How to Draw a Cowboy Hat Easy and Fun
Learning how to draw a cowboy hat is easy and fun. We’ll show you step by step how to draw, outline, and color your cowboy hat drawings with markers.
You’ll learn how to break things down into simple shapes to create an easy 3D drawing of a cowboy hat.
We want your creative time to be relaxing and enjoyable. So we try to make things as easy to follow as possible.
Let’s grab some supplies and get ready to have fun learning how to draw a cowboy hat.
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Art Supplies
- Thin black marker
- Paper or cardstock
- Markers
- Pencil
- Click Eraser, Pink Pearl Eraser
- White Gelly Roll pen
Cowboy Hat Sketch Practice
There are a lot of different ways you could draw your cowboy hats. So doing a quick sketch exercise will help you work through some different ideas and styles.
Doing a cowboy hat sketch practice session is quick and easy. It will help you get warmed up, as well as help familiarize yourself with what you’re going to be drawing.
Get a piece of paper and something to draw with. And set a timer for three or five minutes. Then quickly sketch out as many cowboy hats as you can before the timer goes off.
You can use reference photos to help give you some ideas and guidance.
Another option is to do as many sketches as you can before your paper is filled. This shouldn’t take longer than five or ten minutes. Just be careful not to get too hung up on all the little details.
How to Draw a Cowboy Hat
Learning how to draw a cowboy hat is easy if you break things down into simple shapes. These shapes can then be used as guidelines to help you with your drawing.
Let’s begin by drawing a long oval with a square in the middle of it.
Draw a curved line for the roll of the cowboy hat. Notice how there’s a big curve in the middle and how it curves back up at the front.
Next, draw the shape of the crown. This is the main part of the hat that sits on your head.
Then draw the bottom edge of the roll and wrap it around to the other side of your cowboy hat.
Draw lightly and make changes as needed. You might need to make some adjustments to get the hat to look right.
Add a curved line for the back of the hat. Notice how I lightly drew through the crown. This is to make sure the lines connect and look right.
Now add some lines for the creases and dents.
And then finish up your cowboy hat drawing by adding a band.
Make any corrections you need to make before moving on to the next step.
Cowboy Hat Outline
To make your cowboy hat outline, simply trace over your pencil lines with a black pen or marker. Or, a different color if you prefer.
You can make your outline thin, thick, or a combination of the two. Experiment and try different things to see what your preference is.
How you choose to make your cowboy hat outline will depend on your own style. If you’re not sure what that is yet, don’t worry. It will develop over time with practice.
After you’ve finished outlining your drawing you can use an eraser to clean things up and remove any pencil lines.
How to Draw a Cowboy Hat with Markers
Learning how to draw a cowboy hat with markers is really easy. You just need to follow a few simple rules.
- You need to use alcohol based markers if you want to blend your colors together.
- And you’ll have to work while the markers are still wet.
- You’ll need to use two or three colors that are similar to each other. This is super important if you want to create smooth transitions of colors.
For your cowboy hat drawing you’d want to use two or three brown colors that are similar. If the colors are too different you’ll end up with a harder edge where the two colors meet.
If you use three colors, the darker color can be used for your shadows and the lightest color for your highlighted areas. Then the medium brown can be used everywhere else.
We have an entire tutorial on How to Use Markers.
Final Thoughts and Next Steps
Now that you know how to draw a cowboy hat, what’s the next step? If you want to get better at art and drawing you need to practice.
The more you practice the better you will get. So practice often and make your creative time part of your daily routine. Even if it’s only for a few minutes each day.
If you want to get good at drawing cowboy hats try doing a series of drawings. You’ll find that your creativity improves along with your art skills.
And it’s a great way to develop your artistic style.
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