How to Draw an Ice Skater
Creatives will love learning how to draw an ice skater with 9 easy steps.
Sharpen a pencil and follow along with the basic drawing steps shown below. You will learn the fundamentals for drawing a person skating across ice!
This lesson only takes about 30 minutes and has a PDF near the bottom of the lesson you can easily print or download. The pdf lesson even contains a coloring-book-like page with just the line art. This pairs well with crayons or colored pencils. This is ideal for very young children requiring extra guidance and simply looking to shade in an ice skater.
Enjoy the process of learning how to draw an ice skater. Go beyond the lesson…don’t forget to add some unique details. It is time to get drawing!
Materials
- Pencil
- Drawing Paper
- Crayons or Colored Pencils
- Black Marker (optional)
- How to Draw an Ice Skater Printable PDF (see bottom of lesson)
In this lesson, we are going to discover how to draw an ice skater with basic drawing tools. Be sure to observe the different sizes and shapes of each part of the ice skater. The lines in each step is drawn out in blue so you can observe the current elements that you should be illustrating.
Time Needed: 30 minutes
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Draw The Head
First, draw a curved outline of the head. Next, add two circles for the eyes. Now, draw short curved lines for the nose and mouth.
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Add Ear Muffs
Draw two bumpy round shapes, then outline the straps of the ear muffs.
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Outline The Hair
Outline the shape of the ice skater’s hair around the head.
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Add A Scarf
Form the shape of the scarf wrapped around the base of the head. Add some folds by drawing short curved lines.
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Form The Torso
Now, form the upright outline of the torso. Add a vertical line in the middle for the zipper lining. Then, draw the hem at the base of the jacket.
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Add The Arms
Draw the curving shape of the arms attached to the torso. Then, form the outline of the gloves.
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Outline The Legs
Next, outline the shape of the legs similar to the illustration.
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Draw The Ice Skates
Draw the boots attached to the ends of the legs. Then, form the thin outline of the blades.
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Complete The Ice Skater Drawing
Complete the ice skater drawing by adding a pop of color! First, use a red crayon for the gloves, ear muffs, and scarf. Next, color the skin with a peach crayon, and the hair with a yellow crayon. Now, fill in the eyes with a black crayon. Then, color the clothes with shades of blue. Finally, color the skates with white and light gray crayons.
How to Draw an Ice Skater PDF Download
Click the link below to view or download this drawing lesson. The PDF is a printable drawing lesson for How to Draw an Ice Skater. 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!