How to Draw a Quarterback
Ready to dive into the exciting world of drawing a quarterback? Let’s kick off this super cool step-by-step journey to bring a football player to life on the paper. It’s going to be a touchdown of creativity!
This star quarterback drawing lesson is tailor-made for young creators like you, all eager to learn the art of drawing.
Guess what? We’ve got all the drawing steps right here, making it a blast to follow along! Plan for about 30 minutes of creative athleticism. Oh, and here’s a pro tip – if you want to add a sporty background to your masterpiece, it might take a bit longer—but the more creativity, the better, right?
Creating art can be an amazing adventure, especially when you have this awesome lesson to guide you. Let’s huddle up and score big with our drawing skills! 🏈
Materials
- Pencil
- Drawing Paper
- Crayons or Colored Pencils
- Black Marker (optional)
- How to Draw a Quarterback Printable PDF (see bottom of lesson)
In today’s basic drawing lesson, we will learn how to draw a quarterback on paper. The design and proportion of each part will be observed in each step of the lesson. Take notice that the blue outlines are used to indicate the newest shapes being created in each in each of the steps.
Time Needed: 30 minutes
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Form The Football Helmet

First, draw the outline of the football helmet, then add two curving lines.
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Attach The Face Guard

Next, form the shape of the face guard attached to the helmet.
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Add The Eyes

Draw two circles for the eyes.
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Draw The Torso

Now, draw V-shaped lines to add the collar. Then, outline the shape of the torso.
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Attach The Arms

Start by drawing the sleeves attached to the torso. Next, form the curving shape of the quarterback’s arms.
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Form The Football

Now, draw the oval-shaped outline of the football. Then, add the stripes of the football by drawing curved lines.
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Add The Legs

Add the quarterback’s pants connected below the torso as shown.
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Draw The Shoes

Outline the shape of the cleats, then attach the studs at the base of the shoes.
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Complete The Quarterback Drawing

Let’s add some color to our drawing of a quarterback! First, color the helmet, and jersey with green and yellow crayons. For the face guard, use a white crayon. Now, fill in the pants with dark blue and green. Next, use white and black crayons to shade the cleats. Then, color the football with brown and white crayons. Finally, use a black crayon to fill in the eyes, and a peach colored crayon to shade the skin.
How to Draw a Quarterback 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 Quarterback. 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!
