How to Draw Jack Skellington

In The Nightmare Before Christmas, Jack Skellington tries to bring aspects of the holiday season to a town based entirely around Halloween. Follow the steps below to learn to draw the Pumpkin King himself!

Steps

Frightening Jack

1. Draw a stick figure of Jack.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


2. Add volume to the stick figure. Take note that Jack is very thin and has pointy fingers.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


3. Draw his suit. He has a bat-inspired bowtie and the bottom of his coat has five pointy tips at the back.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


4. Draw the face. He has eye sockets since he is already a skeleton. Draw an angle pointing upwards for the nose. Use vertical lines lined across a horizontal line for the mouth.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


5. Erase unnecessary lines.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


6. Color your drawing.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Friendly Jack

1. Draw a stick figure from the head to the torso.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


2. Draw his suit. Take note of the bat-inspired bowtie.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


3. Sketch the face. Use a circle for the eyes, two short slanted lines for the nostrils and a long curved vertical line with horizontal lines lined across for the mouth.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


4. Erase unnecessary lines.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


5. Color your drawing.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

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Tips

• Jack Skellington is characterized by his skeleton-like appearance. Don't be afraid to stretch his proportion by adding longer limbs, thinner and longer fingers, etc.--it adds to the character’s appearance.


• Make it as stitchy and edgy as possible for a better "Burton" effect.


• You can also forgo the pinstripes for a flat black suit. It's easier and doesn't hurt the image, since Jack’s outfit isn’t too elaborate in the first place.

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