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How to Draw a Top Hat
Draw a top hat in 10 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: top of the hat.
Step 1: Top of the hat
Near the top, draw a wide flat oval, about half as wide as the paper, for the hat's top.
Tip Leave lots of room under it: the whole hat hangs from this oval.
Step 2: Crown sides
From each end of the oval, draw a tall line down, stopping past halfway.
Tip Lean both lines in the same small amount, so the hat stands up straight.
Step 3: Crown bottom
Start at the bottom of the left line. Draw a smile curve across and stop at the right line's bottom.
Step 4: Wide brim
Start on the crown's left, above the bottom. Swing a wide oval out and under, stopping on the right side.
Step 5: Thick brim
Start at the brim's left edge. Draw a big smile curve under the brim, stopping at the right edge.
Tip Keep the gap the same all the way round: a thick rolled brim.
Step 6: Ribbon band
Start on the crown's left, 2 fingers up. Draw a smile curve across and stop on the right side.
Step 7: Twinkles
Draw a big 4-point twinkle off the hat's top right and a smaller one off the crown's left.
Step 8: The table
Draw a straight table line under the brim, from well left to well right, just touching it.
Step 9: Twinkles and band
Colour the twinkles yellow and the ribbon band red.
Step 10: Black hat
Colour the rest of the hat black around the band. Your top hat is done!
Tip Press softly so your lines still show.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a top hat, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
