A hunched silhouette draped in flowing robes, bat wings folded close, and a toothed beak that signals nothing good — the Skeksis has one of the most unsettling designs in puppet-based fantasy filmmaking, and this step-by-step guide walks through how to draw a Skeksis from scratch, joining the lineup of various comics and movies tutorials on the site.
What the 16-Step Walkthrough Covers
This tutorial runs 16 steps and delivers a finished black and white line art drawing, so the entire focus stays on getting the shapes and linework right rather than color decisions. The character is shown in a side-facing, hunched stance, which means working through the layered robe, the prominent collar, and the folded wings all at once. The pose adds some asymmetry to manage, but the steps are paced to build the silhouette gradually before committing to details.
Key Design Elements of a Skeksis
- Bird-like beak with visible teeth
- Large feathered collar, hunched posture
- Long robe with floral surface details
- Clawed talon hand at the side
- Bat-like wings folded on the back
If you enjoy drawing creatures from dark or genre-heavy source material, the Pennywise the Dancing Clown sketch and the guide for Wednesday Addams cover similar territory with their own layered costume and posture challenges. Both are worth a look once this one is done.
Reading the Step Colors in This Guide
Each step image uses a three-color coding system to show exactly what is new versus what came before:
- Red Color: lines added in the current step.
- Black Color: lines completed earlier.
- Gray Color: base sketch for structure.
How to Draw a Skeksis: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Finished Your Skeksis? Show It Off
Drop your finished drawing in the comments below — it is always good to see how different people handle the robe details and the beak. New tutorials get posted to Facebook and Telegram as soon as they go live, a new YouTube video based on existing guides goes up every single day, and Pinterest stays updated regularly if you prefer saving references there. For more unsettling characters from the same category, the sketch guide for Chucky and the tutorial covering Ghostface are both solid follow-ups. If you want to support the project and get access to unique hand-drawn coloring pages, the Patreon page is the place to do it.