How to Draw a Football

Footballs can be useful to know how to draw. By following this tutorial, even the most artistically challenged can create a realistic-looking football.  Let's begin!

[[Category:Drawing Sports Equipment]]

== Steps ==
=== A Traditional Football===
#Draw a large oblong at the middle of the page. Draw a vertical middle line which extends from both ends (left to right).[[Image:Draw a Football Step 1 Version 2.jpg|center]]
#Draw a smaller oval but with the same length as the middle line.[[Image:Draw a Football Step 2 Version 2.jpg|center]]
#Draw two rings facing each other using the curve lines as guide.[[Image:Draw a Football Step 3 Version 2.jpg|center]]
#Draw the adjoining edges and the laces that put them together.[[Image:Draw a Football Step 4 Version 2.jpg|center]]
#Trace with a pen and erase unnecessary sketches.[[Image:Draw a Football Step 5 Version 2.jpg|center]]
#Color to your liking![[Image:Draw a Football Step 6 Version 2.jpg|center]]
=== A Basic Football===
#Draw the football's shape (like a sideways egg) either with rounded or pointed ends. The illustration here shows a rounded one, but footballs in real life tend to end in points.[[Image:Draw a Football Step 7.jpg|center]]
#Draw two slightly curved lines near the middle. They should be mirror images of one another, as shown.[[Image:Draw a Football Step 8.jpg|center]]
#Draw two rectangles near both edges. Don't go beyond the lower line, though, or your football will look a bit unusual.[[Image:Draw a Football Step 9.jpg|center]]
#Add in a long, thin rectangle in the upper line. Don't let it reach the two vertical rectangles![[Image:Draw a Football Step 10.jpg|center]]
#Add in eight small, rectangular shapes for the stitches. They can be as thick or thin as you like, but you probably don’t want to make them larger than the primary line if you’re going for a realistic look.[[Image:Draw a Football Step 11.jpg|center]]
#Outline the picture and erase the guidelines. Add more details if you want to, such as more lines to give it a weathered look, or even some players tossing it back and forth.[[Image:Draw a Football Step 12.jpg|center]]
#Color it in. Footballs mostly come in brown, but you might want to make yours the colors of your favorite team, or some sort of interesting pattern--that part is up to you![[Image:Draw a Football Step 13.jpg|center]]

== Video ==
{{Video:Draw a Football|}}

== Tips ==
*Draw lightly so that you can easily rub out mistakes.

== Related wikiHows ==
*[[Draw a Billiards Ball]]
*[[Draw a Baseball Cap]]









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