How to Draw a Haunted House

Reviewed by Jeanine Hattas Wilson

Last Updated: November 3, 2024

Any house may be haunted, or you may not believe that ghosts exist to haunt any building at all. You can draw any type of house you like and add spooky touches to make it look haunted, or, you can follow the steps below to draw either or both of two somewhat stereotypical haunted houses. Get started at step number one below.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

A Traditional Haunted House

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This will be the framework.
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Use simple polygon shapes.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

A Cartoon Haunted House

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Make the structure appear to be bulging.
One should be in front (erase horizontal line overlapping the chimney in step two) and one at the back of the pointy roof.
Make the upper portion of the window curvy. Draw a circular window for the attic and draw rectangular windows on the lower part of the house. Remember to make the two windows in front larger. This will create an illusion that these windows are nearer to the viewer.
This adds mystery to our drawing.
A haunted house would not be complete without dead trees. Make the trees pointy and crooked.
The windows could be colored white but coloring them yellow creates a spooky feel is perfect for a haunted house. Now the haunted house is complete. Boo!

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For the first haunted house, how do I draw the trees?

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1.) Draw a shape that looks like a rake. 2.) Extend the rake's 'fingers' with crooked lines. 3) Draw the tree around the guideline. 4.) Erase the guideline.

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How can I make my house look real?

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Add some shading and include details. Look at photographs of old houses for reference. Put lines in the wood siding and in the windows so they look cracked.

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Why don't you put zombies in the first one? It could just be a house on a hill.

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You can put zombies in the first one if you'd like. Other things you can add if you want are ghosts, a bloody hand in the window, a figure in the window, some cobwebs, a witch on a broom in the sky, etc.

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