Draw a Basketball Player

In this lesson, we will start off with a blank piece of paper and learn to draw basketball player in 9 instructive steps. It’s best if we notice the shape and size of each of the drawn parts of the basketball player.

Time Needed: 30 minutes

1. Draw The Head

   

   Start by drawing a U-shaped line to outline the head. Next, add a small C-shaped line for the ear. Now, draw two circles for the eyes. Then, add the brows, nose, and mouth by drawing curved lines.

2. Add The Hair And Sweatband

   

   Draw a slightly curved horizontal rectangle to outline the sweatband. Then, outline the pointy shape of the hair.

3. Form The Jersey

   

   Now, form the upright shape of the jersey. Next, draw the outline of the number “1” on the jersey.

4. Outline The Shorts

   

   Outline the shorts below the jersey.

5. Add The Arms

   

   Form the elongated shape of the arms similar to the illustration. Make sure to erase any overlapping lines.

6. Draw The Basketball

   

   Draw a circle to outline the basketball. Then, form the ribs of the ball by drawing curved lines.

7. Form The Legs

   

   Form the legs by drawing vertical lines. Next, add horizontal lines to outline the socks.

8. Draw The Shoes

   

   Draw the basketball shoes connected to the ends of the legs as shown.

9. Complete The Basketball Player Drawing

   

   Let’s add some color to our drawing of a basketball player! First, shade the skin with a peach crayon, and the eyes with a black crayon. Next, use an orange crayon to color the hair and a red crayon for the sweatband. Now, use red and white crayon to fill in the uniform. Then, use a white crayon and blue crayons for the socks and shoes.