: Add the crooked teeth, the fur on top of the head and on the chest, the other arm and the big bushy tail.
  6. Step 6: Finish with the sneaky eyebrows, the fur tufts on the ears and the hand with its thumb pointing back over his shoulder.

When the drawing is done, color it in. Werewolves don’t have to be brown or gray. A purple werewolf, a green werewolf or a werewolf in a Halloween costume of his own all work just as well.

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About the Book: How to Draw: Spooky Stuff for Halloween

How to Draw: Spooky Stuff for Halloween is filled with 50 friendly Halloween characters for kids who love things that are a little spooky and a lot silly: skeletons, vampires, mummies, witches, ghosts, pumpkins, candy monsters and, of course, werewolves. Every character is broken down into six simple steps, with clear pictures and no long blocks of text, so kids can follow along on their own.

Like all of my books, every character in it was hand-drawn by me, Kevin Coulston. None of the art in my books is AI-generated or copied from anywhere else. This werewolf started out the old-fashioned way, with a pencil, some ink and a lot of fur lines.

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Using This Werewolf Page in the Classroom

Teachers are welcome to print copies of this page for the whole class, for classroom or home use. It works well as a Halloween art center, an indoor recess activity or an early-finisher page, and it takes about 15 minutes.

  • Draw it, then write about it: after the drawing, students give the werewolf a name and write about the trouble he got into. My free draw-and-write sheets have a box for the drawing and lines for the story: primary lines (K–2) or regular lines (grades 2–5).
  • Talk about expressions: ask what makes him look mischievous instead of scary. Then have students redraw the eyebrows and mouth to make him happy, sleepy or surprised.
  • More ready-made lessons: my free teacher resources include printable book pages, sub plans and art center cards.

See the free use page for the full details on printing and sharing.

Available in Other Formats

If your child enjoys learning how to draw a mischievous cartoon werewolf, the same spooky characters also come in two other formats:

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More Free Halloween Drawing Pages

Want to keep the Halloween drawing going? Try a few more free pages and videos with characters from the same book and its spooky friends:

You’ll find every Halloween lesson in one place on the Halloween drawing ideas page.

A Free Page from How to Draw: Spooky Stuff for Halloween

This free drawing page comes straight from my book How to Draw: Spooky Stuff for Halloween. Print it on US Letter paper (choose “Fit to page” if your printer needs a little room at the edges), grab a pencil and follow the six steps to learn how to draw a mischievous cartoon werewolf from start to finish.

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How to draw a mischievous cartoon werewolf in 6 steps, free printable drawing page by Kevin Coulston Download this free worksheet to learn how to draw a mischievous cartoon werewolf

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Ready to Draw Your Own Werewolf?

Download the free page and start drawing! Once your werewolf is finished, give him a name, color him in and hang him up as Halloween decor, or add him to a collection of spooky drawings. Then try drawing him again without looking at the steps. Kids are always surprised by how much they remember.

If your kids have fun with this one, there are 49 more Halloween characters waiting inside How to Draw: Spooky Stuff for Halloween. Happy drawing, and happy Halloween!

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