Learn how to draw the Grinch wearing a floppy holiday hat. This easy drawing tutorial focuses on a mischievous expression, a rounded coat, and pointed feet.
What You Will Need
- Drawing paper
- A pencil
- An eraser
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Time needed:
16 minutes.
Step-by-Step Drawing Guide
Step 1: Draw the Floppy Hat
Draw a wide fluffy hat brim using connected rounded bumps. Add a drooping cap, a short fold line, and a round fluffy pom-pom.
Pro Tip: Let the cap tip lean to one side above the pom-pom.
Step 2: Outline the Face and Eyes
Draw a broad face beneath the hat with small cheek tufts. Add sharply slanted eyes with small pupils, lower curves, and two curved eyebrows.
Pro Tip: Tilt the inner eyebrow ends downward to establish the mischievous look.
Step 3: Build the Wide Grin
Add a small oval nose between and below the eyes. Draw a wide grin with hooked corners, a central nose line, and a short lower lip.
Pro Tip: Keep the grin’s corners high to emphasize the cheek shapes.
Step 4: Draw the Coat and Hands
Extend sloping shoulders into two long sleeves and a broad coat. Add curved cuffs and small pointed hands beside the rounded lower body.
Pro Tip: Keep both sleeves outside the coat’s wide belly shape.
Step 5: Add the Belt and Buckle
Draw two curved belt edges across the lower coat. Place a rounded rectangular buckle in front with a smaller rectangle inside.
Pro Tip: Keep the buckle centered beneath the face.
Step 6: Finish the Hem and Feet
Add a thick rounded trim below the coat and a curved lower body. Draw two short legs ending in long pointed feet facing outward.
Pro Tip: Make the pointed feet extend beyond the narrow leg shapes.
Step 7: Color in your drawing!
Fun Facts
- The Grinch’s slanted eyes and high grin corners work together to suggest mischief.
- Rounded hat trim contrasts with the Grinch’s pointed cheek tufts and feet.
Pin it now, Draw later!
Your Grinch now wears a floppy hat, belted coat, and pointed feet. This step by step drawing builds expression through a few carefully placed curves. Try another Grinch sketch and explore a slightly different eyebrow angle.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I make the Grinch’s grin look wide?
Extend its curve toward both cheeks, then turn the corners upward with small hooks.
What should I practice first when drawing the Grinch for beginners?
Practice the slanted eyes and curved eyebrows separately before placing them inside the face.
