Skateboarder Drawing
Creatives will have a wonderful time learning these simple steps to create a skateboarder drawing.
Grab some art supplies and follow along with these easy 9 drawing steps. You will learn the fundamentals for drawing a skateboarder.
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 packet even contains a “coloring book” page with just the line art. This pairs perfectly with crayons or colored pencils. It’s useful for very young children needing extra guidance and simply looking to shade in a skateboarder.
Art making is much more fun when you have a easy to understand lesson to follow. Let’s get drawing!
Materials
- Pencil
- Drawing Paper
- Crayons or Colored Pencils
- Black Marker (optional)
- Skateboarder Drawing Printable PDF (see bottom of lesson)
By the end of this lesson we will arrive at a finished drawing of a skateboarder by creating one part at a time. The drawing will take 9 steps to complete as we continue to create each area moving closer to the finished artwork. The finished work of art will be completed with color creating a totally radical drawing dude!
Time Needed: 30 minutes
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Form The Head
Start by drawing a U-shaped outline of the skateboarder’s head. Next, add a C-shaped line for the ear. Draw two circles for the eyes, a curved shape for the mouth, and short curved lines for the nose and eyebrows.
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Add The Hair
Add the skateboarder’s fluffy hair by drawing a bumpy line on top of his head.
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Outline The Shirt
First, draw a curved line for the collar of the shirt. Next, form the upright shape of the torso. Then, attach the sleeves of the shirt.
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Attach The Arms
Attach the elongated shape of the skateboarder’s arms to the end of his sleeves as shown. Make sure to erase any extra lines.
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Outline The Shorts
Outline the shape of the skateboarder’s shorts.
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Attach The Legs
Now, draw the thin, columnar legs, and outline the socks. Then, form the shape of his shoes similar to the illustration.
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Draw The Deck Of The Skateboard
Next, draw the elongated shape of the skateboard’s deck.
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Attach The Wheels
Outline the wheels by drawing two small cylinders below the skateboard’s deck. Next, add a curved line in the center of each wheel to draw the bearings. Then, form the truck by drawing a diagonal line connecting each wheel to the deck.
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Complete The Skateboarder Drawing
Time to color our drawing of a skateboarder! First, fill in the eyes with a black crayon, and his teeth with a white crayon. Next, color the skin with a peach-colored crayon. Now, use a yellow crayon for his hair. Then, color his shirt with a green crayon, and his shorts with a blue crayon. Use red and black crayons for his shoes, and a light yellow crayon for his socks. Finally, shade the skateboard’s deck with yellow and orange, and its wheels with shades of gray.
Skateboarder Drawing PDF Download
Click the link below to view or download this drawing lesson. The PDF is a printable drawing lesson for Skateboarder Drawing. 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!