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How to Draw a Graduation Cap
Draw a graduation cap in 11 easy steps, about 8 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: flat board.
Step 1: Flat board
A third of the way down your paper draw a big flat diamond, much wider than tall.
Step 2: The cap
Start on the board's lower left edge. Draw a short, wide U with a flat bottom, stopping on the right.
Tip Keep the cap short and wide like a band, not tall like a head.
Step 3: Two big eyes
On the cap draw 2 big round eyes, a finger apart, with a black dot and a white shine.
Step 4: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a wide U smile. Add an oval cheek beside each end.
Step 5: Thick board
Start at the left corner. Draw a short line down, slope under the bottom corner, back up to the right.
Step 6: Button and tassel
Draw a button on the board's middle. From it draw a thin cord over the edge, down beside the cap.
Step 7: Tassel tuft
On the end of the cord draw a little fat tassel hanging down, like a tiny bell.
Step 8: Sparkles and ground
Draw 3 sparkle stars around the cap, and a ground line under it from left to right.
Step 9: Gold tassel, pink cheeks
Colour the button, cord and tassel yellow like gold, and the cheeks pink.
Step 10: Yellow sparkles
Colour the sparkles yellow.
Step 11: Grey cap, black edge
Colour the board and cap dark grey around the face, and the thick edge black. Leave the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a graduation cap, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
