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Easy How to Draw a Jack-o-Lantern Tutorial and Jack-o-Lantern Coloring Page

Below you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for how to draw a Jack-o-Lantern and a Jack-o-Lantern Coloring Page. Draw the eyes angled down for an extra scary look.

Jack-o-Lantern Drawing

A drawing of a Jack-o-Lantern, made with the help of an easy step by step tutorial.

A fun Jack-o-Lantern drawing needn’t be complicated, but can certainly be more than a flat looking circle too. All it takes to make a pumpkin look a little more dimensional is to place the stem inside a bit and add about 3 curved lines radiating out from it. Suddenly your pumpkin looks more like a ball than a circle. If your students are learning about the Elements of Art, this is a good example of how a few lines can make a flat circle Shape look like it has Form.

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    Jack-O-Lantern Coloring Page

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    Materials

    Drawing Paper

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    Pencils

    I like how this brand always makes nice dark lines.


    Sharpie Markers Black

    A permanent marker will give you a dark black color.


    Colored Pencils or Crayons

    A larger pack will offer more color choices. Note: All of the above are affiliate links.

    Directions to Draw a Jack-o-Lantern

    Time needed: 45 minutes

    How to Draw a Jack-o-Lantern step by step

    1. Draw a large apple like shape.

    2. Add a stem near the top.

    3. Erase line and add curves.

    4. Add another curve line.

    5. Draw the left eye.

    6. Draw the right eye.

    7. Add a mouth with teeth.

    8. Draw grass and background sky.

    9. Trace with marker and color.

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    2. I love this it is very cool after you draw it. I am putting sticky notes all around my house for Halloween and the jack o’ lantern stands out!

      -Dragon Lover

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