Tim Burton Style Portraits

Time: 1 hour 
Theme: Illustrations, portraits, Tim Burton, Halloween 
Age: 5-12 years

Learning Objectives

Become familiar and identify the style of Tim Burton.
Create their own self-portrait.
Become familiar with the elements of portrait drawing.
Explore different drawing tools and techniques such as pencil, smudging and charcoal.
"Yann and Sinthia as Tim Burton Characters" by Sinthia C

Materials

  • Parchment Cardstock 
  • Willow Charcoal
  • Smudge Stick
  • Pencil
  • Eraser
  • Tim Burton Portrait Template
  • Reference images for inspiration
  • White Colouring Pencil
  • Black Sharpie or black fine-line marker
  • optional: coloring pencils

What is the Tim Burton Style?

The portrait must have the following elements:
 
• Long lean necks
• Large eyes with a small black dot inside
• Small nose
• Shading around the eyes
• Small round ears 
• Worried eyebrows and expressions 
• Balloon-shaped head.

Project Steps

Step 1

  • Draw the shape of the head and body.
  • Use a pencil, and draw lightly so it is easier to erase if you make a mistake.

Step 2

  • Draw the eyes, nose, mouth and hair and additional details.

Step 3

  • Colour in the hair and clothing with a colouring pencil.
  • Use the smudge stick to create values in the skin.

Step 4

  • Colour in the eyes with a white colouring pencil.

Step 5

  • ​Draw over the outline of the drawing with a willow charcoal.

Step 6

  • Blend the lines of the charcoal with a smudge stick.
  • This will give the drawing an old gothic appearance.

Step 7

  • Using a black sharpie marker or drawing marker, draw over the outline of the drawing to make the image stand out event more.

References
tim-burton-lesson-how-to-draw-portraits-like-tim-burton.pdf
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tim-burton-lesson-picture-frame-examples.pdf
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