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How to Draw a Figure Skater
Draw a figure skater in 12 easy steps, about 9 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 head.
Step 1: The head
Near the top of your paper, draw an egg for the head. Leave room on each side for the arms.
Step 2: The face
Draw 2 round eyes with black dots and a tiny lash each. Add a U nose and a smile.
Step 3: Hair, fringe and bun
Draw the hair as a cap over the head, with a fringe across the forehead. Add a bun on top.
Step 4: Neck and dress
Draw 2 neck lines. From them, draw a dress with puff sleeves and a flared skirt, back to the neck.
Step 5: Arms out wide
From each sleeve, draw an arm reaching out to the side, getting thinner, and stop at the wrist.
Step 6: Open hands
At each wrist, draw an egg mitten pointing out, with a round thumb sticking up, back to the wrist.
Step 7: Standing leg and skate
From the hem's left, draw a leg to a thin ankle. Add a boot with a blade on 2 posts.
Step 8: Lifted leg and skate
From the right of the hem, draw a leg out sideways, bent at the knee. Add a boot and blade.
Tip She balances on one skate, so this leg is up in the air.
Step 9: Ice and sparkles
Draw the ice line under the blade, right across your paper, with 2 scratch marks. Add 3 four-point sparkles.
Step 10: Peach skin, pink cheeks
Colour 2 pink cheeks, then the face, neck, arms, hands and legs peach around them. Leave the eyes white.
Step 11: Purple dress, blue ice
Colour the dress purple, and the ice and sparkles sky blue. Leave the skates white.
Step 12: Brown hair and bun
Colour the hair and bun brown. Go over your lines and she is done.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a figure skater, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
