How to Draw a Basketball

Basketball is a super popular sport, and one with fans all across the world. No matter how good the players are, there is one element of the sport that cannot be ignored: the basketball itself! In just a few short steps, we will learn to create our own basketball – let’s get started!


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Step-By-Step Images and Instructions

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Grab a pencil and a drawing compass, and draw a small circle in the left of the page.


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Add another, slightly smaller, circle to the right of the first.


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Use a black pen to draw a curved line across the second circle…


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And follow this with a vertical line crossing over this.


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Now, use the black pen to add a curve to the right section…


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And another, “backward C” shape to the left section.


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Now, add a curve to the center of the second circle…


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And follow this with a horizontal curve across the middle.


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Add a vertical, wavy line to the right of the center line…


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And another to the left.


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Grab an orange pencil, and shade the circles…


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And then use a brown pencil to add shading to the basketball on the left.


Now we have the balls – who is ready for a great fame of basketball?

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