How to Draw a Pumpkin: Step-by-Step Easy Drawing Tutorial

Hi everyone!

As I write this blog post, Halloween is approaching so I thought it would be fun to create a drawing tutorial on how to draw a pumpkin for beginner artists!

This will be a step-by-step guide at first, but at the end, I will also be including more pumpkin drawing ideas for you to try out on your own.

And as usual, here are some drawing tips!

I recommend first creating a sketch of what you want to draw in pencil. When you are satisfied with your sketch, go over the lines with an ink pen.

Once the ink dries, erase the pencil sketch with an eraser.

Now, you have yourself a beautiful final drawing to enjoy!

But feel free to draw however you like and use whatever medium you want!

And don’t worry too much about perfection!

We are all just practicing our art, no matter what stage we are at. Just focus on drawing and having a fun time!

Now – let’s get to our pumpkin drawing tutorial!

I hope you have fun~

how to draw a pumpkin step by step

Step 1: Draw the Outline

First, draw the outline of your pumpkin in pencil.

For this tutorial, I recommend doing all the drawing steps in pencil because we’ll be erasing some lines later.

pumpkin drawing step 1

Pumpkins come in various shapes, from round to short and flat, to more taller ones.

Draw whatever outline you would like your pumpkin to look like!


Step 2: Draw the Stem

For Step 2, draw the stem of your pumpkin.

It doesn’t have the be perfect – have fun with it!

I drew mine kind of curvy, but you can draw yours straight… or however you want it to look!

Pumpkin drawing step by step

Step 3: Draw an Oval

Now, we’re going to start drawing the bumpy parts of our pumpkin!

For Step 3, draw an oval below the stem.

The oval should overlap the stem slightly as shown below.

how to draw pumpkin

Step 4: Draw Pumpkin Ribs

I had to look up what the ridges or lines in the pumpkin are called – Apparently, they’re called ribs!

For Step 4, let’s draw some ribs!

Draw some curved lines radiating from the oval we drew earlier.

These curved lines should extend a little bit into the bottom of the stem – as shown below.

pumpkin ribs

Step 5: Draw the Outer Edges

Now, we’re going to draw the outer edges of our pumpkin.

They should follow the outline we drew in Step 1.

Mine didn’t end up perfectly in line with the initial outline – and that’s okay. Draw whatever lines feel right to you!

You will also need to draw two little bumps behind, near the stem.

draw outer edges of pumpkin

Do you see the pumpkin coming together?


Step 6: Erase Some Lines

Now, we’re going to erase the lines we no longer need.

Erase some or even all of the lines you drew in Step 1 (the outline of the pumpkin). Whatever lines you no longer need.

Also erase the base of the stem.

The parts I erased are shown using dashed lines in the depiction below.

** You can also instead of erasing the lines at first, go over your final lines with an ink pen. After the ink dries, erase the entire pencil sketch underneath to reveal your finished ink drawing. This is optional of course.

pumpkin drawing tutorial

Step 7: Color It In!

Now’s the fun part! Let’s color our pumpkin!

Feel free to use whatever medium you like to color in your pumpkin – Crayons, markers, paint, ink, etc!

how to draw pumpkin

And we are done!

I hope you love your little pumpkin doodle!

Feel free to continue down this blog post to draw more pumpkins!

Thank you so much for giving this tutorial a try!


More Pumpkin Drawing Ideas!

Here is a cute pumpkin with a little face on it!

I love the little detail of the curly vine poking out at the top.

cute pumpkin drawing

Here is a more scarier pumpkin drawing idea – perfect for the Halloween spirit.

scary pumpkin drawing halloween

Some more pumpkin doodles in various shapes ๐Ÿ™‚

pumpkin doodles

Here’s is a little pumpkin wearing a witch hat.

pumpkin witch hat drawing

Just another cute drawing of pumpkins ๐Ÿ™‚

my pumpkin drawing

Related Blog Posts:
23 Easy Halloween Drawing Ideas
50 Cute Easy Things to Draw
45 Small Quick Doodles to Draw


Thank you so much for stumbling across this blog post and giving this drawing tutorial a try!

I hope it was helpful and fun for you!

Let me know in the comment section down below how your pumpkin turned out (It takes a while for the comment to show up because I have to manually approve each comment)

Also – let me know if you have any suggestions as to what I should draw next! I love hearing suggestions from you all.

I am wishing you all a wonderful day or night – and until next time!

Take care~

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  • Hi!!! I just want to say that I love your art so much and it really helps me feel better just scrolling through random drawing blogs. All of your drawings are so awesome and I love them all S000000(0 times โˆž) much! Thank you for being awesome!

    P.S What brand of inking pens do you use? It makes your drawings stand out and I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Your fan since 2022
    Lil

    • Hi Lil! Thank you so much for your sweet comment and for being a fan <3
      The pens I use are the Sakura Micron Pens!