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How to Draw two ghosts: Different Tilts and Wavy Hems
Explore two ghosts through four selected drawing stages. Focus on different tilts and wavy hems and a textured crayon finish.
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These 4 pictures show selected moments from the drawing. For every step in between and a guide on your canvas, get the full lesson in LittlePaper.
What you will learn
Practice two ghosts with attention to different tilts and wavy hems.
Shapes and proportions
Give the two simple ghost shapes different tilts and keep their dark faces high on the bodies.
A common mistake
Matching every curve makes the pair look like duplicated stamps.
How to fix it
Vary the body lean while keeping each face inside its own outline.
This two ghosts study focuses on different tilts and wavy hems. Give the two simple ghost shapes different tilts and keep their dark faces high on the bodies. The exercise is about keeping these visible shapes readable before adding small marks or color.
These are four selected stages, not a complete stroke-by-stroke sequence. Blue guide lines mark additions in the source images. Compare the pictures for the overall shape changes; use the complete LittlePaper lesson for the smaller steps between them.
A few things to start with
Paper, a pencil and crayons matching the example. Leave room around the drawing for proportion checks before making the outlines darker.
A little peek at the drawing
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Selected stages · The complete drawing sequence is in the app.
Shapes, character & color
A look at the drawing stages.
Try the shape tips below on paper. When you’re ready to draw along with each small step, continue in LittlePaper.
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Selected stage 2: early shapes
This picture shows source stage 2 of 5 for two ghosts, not the next single stroke. Give the two simple ghost shapes different tilts and keep their dark faces high on the bodies. Compare its unfinished edges with the complete outline shown later.
Selected stage 2: early shapes · Preview image 1 of 4 - 02Selected stage
Selected stage 3: building the outline
This picture shows source stage 3 of 5 for two ghosts, not the next single stroke. Vary the body lean while keeping each face inside its own outline. Compare its unfinished edges with the complete outline shown later.
Selected stage 3: building the outline · Preview image 2 of 4 - 03Selected stage
Complete outline: different tilts and wavy hems
Compare the finished two ghosts outline with the earlier selected stages. Matching every curve makes the pair look like duplicated stamps. Vary the body lean while keeping each face inside its own outline.
Complete outline: different tilts and wavy hems · Preview image 3 of 4 - 04Selected stage
Crayon color: cream white
Use the colored two ghosts example to compare the palette after checking the outline. The visible palette includes cream white. Keep repeated parts consistent and let small light flecks preserve the crayon texture.
Crayon color: cream white · Preview image 4 of 4
A little practice goes a long way
Make room for your own ideas.
The example uses cream white. Keep matching limbs and repeated parts in a consistent palette. Use light overlapping crayon strokes so the inner outlines stay visible. Vary the body lean while keeping each face inside its own outline.
The next little step is yours
Like the idea?
Let’s make it together.
Open the “Easy Ghost Drawing” drawing idea in LittlePaper for the complete sequence. Follow a guide, pause when you need, and add your own colors.
Download LittlePaper from the App Store, then open the drawing idea inside the app.
Every step, at your pace.
See the full drawing sequence. Pause, replay, and take another look whenever a shape needs practice.
A guide where you draw.
Trace on the canvas, then try your own lines with a finger or Apple Pencil on a compatible iPad.
Make it yours. Keep the making.
Add crayon color, replay your creation, and give your picture a home in a digital 3D book.
