Skull Stencil

This simple outline skull stencil can be printed and used as a craft pattern, mask template or coloring page, or as a starting point for Kids' Halloween Crafts and Mask Making.

How To Draw A Day of the Dead Skull

Transform this simple skull drawing: Spark ideas by having a look at some Mexican or Aztec

Day of the Dead

(Calaca or Calaveras) Decorated Death Heads or Masks.

Here's a collection of photos of Decorated Day of the Dead Skulls

You will find some fantastically colorful and often surreal ideas, (a ‘Catrina’ skeleton wearing a huge flowery hat, for example!) – and be inspired to add some brightly colored patterns or weird and wonderful ideas to your own, not so Grim Reaper!

Print or copy this skull outline - or here's a Profile Skull Template.

Cover your skull with patterns and shapes - begin with large simple shapes, such as circles and triangles or stripes. Repeat the shapes across the skull.

Then fill these shapes with smaller ones - don't leave any big empty spaces!

Color your design - Either with the brightest colors you can find - or just black and white can look very effective.

You can use your decorated skull drawing as a design for a fantastic sculpture; Fantasy Mask or handmade print.

These make great Halloween Party Activities or Halloween Decorations!

How to make a Mask from this Skull Stencil

How to draw a Cyborg Robot or Alien using this Skull Template

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