how to draw a full moon

How to draw a moon

Ever wonder why the moon looks red sometimes? You can thank our atmosphere for that. It scatters blue light from space, so objects in space look redder than they are from Earth. When the moon is near the horizon, more of the blue light is scattered, and viola! Red Moon. I just thought it looked soooo cool… had to do a lesson with a big red full moon. It looks awesome on its own, and it can add a real bang in the background of any drawing- especially a Halloween witch or haunted house- check out our tutorials on them. Don’t be fooled into thinking that it’s really complicated to draw, a kid, teen or adult could do this. Just follow this tutorial step by step, play the animation slowly if you need too.

Step 1
One big circle… in case you were wondering- that’s for the moon.

Step 2
Now this is the part that LOOKS complicated, but trust me it’s not. What I’ve done here is airbrushed different transparent shades, starting with a pale orange for a base. Over this I’ve airbrushed a darker orange, a reddish orange and a lighter yellow for highlights.

Step 3
After that I’ve airbrushed the background black. This next part you can improvise on easily. I’ve done the silhouette with transparent black pencil and with a thinner pencil put in details. I’ve done a tree line, but you could do a spooky castle or a lone hero… let you imagination run wild! Enjoy!