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How to Draw a Ball Drop
Draw a ball drop in 14 easy steps, about 11 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: the ball.
Step 1: The ball
Near the top of your paper draw a big round circle for the ball, bigger than your fist.
Tip Leave the whole bottom of the page for the tall tower.
Step 2: Two big eyes
In the top half draw 2 round eyes a gap apart. Colour a big black dot in each.
Step 3: A smile
Under the eyes draw a big happy U smile: start under the left eye and stop under the right eye.
Step 4: The pole
Draw a thin pole through the ball, sticking out above and below. Add a circle on top.
Step 5: Crystal panels
Above the eyes draw a line across, then a zigzag touching the ball's edge. Do the same below the smile.
Tip Keep every line on the ball's edge and away from the eyes.
Step 6: The rooftop
At the bottom of the pole draw a flat slab for the rooftop, wider than the pole on both sides.
Step 7: The tall tower
Under the rooftop draw a tall narrow box down to the bottom of the page. Add a ground line across.
Step 8: Year sign
At the top of the tower draw a sign, and write the new year on it.
Step 9: Windows and door
Below the sign draw 3 rows of 2 small square windows. Add a door at the bottom.
Step 10: A firework
In the top-left draw a small dot. Draw 6 short lines shooting out from it, not touching it.
Step 11: Firework and confetti
Draw another firework on the right, and 2 little slanted confetti strips near the ball, not touching it.
Step 12: Sky ball, yellow sign
Colour the ball sky blue, leaving the eyes white. Colour the sign and the windows yellow.
Step 13: Grey tower, orange confetti
Colour the rooftop and the tower grey around the sign and windows. Colour the confetti and firework dots orange.
Step 14: Slate pole
Colour the pole and its round tip slate grey. Go over your lines and the ball is ready to drop!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a ball drop, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
