How to Draw a Football Receiver Catching a Ball (Easy Step by Step)
Learn to draw a football receiver catching a ball with a happy smile. You'll use simple shapes like ovals for the football, a dome for the helmet, and curvy lines for the body.
- Start your drawing with simple shapes.
- Use a tilted oval for the football.
- Draw a round dome to form the helmet.
- Create arms, body, and shoes with curvy lines.
- Add a happy smile to your football receiver.
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This football receiver is fun because he has a happy little smile and a ball floating high above his head. The whole drawing is made from simple shapes: a tilted oval for the football, a round dome for the helmet, and a few curvy lines for the arms, body, and shoes.
- Medium
- 15 minutes
- 10 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawing
In this article (7 sections)
- How to draw a football receiver catching a ball step by step
- Tips for drawing a football receiver catching a ball
- Free football receiver catching a ball coloring page
- How to color your football receiver catching a ball drawing
- Football receiver catching a ball fun fact for kids
- Questions about drawing a football receiver catching a ball
- More easy things to draw
How to draw a football receiver catching a ball step by step
How to Draw a Football Receiver Catching a Ball · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Guide shapes
Lightly sketch this oval. It only shows where the big parts go, so press softly. You will erase it at the end.
Step 2: Football and helmet top
Draw a tilted rounded oval for the football, with a curved stripe line near each end. Then, from the bottom right of the ball, draw a long curve that sweeps down and curls in at the end, like the top and back of a helmet.
Step 3: The laces
Draw one short slanted line across the middle of the ball for the laces.
Step 4: Helmet and face opening
Under the ball, finish the helmet with a rounded bowl shape that joins the curve from before. Then draw a curved line inside it for the top of the face opening.
Step 5: Face and chin
Inside the opening, draw two round dots for eyes with a tiny smile between them, and a small curve under the helmet for the chin. Add two short little lines on the left side, near the ball and the shoulder.
Step 6: The raised arm
On the left, start just under the ball and draw a long curved line down for the arm that reaches up. Keep going past the elbow and down the side of the body.
Step 7: Shirt bottom
Draw a gently curved line across the middle of the body for the bottom of the shirt. Then draw a short line going down from its right end for the right side.
Step 8: Fist and ear flap
On the right, draw a small round loop for a fist, next to the side of the shirt. Add a short slanted line on the helmet's ear flap.
Step 9: Shorts bottom
Under the shirt, draw a wavy line across for the bottom of the shorts, with a little arch in the middle between the legs.
Step 10: The shoes
At the bottom of each leg, draw a rounded blob shape for a shoe. Make both shoes about the same size.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your football receiver catching a ball? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a rocket or how to draw a shooting star next.
Tips for drawing a football receiver catching a ball
- Draw the football as a tilted oval first, then add the stripes near each end so they curve the same way.
- The raised arm is the trickiest part. Draw it as one long curve from just under the ball down the side of the body.
- Make the two eyes the same size with a tiny smile between them. That is what gives him his cute, friendly look.
Free football receiver catching a ball coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this football receiver catching a ball coloring page at full size and print it. It is the same drawing you just learned, with clean lines ready for crayons or markers.
How to color your football receiver catching a ball drawing
Try a bright team color for the helmet and shirt, like red or blue, and a warm brown for the football. For a creative twist, give the helmet a lightning bolt or a star on the side.
Football receiver catching a ball fun fact for kids
A football is often called a pigskin, even though modern footballs are made of cowhide leather.
Questions about drawing a football receiver catching a ball
What shapes do I need to draw a football receiver?
You need a tilted oval for the football and a round dome for the helmet. A simple box shape makes the shirt, curvy lines make the arms, and rounded blobs make the shoes.
How do I draw a football that looks right?
Start with a tilted oval that is pointy at both ends. Then add a curved stripe near each tip and one short slanted line across the middle for the laces.
How do I make my football player look cuter?
Use round dots for the eyes and a tiny smile. Keep the helmet large and the body small, because a big head with short arms and legs looks extra cute.
