How to Draw a Cartoon Football Player
Young artists will enjoy learning how to draw a cartoon football player in today’s art lesson.
Have fun with this simple step by step lesson for learning how to draw a football player in a simple cartoon style. This cartoon football athlete instruction guide is perfect for fairly young children looking to learn how to draw.
All drawing steps are included here which make it fun and simple to follow! Plan for this drawing to take about 30 minutes, but the art-making process can actually take longer if a background is created as well.
Art making is much more fun when you have a easy to understand lesson to reference. Let’s get drawing!
Materials
- Pencil
- Drawing Paper
- Crayons or Colored Pencils
- Black Marker (optional)
- How to Draw a Cartoon Football Player Printable PDF (see bottom of lesson)
In this step by step lesson, we are going to learn how to draw a cartoon football player with your drawing materials. Be sure to observe the various sizes and shapes within the artwork of the cartoon football player. The lines in each step is drawn blue so you can plainly see the most recent components that you will be illustrating.
Time Needed: 30 minutes
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Draw The Helmet
First, draw the outline of the football helmet. Then, add the stripes on the helmet by drawing curved lines.
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Outline The Face Guard
Now, outline the shape of the face guard attached to the helmet.
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Add The Face
Drawing two circles for the eyes. Then, add the brows, nose, and mouth by drawing curved lines.
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Attach The Arms
Start by drawing the sleeves. Then, attach the elongated shape of the arms at the ends of the sleeves as shown.
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Draw The Football
Create the oval-shaped football, then form the stripes by drawing curved lines.
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Form The Torso
Now, form the collar of the shirt by drawing V-shaped lines. Next, outline the shape of the torso.
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Add The Pants
Start by drawing the right leg in the front. Then, draw the left leg visible at the back similar to the illustration.
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Outline The Cleats
Outline the cleats, then attach the individual studs below the shoes.
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Complete The Cartoon Drawing Of A Football Player
Time to add some color to our cartoon drawing of a football player! First, fill in the helmet and shirt with blue and yellow. Next, shade the face guard with a white crayon. Now, color the pants with brown and yellow crayons. Then, use a light gray crayon for the cleats. For the football, use white and brown crayons. Finally, fill in the eyes with a black crayon, and the skin with a peach crayon.
How to Draw a Cartoon Football Player PDF Download
Click the link below to view or download this drawing lesson. The PDF is a printable drawing lesson for How to Draw a Cartoon Football Player. 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!