A lighting tool for a vehicle, the lighting tool being adapted to radiate light from the vehicle toward a road surface, the lighting tool comprising: a light source device; a light modulation device that is adapted to modulate light emitted from the light source device to form multi-gradation light including a high gradation part, a low gradation part and a zero gradation part; a projection unit that is adapted to project the multi-gradation light emitted from the light modulation device to the road surface as a light distribution pattern; and a control unit that is adapted to control the light source device and the light modulation device, wherein the light modulation device is adapted to form a drawing pattern as the high gradation part which is surrounded by the low gradation part in the light distribution pattern; wherein the light source device is adapted to radiate light that includes a high illuminance region and a low illuminance region, wherein the light modulation device is adapted to form the drawing pattern with the high gradation part surrounded by the low gradation part in the high illuminance region and to set the low illuminance region as a high gradation part of the low illuminance region, characterized in that the low gradation part of the high illuminance region and the high gradation part of the low illuminance region in the light distribution pattern have substantially the same illuminance on the road surface, the light source device has a light source unit in which a plurality of light emitting elements are arranged in a matrix, the control unit has a luminescence amount controller that is adapted to individually vary luminescence amounts of the plurality of light emitting elements, the light modulation device is adapted to move the drawing pattern, and the luminescence amount controller is configured to control the luminescence amounts of the plurality of light emitting elements to move and enlarge the high illuminance region and to include the drawing pattern within the high illuminance region. a light source device; a light modulation device that is adapted to modulate light emitted from the light source device to form multi-gradation light including a high gradation part, a low gradation part and a zero gradation part; a projection unit that is adapted to project the multi-gradation light emitted from the light modulation device to the road surface as a light distribution pattern; and a control unit that is adapted to control the light source device and the light modulation device, wherein the light modulation device is adapted to form a drawing pattern as the high gradation part which is surrounded by the low gradation part in the light distribution pattern; wherein the light source device is adapted to radiate light that includes a high illuminance region and a low illuminance region, wherein the light modulation device is adapted to form the drawing pattern with the high gradation part surrounded by the low gradation part in the high illuminance region and to set the low illuminance region as a high gradation part of the low illuminance region, characterized in that the low gradation part of the high illuminance region and the high gradation part of the low illuminance region in the light distribution pattern have substantially the same illuminance on the road surface, the light source device has a light source unit in which a plurality of light emitting elements are arranged in a matrix, the control unit has a luminescence amount controller that is adapted to individually vary luminescence amounts of the plurality of light emitting elements, the light modulation device is adapted to move the drawing pattern, and the luminescence amount controller is configured to control the luminescence amounts of the plurality of light emitting elements to move and enlarge the high illuminance region and to include the drawing pattern within the high illuminance region.