How to Draw a Bucket Hat (Easy Step by Step)
Learn to draw a cute bucket hat with a sleepy, smiling face using easy step-by-step instructions. You'll build it from a big dome, a wide curvy brim, and add small details like a flower and eyes.
- Start your bucket hat drawing with a big dome shape.
- Add a wide, curvy brim to the base of your dome.
- Incorporate tiny details like a flower to personalize your hat.
- Give your bucket hat character by adding two round eyes.
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A bucket hat with a sleepy, smiling face is one of the cutest things you can draw, and it is easier than it looks. It is built from a big dome, a wide curvy brim, and a few tiny details like a flower and two round eyes.
- Easy
- 10 minutes
- 7 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawing
In this article (7 sections)
How to draw a bucket hat step by step
How to Draw a Bucket Hat · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Guide shapes
Lightly sketch this oval. It only shows where the big parts go, so press softly. You will erase it at the end.
Step 2: The hat outline
Start with a big dome for the top of the hat, like half of an egg. Then keep going with one line that flares out into a wide brim on both sides and curves around the bottom like a wide smile.
Step 3: The hat band
Draw a gently curved line across the lower part of the dome. Start near the left side and let it curve down toward the right, ending with a tiny wiggle.
Step 4: The little flower
Near the right end of the band, draw a small flower. Make a wobbly star shape with five soft, rounded petals.
Step 5: The band end
Finish the band on the right by drawing a short slanted line from the flower over to the edge of the dome. It looks like the band tucks behind the flower.
Step 6: The two eyes
On the brim, draw two small ovals for eyes. Leave a gap between them and color them in solid black.
Step 7: The tiny smile
Between the eyes and a little lower, draw a small wavy line like a tiny squiggle. It makes the hat look happy and cute.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your bucket hat? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a rocket or how to draw a shooting star next.
Tips for drawing a bucket hat
- Draw the dome and the brim as one flowing outline so the hat looks like one piece. Take your time where the dome bends out into the brim.
- Keep the band line gently curved, not straight. A little slope makes the hat look round.
- Put the eyes low on the brim and fairly far apart, with the smile tucked in the middle. That gives the hat its sweet, sleepy face.
Free bucket hat coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this bucket hat coloring page at full size and print it. It is the same drawing you just learned, with clean lines ready for crayons or markers.
How to color your bucket hat drawing
Try a sunny yellow or soft denim blue for the hat, with a pink or white flower on the band. You can also cover the dome in tiny polka dots or stripes.
Bucket hat fun fact for kids
A bucket hat gets its name because it looks a bit like a bucket turned upside down, with a rounded crown and a brim that slopes down around it.
Questions about drawing a bucket hat
What shapes do I need to draw a bucket hat?
You need a big dome for the top and a wide, curved brim that flares out below it. The flower is a rounded star, and the eyes are two small ovals.
How do I make my bucket hat look cuter?
Add a face with two black oval eyes and a tiny wavy smile on the brim. A small flower on the band makes it even sweeter.
How do I draw the brim so it looks wide?
From the bottom of the dome, let the line slope outward on both sides. Then curve it around the bottom in a long, wide smile shape.
