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Cute Easy Witch Drawing: Rounded Figure with Hat, Robe, and Broom
Learn a simple cute witch figure using a rounded face, small hat cone, robe trapezoid, and broom. Includes steps, mistakes, rubric, and four practice tasks.
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This lesson teaches a simplified cute witch figure built from clear shapes: a rounded head, a small cone hat, a trapezoid robe, and a broom. The style is intentionally cute and easy, not realistic. You will use a defined drawing convention so that valid variations are accepted: the face is a rounded shape, the hat sits on the head with a visible brim, the robe widens toward the bottom, and the broom is a separate object held beside the figure. X-height is measured from baseline to midline for any lettering you add, and letter styles may vary. All measurements in this lesson are hypothetical examples; measure your own paper and tools. The goal is a recognizable, balanced figure that you can redraw with variation.
Practice materials: Printable downloads are not available for this lesson yet. Use the instructions and four exercises below.
Build the figure from four simple shapes
Start with a rounded head shape, slightly wider than tall. Place a small cone hat on top so the brim crosses the head near the midline. The robe is a trapezoid that widens from shoulders to hem. The broom is a long handle with a small bundle at one end, held beside the robe. Keep the figure upright and centered.
Use light construction lines first. Mark a vertical center line for the body and a horizontal line for the face midline. These guides help keep the hat, face, and robe aligned. Erase or lighten guides after the final outline.
- Draw a rounded head about 3 cm wide and 2.5 cm tall (hypothetical example).
- Add a horizontal midline across the face and two small dot eyes above it.
- Draw a small cone hat with a brim that crosses the head near the midline.
- Draw a trapezoid robe from the shoulders to the hem, widening by about 2 cm.
- Add two short sleeves and simple hands at the sides.
- Draw the broom beside the robe: a straight handle and a small bundle at the bottom.
- Check balance: the hat, face, robe, and broom should read as one figure.
Use a feature map to place details
A feature map is a labeled plan of where details go. On the face, place eyes above the midline, a small smile below it, and cheeks to the sides. The hat brim should sit above the eyes. The robe neckline sits just below the head. The broom handle runs parallel to the robe side, and the bundle sits near the hem.
Label your own feature map with short words: eyes, smile, brim, neckline, sleeve, handle, bundle. This map helps you redraw the figure consistently and check that no detail is missing.
- Draw a quick outline of the figure in pencil.
- Label the face midline, eye level, and smile position.
- Label the hat brim, cone tip, and robe neckline.
- Label the sleeve ends, hand positions, broom handle, and bundle.
- Compare your labels to the finished drawing and adjust any misplaced detail.
Vary the figure without losing the convention
Valid variations include changing the hat height, robe width, sleeve length, and broom angle, as long as the four key shapes remain readable. You may change the smile shape, eye spacing, and cheek size. You may add a small patch on the robe or a ribbon on the hat, but keep the figure centered and balanced.
The convention allows different letter styles if you add a short label. X-height is baseline to midline, and letter styles vary. Do not treat one exact line as the only correct answer; check that the figure still reads as a cute witch with hat, robe, and broom.
- Redraw the figure with a taller hat cone and a wider robe hem.
- Redraw with a shorter broom handle and a larger bundle.
- Redraw with different eye spacing and a different smile curve.
- Check that each variation still shows the four key shapes clearly.
Worked example
Draw a cute witch figure with a rounded head 3 cm wide, a cone hat with a brim above the eyes, a trapezoid robe widening by 2 cm, and a broom beside the robe with a bundle near the hem. Use a vertical center line and a face midline.
Worked answer
The finished figure shows a rounded head centered on the vertical line, a cone hat with the brim crossing above the eyes, two dot eyes above the face midline, a small smile below it, a trapezoid robe widening from shoulders to hem, two short sleeves, and a straight broom handle beside the robe with a small bundle at the bottom. The figure is balanced and all four key shapes are visible.
Four practice exercises
Exercise 1
Draw the cute witch figure with a head 3 cm wide and 2.5 cm tall, a hat brim above the eyes, a robe widening by 2 cm, and a broom beside the robe. Use a vertical center line.
Show answer and check
A centered figure with a rounded head, cone hat and brim above the eyes, trapezoid robe, and a broom beside the robe with a bundle near the hem.
Why: The four key shapes are placed using the center line and face midline, so the figure stays balanced and readable.
Check: Measure the head width and robe hem width with a ruler. Confirm the brim is above the eyes and the broom is beside the robe, not crossing the center.
Exercise 2
Redraw the figure with a taller hat cone and a wider robe hem. Keep the face midline and eye placement the same.
Show answer and check
A valid variation with a taller cone and wider hem, while the eyes remain above the midline and the smile below it.
Why: Changing hat height and hem width is allowed as long as the hat brim stays above the eyes and the robe remains a trapezoid.
Check: Check that the brim is still above the eyes and the robe still widens toward the hem. Confirm the figure is centered.
Exercise 3
Draw the figure with the broom on the left side instead of the right. Keep the handle parallel to the robe and the bundle near the hem.
Show answer and check
A mirrored but valid figure with the broom on the left, handle parallel to the robe, and bundle near the hem.
Why: The convention does not require a specific side for the broom. The key is that the broom is separate, parallel, and readable.
Check: Confirm the broom does not cross the face or robe center. Check that the bundle is wider than the handle and sits near the hem.
Exercise 4
Add a short label under the figure using letters with x-height from baseline to midline. Then redraw the figure with different eye spacing and a different smile curve.
Show answer and check
A labeled figure with valid lettering and a redrawn figure that keeps the four key shapes while changing eye spacing and smile curve.
Why: Letter styles vary, and x-height is baseline to midline. Changing eye spacing and smile curve is a valid variation if the face remains readable.
Check: Measure the label x-height from baseline to midline. Check that the redrawn figure still has a rounded head, hat with brim, trapezoid robe, and broom beside the robe.
Common mistakes
- The hat brim is drawn below the eyes, covering the face. Place the brim above the eye level and redraw the cone so the tip points upward.
- The robe is drawn as a rectangle, so the figure looks stiff. Widen the hem by about 2 cm (hypothetical example) to make a clear trapezoid.
- The broom is drawn crossing the face or robe center. Move the broom beside the robe, parallel to the side, with the bundle near the hem.
- The figure is off-center and the hat leans too far. Use a vertical center line and align the hat tip, face midline, and robe center.
Self-check rubric
- Rounded head is clearly visible and centered.
- Hat has a visible brim above the eyes and a cone tip.
- Robe is a trapezoid that widens toward the hem.
- Broom is beside the robe with a straight handle and a small bundle.
- Face details are placed using the midline: eyes above, smile below.
- Figure is balanced and readable as a cute witch.
- Valid variations are accepted if the four key shapes remain clear.
Questions and answers
Do I need to draw the figure in one exact size?
No. The sizes in this lesson are hypothetical examples. Measure your own paper and keep the four shapes readable.
Can I change the hat or robe shape?
Yes, as long as the hat has a visible brim and cone, and the robe widens toward the hem. Valid variations are accepted.
How do I check the face placement?
Use a horizontal midline. Place eyes above it and the smile below it. Check that the hat brim sits above the eyes.
What if my broom looks like a stick?
Add a small bundle at one end and keep the handle straight. The bundle should be clearly wider than the handle.