Easy How to Draw the Cat in the Hat Tutorial and Cat in the Hat

Learn how to draw the Cat in the Hat from the famous Dr. Seuss book, with these easy step by step directions.

The Cat in the Hat is a children's book written and illustrated in 1957 by Theodor Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss. Mr. Geisel apparently was not a big fan of the trendy Dick and Jane books of the day, and decided to create an alternative. The Cat in the Hat was met with immediate critical and commercial success, and reviewers praised it as an exciting alternative to traditional primers.

This tutorial is meant to keep this very famous Cat in the Hat looking as familiar as possible, without being too frustrating for young artists to draw. His face is very different from the usual cats students may be use to drawing, but if they follow the nine easy steps shown in the tutorial, they'll be on their way.

Use the Button below to download a PDF Tutorial

Cat in the Hat Coloring Page

Time lapse of Cat in the Hat drawing tutorial

Materials for Cat in the Hat Drawing

  • Pencil. The Ticonderoga brand are the most reliable, make nice dark lines when you need them, and are the easiest to erase. Buying the pre-sharpened ones will save busy teachers a lot of time.
  • Eraser. Large ones you can hold in your hand do a much better job than just the pencil tip erasers, especially when erasing leftover pencil lines after tracing.
  • Black Sharpie Marker. These fine point permanent marker pens make nice black outlines, have a good tip for coloring, and never bleed when they get wet. Use them with good ventilation and add extra paper underneath to protect your tables.
  • Prang Crayons. These are a bit softer than other crayons so they sometimes look like oil pastels. They also have a some nice brown shades that Crayola does not have unless you buy their larger boxes.
  • Crayola Crayons. The reliable brand that always works well. The 24 pack has some of my favorite golden orange and yellow colors that seem a bit richer and warmer than the ones Prang has.

Step by step Directions for Cat in the Hat Drawing

Time needed:1 hour.

How to Draw the Cat in the Hat

  1. Make guidelines. Draw a center oval.

  2. Add the mouth to one side.

  3. Add eyes, nose and hat rim.

  4. Draw the top hat and stripes.

  5. Add ear, brows, and whiskers.

  6. Draw the neck and shoulders.

  7. Add neck curves and a bow.

  8. Erase the extra lines shown.

  9. Trace with marker and color.

More Fun Cartoon Drawing

Cat in the Hat Coloring Project
How to Draw the Grinch
How to Draw Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
How to Draw Squirtle
How to Draw Charmander
How to Draw a Cartoon Dog