Dinosaurs · A drawing idea for little artists
How to Draw a dinosaur with a hat: Top Hat Cane and Upright Pose
Explore dinosaur with a hat through four selected drawing stages. Focus on top hat cane and upright pose and a textured crayon finish.
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These 4 pictures show selected moments from the drawing. For every step in between and a guide on your canvas, get the full lesson in LittlePaper.
What you will learn
Practice dinosaur with a hat with attention to top hat cane and upright pose.
Shapes and proportions
Balance the raised tail with the upright belly and keep the cane separate from the short arm.
A common mistake
A cane crossing both feet can look like another leg.
How to fix it
Place the cane beside the hand and preserve space around its lower tip.
This dinosaur with a hat study focuses on top hat cane and upright pose. Balance the raised tail with the upright belly and keep the cane separate from the short arm. The exercise is about keeping these visible shapes readable before adding small marks or color.
These are four selected stages, not a complete stroke-by-stroke sequence. Blue guide lines mark additions in the source images. Compare the pictures for the overall shape changes; use the complete LittlePaper lesson for the smaller steps between them.
A few things to start with
Paper, a pencil and crayons matching the example. Leave room around the drawing for proportion checks before making the outlines darker.
A little peek at the drawing
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Selected stages · The complete drawing sequence is in the app.
Shapes, character & color
A look at the drawing stages.
Try the shape tips below on paper. When you’re ready to draw along with each small step, continue in LittlePaper.
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Selected stage 2: early shapes
This picture shows source stage 2 of 8 for dinosaur with a hat, not the next single stroke. Balance the raised tail with the upright belly and keep the cane separate from the short arm. Compare its unfinished edges with the complete outline shown later.
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Selected stage 5: building the outline
This picture shows source stage 5 of 8 for dinosaur with a hat, not the next single stroke. Place the cane beside the hand and preserve space around its lower tip. Compare its unfinished edges with the complete outline shown later.
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Complete outline: top hat cane and upright pose
Compare the finished dinosaur with a hat outline with the earlier selected stages. A cane crossing both feet can look like another leg. Place the cane beside the hand and preserve space around its lower tip.
Complete outline: top hat cane and upright pose · Preview image 3 of 4 - 04Selected stage
Crayon color: green, blue-gray, brown, red-brown, cream white
Use the colored dinosaur with a hat example to compare the palette after checking the outline. The visible palette includes green, blue-gray, brown, red-brown, cream white. Keep repeated parts consistent and let small light flecks preserve the crayon texture.
Crayon color: green, blue-gray, brown, red-brown, cream white · Preview image 4 of 4
A little practice goes a long way
Make room for your own ideas.
The example uses green, blue-gray, brown, red-brown, cream white. Keep matching limbs and repeated parts in a consistent palette. Use light overlapping crayon strokes so the inner outlines stay visible. Place the cane beside the hand and preserve space around its lower tip.
The next little step is yours
Like the idea?
Let’s make it together.
Open the “Cool Dinosaur Drawing” drawing idea in LittlePaper for the complete sequence. Follow a guide, pause when you need, and add your own colors.
Download LittlePaper from the App Store, then open the drawing idea inside the app.
Every step, at your pace.
See the full drawing sequence. Pause, replay, and take another look whenever a shape needs practice.
A guide where you draw.
Trace on the canvas, then try your own lines with a finger or Apple Pencil on a compatible iPad.
Make it yours. Keep the making.
Add crayon color, replay your creation, and give your picture a home in a digital 3D book.
