3 Easy Ways to Draw Ghostface from the Scream Franchise

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Draw a cartoon or realistic Ghostface with our step-by-step guide

Co-authored by Claire Wentzel and Hunter Rising

Last Updated: March 3, 2026 Fact Checked

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Ghostface is one of the most iconic horror slasher villains ever since Scream first came out in the 90s. If you want to make your own Ghostface art now that Scream 7 is right around the corner, it’s easy to draw him in a variety of styles. Whether you want to make a cartoon or realistic drawing, we’ll walk you through all the steps for drawing his mask. wikiHow also partnered with multiple artists for advice on improving your drawings.

Simple Steps to Draw Ghostface from Scream

1. Make 2 dark bean shapes for the eyes of Ghostface’s mask.
2. Add an upside-down heart below the eyes for the nose.
3. Draw a long, narrow oval for the mouth.
4. Outline around the facial features to draw in the edge of his mask.
5. Sketch in the cloak’s hood around the mask.
6. Shade inside the eyes, nose, mouth, and hood to finish.

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Section 1 of 4:

Easy Ghostface Mask Drawing

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   Draw 2 bean shapes for the mask’s eyes. Draw in the first eye by making a vertical bean shape near the middle of your paper. Then, leave a small gap and mirror the shape to create the other eye next to it. When you’re happy with where you placed the eyes, color the shapes in with a pencil or black marker.

   • If you want to make the mask look perfectly symmetrical, draw a light vertical line through the middle of your paper. Make sure the eyes are both the same distance away from the line.
   • Mark Weiser, an artist, says, “Do a light pencil sketch first so you get your proportions correct.” Don’t be afraid to make mistakes as you’re figuring out your drawing because light lines are easy to erase and adjust. Once you have the pose sketched in how you like it, then start building up your drawing.

   Meet the wikiHow Experts

   Mark Weiser is an Artist and Gallery Manager in Marion, Iowa who runs community art classes and events.

   Kelly Medford is a Professional Artist based in Rome who founded Sketching Rome Tours.

   Rebecca Schweiger is a Professional Artist & Art School Founder who specializes in abstract art and teaching studio art.
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   Make an upside-down heart for the nose below the eyes. Place the nose hole of the mask centered below both of the eyes. Make 2 curved bumps for the bottom of the nose. Instead of coming to a point, round off the top of the heart into a smooth curve. Shade the nose in with your pencil or marker.
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   Sketch a long, narrow oval for Ghostface’s mouth. Leave a small space underneath the nose. Draw a semicircle for the top of the mouth. Extend the ends of the semicircle down, and taper them in so the mouth gets narrower at the bottom. Make another smaller semicircle to finish the bottom of the mouth. Color in the mouth with your pencil or a black marker.

   • To keep the proportions recognizable, make Ghostface’s mouth about twice as long as his eyes.
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   Outline around the eyes to make them three-dimensional. The Ghostface mask has eyes that pop out from the rest of the mask. Start near the top of the eye and draw a curved line, following the eye’s shape around the outside. Leave a small gap instead of connecting the lines between the eyes. Then, repeat the step around the other eye.
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   Draw the edges of the masks around the mouth and eyes. Start the mask outline with a semicircle just below the bottom of the mouth. Bring the ends of the semicircle halfway up the height of the mouth. Then, draw lines to connect the bottom of the ends to the bottoms of the eye outlines. Make another semicircle for the top of the mask, and connect it to the tops of the eye outlines.
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   Add curved lines around the mask to create the cloak’s hood. To draw the bottom of the hood, start the lines about halfway down from the top of the mask. Make wavy lines that puff out near the bottom of the mask, and connect them at the bottom of the mouth. To make the top of the hood, draw a curved line going around the top of the mask.

   • Color in the shapes on the sides of the mask to make it look dark inside the hood.
   • If you want to make Ghostface’s mask look more interesting, add small cracks and bumps to make it look old and weathered.
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Section 2 of 4:

Cute Cartoon Ghostface Drawing

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   Draw 2 large bean shapes for Ghostface’s eyes. Make a smooth, rounded curve for the inner edge of the eye. On the outer edge of the eye, keep it narrow near the top and wider near the bottom. When you have one eye finished, draw its mirror image next to it to make the second eye. Color in the eyes with your pencil or a black marker.

   • This version of Ghostface has a large head and a small body to make it look more like a cartoon.
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   Make an upside-down heart for the nose. Line up the bottom of the nose with the bottoms of the eyes. Draw a semicircle for the top of the nose. Then, add 2 rounded humps for the bottom of the nose. Use your pencil or a black marker to color in the nose.
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   Draw a narrow egg shape for the mouth. Position the mouth just below the nose. Start with a semicircle for the top of the mouth. Then, extend the ends of the semicircle down and angle them so the lines get closer together. Finish the bottom of the mouth with a smaller semicircle. Color the mouth in black with your pencil or marker.
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   Outline around the facial features for the edge of the mask. Draw lines following the curves around the bottom of each eye to make them pop. Then, draw a large semicircle above the eyes to create the top of the mask. After that, draw angled lines from the bottoms of the eyes toward the bottom of the mouth to make the bottom edge of the mask.
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   Sketch a circle with a point on top for Ghostface’s hood. Draw a circle around the outside of the mask to start the hood on Ghostface’s cloak. At the top of the circle, add a rounded point that’s slightly angled to the side.
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   Make a rectangle with a zigzag bottom for his cloak. Connect the top of the rectangle to the bottom of the hood. Draw lines coming down from the sides, and make them taper out slightly. Instead of a straight line at the bottom of the cloak, make a zigzag line to connect the bottom ends.

   • Add 2 curved parallel lines in the middle of the rectangle to give Ghostface a belt.
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   Add Ghostface’s boots under his cloak. Start with 2 rectangles coming out from the bottom edge of the cloak. Then, add a curved semicircular shape to each rectangle to draw the toes of the boots. Use 2 parallel curved lines on the bottom of each boot to add the soles and finish them off.
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   Draw Ghostface’s arms reaching out to the sides. Make a straight or slightly curved line coming out from where the cloak connects to the hood. Extend the line out past the outer edges of the hood to create the sleeves. Along the bottom edge, make wavy lines that come to points to make the sleeves look ripped and tattered.
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   Use rounded oval shapes to draw his hands and fingers. At the end of each sleeve, make a small vertical oval shape for Ghostface’s thumbs. Then, use 3-4 horizontal oval shapes stacked on top of each other to make the rest of his fingers in a fist. Use a short curved line to connect the bottom finger to the end of the sleeve.

   • Many cartoons only have 4 fingers, but you can include all 5 fingers if you want to.
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    Give Ghostface a knife and a phone in his hands. Ghostface is known for using a knife on his victims, so put one in his hand. Use a small rectangle on one side of his fist for the hilt and a long triangular shape on the other side for the blade. Because Ghostface is known for calling his victims on the phone, draw a rectangle in his other hand, and draw buttons and an antenna to make it look like an old phone.

    • For a little extra pop, use a red colored pencil or marker to add a little blood to the knife’s blade.
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Section 3 of 4:

Realistic Full Body Ghostface Drawing

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   Sketch an oval for the head. Start with a small circle near the top of your paper. Extend the bottom of the circle to turn it into an oval that’s narrower on the bottom. Make sure to sketch the shape in lightly because you’ll be erasing some of the lines once you add more details to your drawing.

   • The shape represents Ghostface’s head under the mask.
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   Draw a rectangle for Ghostface’s torso. Just below the head, sketch in the top line of the rectangle to draw in the shoulders. Bring the sides of the rectangle down, and slightly taper them in toward the middle. Make a horizontal line at the bottom of the rectangle for Ghostface’s waist.

   • To maintain the correct proportions, make Ghostface’s torso about 2 heads tall.
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   Sketch in tubes for the arms and legs. Make a circle on each of the top corners of the torso rectangle for Ghostface’s shoulders. Then, sketch in a tube for each arm coming from the center of each circle. Then, do the same with his legs. Mark his knees with circles so you know where they’re positioned.

   • Even though Ghostface’s arms and legs are hidden underneath his cloak in the final drawing, it’s still important to know where they’re positioned so you can add details later on.
   • Position the arms however you’d like, such as at his sides or extended out like he’s ready to attack.
   • To keep the body proportionate, check that your drawing is about 7 heads tall.
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   Outline Ghostface’s cloak around his body. Draw a wider oval shape around the head to make the cloak’s hood. Then, draw the bottoms of the sleeves slightly below the arms. Bring the bottom of the cloak all the way down to Ghostface’s ankles. Use wavy or zigzagged lines around the ends of the sleeves and along the bottom edge of the cloak so it looks torn or tattered.

   • Turn the bottom of the rectangle you drew for Ghostface’s torso into a slightly curved line to make his belt.
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   Draw in the eyes, nose, and mouth of the mask. In the center of the oval, make 2 vertical, narrow bean shapes for the eyes of the mask. Directly below the eyes, make a rounded upside-down heart for the nose. Extend the bottom of the oval down into a narrower end, then draw a long, vertical oval for the mouth.

   • Look at a picture of Ghostface while you’re drawing to use as a reference.
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   Refine the details of the hands, feet, and cloak. Draw in squares or rectangles for each hand to rough in their shapes. Then, lightly sketch in the lines for each finger. For his feet, use rectangles and rounded shapes to draw in shoes or boots, and add criss-cross lines for laces. Then, add lines for wrinkles and folds throughout the cloak.

   • To make your Ghostface drawing pop, have him hold a knife in one hand like he’s about to attack.
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   Erase your sketch lines. Carefully erase all of the light reference lines that you drew that you don’t want to include in your final drawing. Use the tip of your eraser to reach smaller areas. If you accidentally erase part of your drawing, then quickly sketch it back in.
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   Shade your drawing to make it pop. Color in the eyes, nose, and mouth on the mask with a dark pencil. Professional artist Kelly Medford notes you can use “a soft 4B or 6B pencil, and turn it on its side to get a uniform even shading, especially with larger areas.” Then, lightly shade in Ghostface’s cloak to make it look darker.

   • If you want smooth blending, professional artist and art school founder Rebecca Schweiger recommends using a blending stump. She says, “Gently press the blending stump onto your paper and go in a circular motion.”
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Section 4 of 4:

Expert Advice to Improve Drawing Skills

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   Do warm-up drawings. Award-winning artist Claire Wentzel suggests doing quick 30-second gesture drawings of different poses to get better at drawing people. She notes that warm-up drawings “force you to get down the essential information as quickly as possible [so] you don’t get bogged down in details.”
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   Use the lightest and darkest colors in the foreground. If you plan on adding a background to your drawing, Wentzel recommends using the lightest and darkest values in the foreground. She says, “The background is away from you, so the details and contrast should be less than in the front.”
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   Use anatomy books for reference. Wentzel suggests getting an anatomy book to help you learn the different bone and muscle structures in the body and how to realistically draw them. She notes that they’re especially helpful for drawing difficult parts of the body, such as hands, from various perspectives.

   • Weiser also mentions using a live model to figure out the correct pose, lighting, and shadows. If you don’t have a live model, you can also look at yourself in a mirror or take a reference picture of a pose you want.
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   Practice drawing every day. Medford recommends getting in the habit of sketching something each day, and taking the time to “study how things actually are rather than how you think they are.” She mentions that you should draw whatever makes you happy, whether they’re simple doodles or larger pieces, so making art feels fun instead of becoming a chore.
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   Experiment with your own personal style. Kathy Leader, an artist, recommends not copying other artists. Instead, she says, “Experiment as much as possible. Try new materials, subject matter, colors, and compositions.” After a bit of practicing new styles, she recommends looking at your work and choosing what styles resonate with you the most so you can continue developing your work in that direction.
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