How to Draw Jack Skellington: Easy Step-by-Step Art Lesson for Kids
Below you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for how to draw Jack Skellington and Coloring Page. He’s the main character in the “Nightmare before Christmas” movie.
Drawing of Jack Skellington
Young artists can learn how to draw Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas with this simple, step-by-step tutorial. As the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, Jack has a memorable look that makes him a fun subject for a Halloween drawing.
His round skull, wide stitched smile, and black pinstriped suit are instantly recognizable, right down to his bat-shaped bow tie. This tutorial focuses on his head and shoulders, giving students room to capture those distinctive details.
All students need is colored paper, a soft pencil, and a white colored pencil. The soft pencil creates rich, dark lines and shadows, while the white pencil makes Jack’s skull stand out against the paper. The paper itself supplies the middle tone, so there’s no need to color every area. It’s a simple way to explore light and dark—and see how just a few supplies can give a drawing a special, dramatic look.
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Jack Skellington Coloring Page
Materials for a Jack Skellington drawing
- Kraft Paper. Card stock paper that has a light brown shade will make those white eyes really stand out.
- SOFT Pencils. Important: Ticonderoga #2 SOFT pencils will always give you the darkest gray. Collect them and then save for all your drawing projects. The #2 Mediums will not work as well, no matter how hard you press.
- White Pencil Crayon. Prismacolor cost a little more than the others, but they always leave the brightest color. That’s extra true for the white ones.
- Black Sharpie Marker. If your pencil lines are not as dark as you’d like, then consider tracing the drawing with this black marker.
- Eraser. Large ones you can hold in your hand do a much better job than just the pencil tip erasers, especially when erasing leftover pencil lines after tracing.
Step by Step Directions to Draw Jack Skellington
Time needed: 45 minutes
Step by Step Jack Skellington Drawing
- Draw an oval and two eyes, as shown below.
- Add the nose holes, and the mouth with stitch lines.
- Draw a skinny neck and a bat head for the tie.
- Add the bat wings on the side of the head.
- Draw the lapel of the jacket.
- Add the sides of the jacket.
- Draw two skinny sleeves. Add flying bats in the background.
- Trace the drawing with a marker.
Fill in the eyes, add a white colored pencil, and a gray pencil.
- Finish the jacket with stripes by drawing extra dark lines with the pencil.
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