

If you’d like to add more detail, you can draw short lines coming off the center stem and branching out as the veins of the leaf. Leaves, of course, can be any shade of red, orange, yellow, green, or even brown. Add a curving line for the stem, color it in, and you have a pretty fall leaf. The basic shape is similar to a raindrop pointed at the top, then rounder and wider at the bottom. Today, we are going to focus on the simplest one. There are many different ways to draw a leaf (in fact, you can find several in my book Hand Lettering for Relaxation). Feel free to turn your pumpkin into a jack-o-lantern by adding triangles for the eyes and nose, along with whatever kind of mouth you like. The stem is usually brown, because it’s dried out by the time the pumpkin is picked. The final step is to add color! Pumpkins come in all shades of orange, as well as white and even green. Finally, add a stem and a small line on either side of it to give the pumpkin some dimension. These lines should touch the previous ones at the top and bottom. Next, draw another set of parentheses inside the first. These two lines will be the outer edges of the pumpkin.


To draw a pumpkin, you’ll start by making what looks like a set of parenthesis, leaving some space in between. Fall is here, even though the weather in Maryland is still a warm 90 degrees! To help celebrate the season, here are 5 easy fall doodles you can use in your lettering projects, bullet journals, or home decor.
