How to Draw Jack Skellington

Last Updated: December 2, 2022

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!

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

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.

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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.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

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 horizontal line with vertical lines lined across for the mouth. Add lines under the eyes to give him the wrinkly effect.
4
Erase unnecessary lines.
5
Color your drawing.

Community Q&A

Question

Is there a way to make him look scared?

Community Answer

Draw the friendly Jack, but make his eyes wide, his body tense, his hand over his mouth, and have him reeling back.