Santa Hat Drawing: Easy 4-Step Tutorial and Video

You know that Christmas is near when you start to see Santa Claus hats everywhere. It adds an extra touch of holiday cheer to everything. I’ll show you my method for how to draw a santa claus hat.

This beginner drawing project is adapted from my video on how to draw Santa Claus.

If you want to know how to draw a complete version of Santa, then I suggest you watch that video and tutorial.

The instructions below will guide you through the steps to draw the hat using digital drawing techniques. But you can also use these steps if you want to draw with a pencil and paper.

To make a festive holiday drawing, you can add this hat to other winter theme images. Use my snowman drawing tutorial to help you with that.

If you’re into making DIY crafts, you’ll be able to transfer the digital drawing to your cutting machine. I have a post on how to upload to Cricut that exclaims how to do it.

Either way, you can print the instructions and the template below. And if you’re looking for a short cut or just a printable, get the free santa hat coloring page.

The digital method, allows you to make a whole set of drawings very quickly. After you draw your first santa claus hat, you can make more by copying and pasting or just by duplicating the first hat.

If you want to learn how to make more digital drawings, you’ll love my So Simple SVG course.

In the meantime, you can follow this tutorial to learn how to draw a santa claus hat.

Drawing Supplies

Here is a list of drawing supplies. The first set is for drawing in the traditional method on paper.

The last set is for digital drawing.

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Art Pencil Kit

drawing pencils

Amazon Basics Sketch and Drawing Art Pencil Kit - 17-Piece Set

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Mix Media Paper Pad

Mix media paper pad

Canson XL Series Mix Media Paper Pad

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Art Markers

Art markers

Tombow 56185 Dual Brush Pen Art Markers

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LED Light Box

Light table for tracing

LED Light Box 9x12 Inch Light Pad

Digital Art Supplies

Inkscape software program

Computer

Graphic tablet (optional)

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Graphic Drawing Tablet

Graphic tablet (optional)

Huion H610 Pro Graphic Drawing Tablet 8192 Pen Pressure Sensitivity with Carrying Bag and Glove

What You Need to Draw a Santa Hat

Start by assembling your drawing materials. I’ll be using Inkscape, an open-source graphic software program. If you like to draw on your tablet, you can see my post on how to use an online drawing app for Inkscape.

I like to use the calligraphy and brush strokes tool. The settings that I use are in the instruction sheet at the bottom of the post.

If you want to make the digital version, make sure that your settings on the calligraphy tool look like mine before you start drawing.

How to Draw a Christmas Hat
Pro Tip: If you need help there is also a template at the end of this post.

What is the easiest way to draw Santa?

The easiest way to draw Santa is to use a reference image. Meaning, find a picture of Santa Clause and put it beside your paper or tablet to look help you with the proportions while you’re making your own drawing.

I suggest that you watch the video and follow the step by step instructions. I find it easier to do things when I can see a visual example.

Steps to Draw a Santa Claus Hat

Pretend that there is a rectangle in the lower middle section of your paper or screen. Draw a sideways “3” on the outside border of this imaginary rectangle.

Continue making the “3” forms all around the rectangle.

This will serve as the brim of Santa’s hat.

The next step is to draw a diagonal line going up from the left side and then coming down.

After you’ve made the left side of his hat, you’ll do the same to make the right side.

Draw a similar line on the right side starting at the brim. This time, you want this line to be wider and higher up.

The next step is to connect those two lines.

To do this we’ll draw a curly pom pom at the end of the lines.

Draw a series of “3” forms in between the two lines to connect and close the lines.

Once you finish the pom-pom, you should be able to see a complete outline of a Santa Claus hat.

Coloring Santa Claus Drawing

You’re ready to color your drawing of the hat.

For digital artists, you can do this by using the fill bucket tool (fill bounded areas tool).

Click the fill bucket tool and then click on a color from the color menu bar at the bottom of the screen. Next, click on a section of the hat to fill it with color.

Repeat this process to color in every section of the Santa hat.

Remember to drop the color behind the outline if you opted to go the digital route.

Of course, you can skip this if you’re coloring with a traditional method using markers or colored pencils.

Your Santa Claus hat drawing is done once you’ve colored every section.

Want to Make a Santa Hat Svg?

If you want to turn this drawing into a svg file, you can learn how in my So Simple SVG Files course.

You’ll get step by step instructions to make digital drawings using simple shapes. You’ll also learn how to transfer your drawings to your craft projects so that you can get better use from your cutting machine.

Look for more ideas for creative craft projects that you can make easily from home.

Make sure to save this to your favorite drawing board on Pinterest. Click the link below to save it for later.

Crafts to Make with Santa Claus Hats

I keep talking about digital drawings because they are so versatile. The nice thing about digital drawings is that they can be easily transformed into physical templates and used for lots of craft projects.

Not only can you use this tutorial for making santa hats, but you can also draw santa faces and make masks out of the finished drawing.

You can watch my santa face drawing tutorial for the step by step instructions. It’s really easy to draw.

In the meantime, here are some crafts that you can make with your Santa Claus hat drawing:

Source: Olive Loves Apples

By adding text to the hat, you’re able to personalize anything you put out on. In this post, I show you 3 easy ways to add text to an image.

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Those are just a few ideas to get you started. Check out my post for other ideas for beginner crafts.

If you have a Cricut or Silhouette machine and a heat press, you can use it to make iron-on templates for caps, socks and even a napkin for Santa to wipe the cookie crumbs from his mouth.

How easy would it be to make DIY crafts at home with this drawing?! Try using heat transfer vinyl or adhesive vinyl to apply your drawing to hard and soft surfaces.

As you can see, you can take your drawing and transfer it to lots of physical crafts!

This is just one of the ways that you can draw for fun or start a home-based craft business that makes money.

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How to Draw a Santa Claus Hat - Easy Tutorial

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Learn how to draw a santa claus hat with this step-by-step tutorial and video. The steps are easy enough for anyone to follow. The instructions can be used to make a santa hat drawing with a pencil and paper or with a digital drawing tablet.

Active Time 20 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Difficulty Easy