Are you looking for fall drawing ideas to boost your creativity? Look no further! In this blog post, you will find 20 awesome ideas for drawing this autumn. In addition, I created a step-by-step tutorial that you can download as a PDF file.
Nature is an infinite source of ideas for drawing and painting. We usually see how things change when the autumn season comes. Leaves change colors from green to yellow and red. We will see a lot of falling leaves in the air and on the road. Some flowers bloom in this beautiful season.
Fall Leave Drawings
Autumn is known for the time when leaves change color and fall to the ground. This could be an inspiration for drawings. You can draw leaves in different shapes. Even better, color the leaves in yellow, red, orange, or brown as the main tone of autumn. Using a watercolor medium with the wet-on-wet technique can help you create stunning fall leave paintings.
Daisy Flowers
Daisies bloom in spring (in March) and at the start of autumn (around October). Daisy flowers are easy to draw and very pleasing to see. If you want to color daisy flowers, be creative. They can be white, yellow, purple, and many other hues.
Maple Leaf Drawing
The maple leaf is a common subject to draw in fall. Maple leaves have unique shapes. In autumn, maple trees change colors to yellow, orange, and red, which is astonishing. This might be a good reason for Canada to choose the maple leaf as a symbol in their flag.
A Pumpkin
Autumn is the time when pumpkins are ripe and ready to harvest. Pumpkins also have different shapes and colors. They can be round or long. They can be orange, white, or dark green. A pumpkin is one of the fun fall drawing ideas to try.
An Acorn
Acorns, or oak nuts, are the nuts of the oaks and their close relatives. They typically mature in late summer and fall from trees in September or October. Acorns look almost like chestnuts wearing hats. You can draw an acorn with a cute face to give it a character.
A Mushroom
Mushrooms are great fall drawing ideas to try! You can draw mushrooms in different shapes with your imagination. The popular mushroom in fairy tales is the red and poisonous mushroom. You can find more references on Pinterest or from the forest if you go hiking.
A Deer
According to Deer Repellent Packs, most deer are born between April and June. When the fall comes, the young deer mature and must move around more frequently to look for food sources. This explains why we will see more deer in the jungle in autumn.
Drawing deer can be a bit challenging but not too difficult. Follow the steps in my tutorial to capture the beauty of this animal.
A Squirrel
Squirrels try to collect as much food as possible in autumn to prepare for winter. This cute animal makes the autumn scenes more lively. They love acorns and chestnuts, and they are addicted to durians.
A squirrel looks like a mouse but its tail is more fluffy. To draw a squirrel, make sure you draw a big fluffy tail and its hands holding a nut. Squirrel sketch is one of the amazing fall drawing ideas you should try this season.
Spooky Halloween Fall Drawing Ideas
Fall is a great time for festivals. There are many festivals around the world but the most well-known ones might be Halloween and Thanksgiving, or at least these are popular in Western countries.
Below are eight fall drawing ideas for a spooky Halloween. You can try drawing them and use the drawing to decorate your room this Halloween. That would be amazing!
Cute Ghost Drawing
A cute ghost is simple and easy to draw. If you want the ghost to look like it’s floating, add the shadow below it. You can also draw the eyes in different shapes to give them some expressions.
Halloween Pumpkin
Halloween pumpkins are a must-have item during this festival. The steps to draw a Halloween pumpkin are similar to drawing a regular pumpkin, except you will need to add the eyes and the mouth to make it look scary.
It is okay to shade the eyes and mouth in black. However, if you want the pumpkin to look more 3D, add some thickness to the pumpkin where the eyes and the mouth are scraped. In my tutorial, I added the steps to draw a Halloween pumpkin easily.
Spider Web
A spider web is a simple idea to draw this Halloween. To draw a spider web, start with straight lines for the long strings that a spider uses as “pillars” for its web. Then, draw curved lines to connect the “pillars”. Finally, draw a small spider standing on the web as if it is waiting for its prey.
A Skull
A skull drawing is a spooky one for Halloween. I usually use the Loomis method to draw a face and I think it is also helpful to draw a skull. To draw a human skull, start with a circle, then add the eye sockets, the teeth, and the jaw. The tutorial I provided in this blog post shows you step-by-step how to draw a 3D skull.
A Bat
Sketches of bats are commonly used for Halloween decorations. You can draw a silhouette of a bat or draw a cute one with a face. A bat’s nose looks similar to a pig’s nose and its ears are usually big, so make sure you draw those facial features right. Don’t forget to draw two wide wings for the bat!
Candies
Kids love candies! Halloween is a great time for them to play Tricks or Treats and receive a lot of candies. Draw different types of candies and even color them in different colors. Let yourself be a kid again by drawing the candies that you used to love.
A Witch’s Hat
One of the fall drawing ideas I like is a witch’s hat. It reminds me of the famous fantasy movie “Harry Potter” in which a Sorting Hat was used to determine which of the four school Houses was the best fit for each new student.
A Ghost House
A ghost house or a haunted house is a great topic to draw for Halloween. You can add an old oak tree without leaves next to the house to make it more haunting.
Thanksgiving Fall Drawing Ideas
Thanksgiving falls at the end of autumn and marks the beginning of winter. This is a festival when people gather together and have a big meal with turkey, apple pie, or pumpkin pie. Thanksgiving can bring inspiration for drawing when it comes to decorations and food.
An Apple Pie
An apple pie with cinnamon flavor is yummy to eat and beautiful to draw! Sketching the top of an apple pie might require some attention but with the tutorial I provided, you can draw it in no time.
A Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkins are not only beautiful for decorating the table during Thanksgiving but also delicious. Drawing a piece of pumpkin pie can be fun for this autumn.
A Candle
As fall is the time for festivals, we will see a lot of candles used for decorations. Candles create a cozy atmosphere with warm light and pleasant aroma. A candle is a great choice to draw during Thanksgiving and also Halloween.
Mulled Wine
Mulled wine is my favorite drink during cold weather. People use many ingredients to cook mulled wine but the basics are red apples, slices of orange, cinnamon sticks, cloves, star anises, and red wine.
To draw a glass of mulled wine, you can draw each ingredient and then shade the glass in grey to represent the red wine.
The Takeaway
I hope the 20 fall drawing ideas are enough to get you started. You can also check out my blog post about other drawing ideas to have more inspiration.
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