Disney’s Peter Pan is a great character to draw when first practicing drawing Disney style characters because he is both visually interesting, as well as relatively simple. In this tutorial, simply click on any of the images of Peter Pan to enlarge the picture.
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The Peter Pan novel by J.M. Berrie differs slightly from Disney's Peter Pan. If you have not read the novel, it is highly recommended. The reading level of this book is for ages 7 and up, though the thoughts of this site is that the novel is best understood by ages 12 and up. |
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If the Peter Pan novel is a little out of your reading depths, the Peter Pan Unabridged Audio CDs might be more to your interest. These CDs have the complete Peter Pan story as told by Jim Dale, an amazing story teller who creates unique voices for all of his character. He is also the reader who voices the Harry Potter audio books. |
 Disney Peter Pan Drawing Stage 1: Shapes
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| Begin by drawing a rough sketch of the body position in basic shapes. Think of the trunk of the character’s body as a jelly bean; slightly curved around the middle of the chest. The shoulders, elbows, knees, and ankles are indicated with circles which show the bend. The head is two circles stacked on top of each other with the overlapping area erased and the angle of the face marked by a bent “t.” The hat is a simple triangle. |
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Disney Peter Pan Drawing Stage 2: Hair and Eyes
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It is generally easiest to move from the basic shapes and position of the body to the hair and eyes (possibly the mouth). Pay particular attention to these features, as it is the hair and eyes that really give Disney Peter Pan his attitude and recognizable appearance. The eyes should be almond shaped and point at a slightly downward angle. The hair should be ruffled and parted above the corner of the left eye (the end of the part hidden beneath the hat). |
Disney Peter Pan Stage 3: Clothes
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Once you have the eyes and hair correct, move onto the hat and clothes. The hat should follow the triangle shape very closely, with only small bulges at the front and back to create a cloth look. Disney Peter Pan’s pants are skin tight, like the tights of a female, so do not add any clothing wrinkles here. His tunic is tight around the chest, but the collar, sleeves, and bottom are loose.
If you are drawing Peter Pan in a standing position, Disney has put a belt around his waist and a dagger in the belt. The tunic extends past the belt to about mid-thigh. |
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Disney Peter Pan Stage 4: Skin, Shoes, Facial Features
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Once the clothes are in place, add in the skin outline. As with all Disney characters, Peter Pan has rounded features. His fingers, arms, and face shape are all rounded and simple. Knuckles are marked with a slightly curved line above the beginning of the fingers. The nose is very curved, almost coming to a circle at the bottom. The major difference between Peter Pan and the rest of the Disney characters is the pointed ears and shoes. |
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Once the outline is complete, erase the basic shape sketch from Stage 1. If you see any errors in the drawing, make changes now.
Disney Peter Pan Stage 5: Coloring
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Disney always uses bright and cheerful colors, and Peter Pan is no exception. Crayola Colored Pencils which match the color scheme of Disney Peter Pan include:
- Skin: Peach overlaid lightly with Tan
- Brown shadows
- Highlighted areas receive no Tan overlay
- Hair & Eyebrows: Mahogany
- Brown shadows
- Red-Orange highlights with a light Mahogany overlay
- Shirt & Hat: Green
- Blue shadows
- Yellow highlights
- Feather: Magenta
- Purple shadows
- Red highlights
- Pants: Blue-green
- Turquoise shadows
- Yellow-Green highlights
- Shoes: Tan
- Brown shadows
- Yellow highlights
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All characters from this movie have the same rounded and simple features, as well as similar color schemes.
