How to Draw a Girl Soccer Player

Step 1: Egg head

Near the top, a little left of the middle, draw an egg head, narrower at the chin.

Tip Leave room on the right for the kicking leg and the ball.

Step 2: The face

Draw 2 small oval eyes with black dots, a tiny U nose, a smile and 2 eyebrows.

Step 3: Smooth hair

Start by the left eyebrow. Draw smooth hair over the head, stopping on the right. Add a parted fringe.

Step 4: Ponytail

Start on the top left of the hair. Draw a ponytail curving out and down to a point, then back.

Step 5: Neck and jersey

Draw 2 neck lines. From the left one, draw a jersey with short sleeves, ending at the right one.

Tip Lift the left sleeve a little higher than the right one.

Step 6: Arms

From each sleeve, draw 2 curved lines out to the wrist, bending a little at the elbow.

Tip Her arms swing out to keep her balance.

Step 7: Mitten hands

At the end of each arm, draw a round mitten hand with a little thumb.

Step 8: Shorts

From the jersey's bottom left, draw shorts: 1 leg straight down, 1 swinging out, then up to the bottom right.

Step 9: Legs and socks

From each shorts leg, draw 2 wavy lines: 1 leg stands, 1 kicks out. Stop before the foot.

Tip Add a curve across each leg for the top of the sock.

Step 10: Boots and ground

Draw a boot on each foot, toes pointing out. The kicking boot is in the air. Draw a ground line.

Step 11: Football

At the kicking toe, draw a big round ball on the ground. Add a 5-sided patch and 5 edge patches.

Step 12: Peach skin, pink cheeks

Colour the face, neck, arms, hands and knees peach, with pink cheeks. Leave the eyes white.

Step 13: Teal jersey, brown hair

Colour the jersey teal. Colour the hair and the ponytail brown.

Step 14: Navy shorts, black boots

Colour the shorts navy and the boots and ball patches black. Leave the socks and ball white. Done!