Glinda Drawing: Easy Step-by-Step Tutorial for Kids
Inside you’ll find an easy, step-by-step Glinda drawing lesson with a coloring page and PDF. Perfect for elementary art class. Start here.
Glinda Drawing Art Lesson
This Glinda drawing lesson is a favorite for the elementary classroom because it combines character drawing with confidence-building steps. Students love drawing someone they recognize from musicals or stories, and Glinda’s sparkly crown and flowing gown make her extra fun to bring to life on paper.
The tutorial uses simple shapes, making it easy for even your younger artists to follow along. Because it’s broken down into clear steps, your students can focus on one detail at a time — whether it’s her magical wand or the puff of her skirt — without getting overwhelmed.
This lesson also sneaks in visual concepts like symmetry and proportion as students work on the face, hair, and costume. Plus, it’s versatile! You can do it as a quick pencil drawing, trace it with marker, or even turn it into a painting project if you want to extend the fun.
Best of all? You don’t need to be a character artist to teach this. The handouts and video do the heavy lifting so you can confidently guide your students and enjoy the creative buzz that comes with it.
Glinda in Art and Pop Culture
Glinda is more than just a sparkly character from a Broadway musical — she’s part of a long tradition of magical figures in literature and performance art. First introduced in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum in 1900, Glinda became iconic after the 1939 film, where she appeared in a shimmering pink gown and towering crown. Her image has continued to evolve, most notably in the hit Broadway musical Wicked, where she’s portrayed as a bubbly, complex heroine dressed in shimmering blues and silvers.
Drawing Glinda gives students the chance to explore more than just character design, it’s a fun and accessible way to introduce concepts like costume design, storytelling, and theatrical staging. Her crown, wand, and layered gown offer opportunities to talk about shape, texture, and symbolism in costume choices. You can even tie this project to performing arts by discussing how designers and illustrators bring characters to life in theater productions.
In the art room, Glinda becomes a creative bridge between pop culture and visual art — an inspiring figure students are excited to draw and learn more about.
A preview of the Glinda Drawing Tutorial
Glinda Coloring Page
Glinda Drawing Lesson Materials List
Glinda Drawing Step-by-Step Instructions
Time needed: 45 minutes
How to Draw Glinda
- Draw the face with eyes, nose, mouth.
- Add circles for the crown.
- Draw the outer hair line and ears.
- Add the neck and bodice.
- Draw the petal shapes of the dress.
- Start the center part of the skirt.
- Finish the sides and add her two arms.
- Draw the rest of her hair and add a wand in her hand.
- Trace with marker and color.
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