How to Draw a Basketball

This is a tutorial that teaches you how to draw a basketball. You will learn how to draw simple basketball icon design and a more realistic basketball. Let’s begin!

Method 1 of 2: Basketball Icon Design

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   Draw a perfect circle. You can use a protractor or a compass to guide you in drawing a perfect circle. Sketch a circle using a pencil first, and then trace the line using a marker.
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   Draw a straight vertical line.
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   Draw two curved vertical lines.
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   Color the draft.
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Method 2 of 2: Realistic Basketball

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   Begin with a sketch of a perfect circle outline. Use your pencil to lightly sketch a perfect circle.
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   Add lines to show the actual shape of the ball. You can show a sphere by adding the perspective.
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   Start coloring the draft. Choose the basic color in beginning the coloring.
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   Continue coloring. Choose a color that is lighter than the basic color. Put it where the brighter areas should be shown which means that is where the light is being reflected.
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   Blend the colors.
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   Add the darker shades. To show a more realistic approach on the drawing, add the shades and shadow. This way, the basketball will appear like a sphere.
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   Draw four lines on the ball. Two lines which are a vertical and a horizontal line in the middle simply follows the shape of the ball. The other two lines are curved lines conforming to the shape of the ball.
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   Color the background.