How to Draw a Shark in a Santa Hat (Easy Step by Step)
This little shark wears a floppy Santa hat and has a sweet, round face, so it is as much cuddly as it is cool. It is built from a few simple shapes: a big round body, a tilted rounded rectangle for the hat band, a hill-shaped hat, a bow-tie tail, and a few dots and circles.
- Easy
- 10 minutes
- 9 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
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How to draw a shark in a Santa hat step by step
How to Draw a Shark in a Santa 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 round body
Draw a big round blob, like a chubby egg. Start at the top, go around the left side and along the bottom, then curve up the right side and stop. Leave gaps at the top right and the bottom right.
Step 3: Tail fin
At the gap on the lower right, draw a fish tail like a bow tie with two pointy tips that open away from the body. Join the top of the tail to the right side of the body and the bottom of the tail to the bottom of the body.
Step 4: Side fins
On the left, draw a small curved loop sticking out of the body like a little ear. On the belly, draw a short curved hook for the other fin.
Step 5: The hat band
On top of the head, draw a long tilted rounded rectangle, like a fat sausage lying on its side. Draw two long lines for its top and bottom edges and close the ends with small curves.
Step 6: Hat top and tip
From the left end of the band, draw a big curved line up and over to the right, like a hill. Bring it down toward the right end of the band, then add a short bent line to make the floppy tip.
Step 7: The pompom
At the end of the floppy tip, draw a small circle for the pompom.
Step 8: Two round eyes
Below the hat band, draw two solid dots for eyes. Keep them the same size and a little way apart.
Step 9: A tiny smile
Between the eyes and a bit lower, draw a small wavy line with two little bumps, like a cat smile. It makes the shark look sweet.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your shark in a Santa hat? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a menorah or how to draw a dreidel next.
Tips for drawing a shark in a Santa hat
- Draw the hat band after the body so it can sit on top of the head. Tilt it down toward the right and it will look like it is resting on the shark.
- The tail is the trickiest part. Think of a bow tie with pointy ends, and join it neatly to the body.
- Keep the eyes and the smile small on the face. Two dots with a tiny smile between them make the shark look extra cute.
Free shark in a Santa hat coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this shark in a Santa 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 shark in a Santa hat drawing
Try soft blue or gray for the shark, red for the hat and white for the band and pompom. For a creative twist, add snowflakes in the background.
Shark in a Santa hat fun fact for kids
Sharks have skeletons made of cartilage, the same bendy material that gives your ears and nose their shape, instead of hard bone.
Questions about drawing a shark in a Santa hat
What shapes do I need to draw a Santa shark?
You need a big round shape for the body, a tilted rounded rectangle for the hat band, and a curved hill shape for the hat. Add a small circle for the pompom, two dots for eyes, and a bow-tie tail.
How do I make my shark look cuter?
Keep the body round and chubby and the eyes small and a little way apart. Add a tiny wavy smile and the floppy hat tip.
How do I draw the Santa hat so it stays on the shark?
Draw the band as a tilted rounded rectangle that sits on the top of the head. Then draw the hat top rising from the band's left end and coming down at its right end.
