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How to Draw a Gymnast
Draw a gymnast in 13 easy steps, about 10 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, in the middle, draw an egg head, a little narrower at the chin.
Tip Leave room above the head for the arms to reach up.
Step 2: The face
Below the middle draw 2 round eyes, each with a lash flick. Add a U nose, a smile and eyebrows.
Step 3: Hair and bun
Start at the left eyebrow. Draw hair over the top, down to the right eyebrow. Add a fringe and bun.
Step 4: Neck and leotard
Draw 2 neck lines. From the left one draw a swimsuit-shaped leotard with no sleeves, back to the right one.
Step 5: Arms up
From each shoulder draw 2 lines up and out in a V, getting thinner, and stop beside the head.
Step 6: Open hands
Start at each wrist. Draw an egg mitten with a thumb bump on the head side, back to the wrist.
Step 7: Legs
From each leg hole draw 2 lines down to a thin ankle, curving softly at the knee.
Step 8: Feet
At each ankle draw a foot with the toes pointing out and a flat bottom.
Step 9: The beam
Under the feet draw a long thin bar with 2 short legs slanting out. Add a ground line.
Step 10: Sparkles
Draw a sparkle star on each side of the gymnast: 4 points joined with curves that dip in.
Step 11: Pink cheeks, peach skin
Colour 2 pink cheeks. Colour all the skin peach around them. Leave the eyes white.
Step 12: Yellow stars, tan beam
Colour the stars yellow. Colour the beam and its legs tan.
Step 13: Purple leotard, brown hair
Colour the leotard purple and the hair and bun brown. Go over your lines and your gymnast is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a gymnast, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
