Draw Gymnast
Children can learn to draw a gymnast by following the photos in this basic tutorial.
Have fun with this simple step by step lesson for learning how to draw a female gymnast working with a hoop. This athletic drawing tutorial is perfect for young students looking to learn how to draw.
All drawing steps are included here which make it fun and easy to follow! Expect this drawing to require about 30 minutes, but the drawing process may actually take longer if a background is created as well.
Drawing is much more fun when you have a fun & easy lesson to reference. Let’s get drawing!
Materials
- Pencil
- Drawing Paper
- Crayons or Colored Pencils
- Black Marker (optional)
- Draw Gymnast Printable PDF (see bottom of lesson)
In this beginner’s lesson, we are going to discover how to draw a gymnastics athlete. Be sure to observe the various sizes and shapes within the artwork of the gymnast. The pencil lines in each step is drawn in blue so you can identify the most recent parts that you should be working on.
Time Needed: 30 minutes
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Form The Head
Start by drawing a U-shaped line with a small bump to outline the gymnast’s head.
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Add The Face
Now, add two circles for the eyes with short diagonal lines for the eyelashes. Next, outline the eyebrows, nose, and mouth by drawing curved lines.
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Form The Hair
Form the shape of the gymnast’s hair in a bun on top of her head.
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Draw The Torso
Draw the upright outline of the gymnast’s leotard.
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Add The Arms
Add the long arms attached to her torso as shown.
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Form The Legs
Form the elongated shape of her legs connected to her torso. Then, outline the bottom part of her leotard by drawing a curved line on each leg.
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Draw The Shoes
Draw the shape of the gymnastics shoes similar to the illustration.
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Add The Hula Hoop
Create the ring-shaped outline of the hula hoop, and add evenly spaced curved lines.
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Complete The Gymnast Drawing
Let’s color our drawing of a gymnast! First, fill in the eyes with a black crayon. Next, shade the skin with a peach crayon, and the hair with a brown crayon. Use a blue crayon to color the hair tie. Now, shade the top part of the leotard with an orange crayon, and the bottom with a red crayon. Then, fill in the socks with a white crayon, and the shoes with a red crayon. Finally, color the hula hoop with vibrant crayons like blue, green, purple, yellow, and pink.
Draw Gymnast PDF Download
Click the link below to view or download this drawing lesson. The PDF is a printable drawing lesson for Draw Gymnast. The last page of the downloadable PDF includes a coloring book page with just the outlines and an extension exercise for prompting kids to get creative!