At the request of our reader, I prepared a lesson on how to draw an athlete with a pencil. This time I took Vladimir Klitschko as a test subject. Although in lately he is already more of a politician than an athlete. But he definitely was before and deserved the title of champion. In general, sport is a type of human activity that does not require much mental effort. More physical and mental. The sport brings great pleasure to both the participants and the spectators. It is especially useful for us artists. Using their example, you can easily study the anatomy of the human body and train. This is what we will do.
How to draw an athlete with a pencil step by step
Step one. I'm sketching a human body. All main parts can be seen in the figure below: 
Step two. I begin to draw the face. Eye level is approximately in the middle of the head. The distance from the chin to the nose should be equal to the distance from the nose and eyebrows. 
Step three. I begin to draw in detail the entire head and take up the body. 
Step four. Pay attention to your emotions. The shadow around the eyes and the folds in the skin between the lips and nose should be visible. I'll add shadows all over the body. 
I've also done drawing lessons for other sports, check here.
Drawing a skier step by step for children
Drawing on sports theme"Skiers". Master class on drawing a skier with children 6-7 years old
Drawing of a skier with step by step photos.
Bodnar Svetlana Viktorovna, teacher, GBOU gymnasium No. 1551.Description: The master class is intended for children 6 years old and older, as well as teachers and parents.
Purpose: consolidate children's knowledge about skiing, learn to draw the figure of a skier in motion.
Target: image of a skier's figure in motion.
Tasks:
1. Learn to convey the characteristic features of a skier’s figure (posture, costume, attributes).
2. To consolidate children’s knowledge about skiing.
3. Continue to teach how to subordinate different means of expression(color, shape, technique, composition) to achieve the integrity of the image.
4. Develop: visual-imaginative thinking, visual-effective thinking in the process of creating an image.
5. Continue to cultivate accuracy when working with visual materials and tools.
When drawing with older preschoolers a skier or a person in general in motion, it is necessary to teach children the ability to do quick sketches human figures in various positions. Children develop this skill through systematic exercise. To achieve more successful completion of the task, it is necessary to select appropriate illustrations. On the eve of the athlete's image, it is good to have a conversation about various types sports and athletes.
Material for work:
1 Gouache paints.
2 Watercolor paints.
3 Colored pencils.
4 Sheet of white watercolor paper A4
5 Elastic band.
6 Simple pencil.
7 Paint brush
8 Jar for water.
9 Diagram of a skier.
Work progress:
Reading the poem “Skier” by Lev Kvitko.
Blizzard,
Blizzard,
Blizzard,
Blizzard.
Not in sight
Completely each other
Cheeks are cold
On the run
Let's overtake
We're in a blizzard!
Everything is faster
Skis are flashing
The goal is getting closer
Closer,
Closer,
Through the spruce forest,
Through the bushes
From the pass,
From above.
No for skiers
Interference.
Who's going to get home?
Before everyone else?
On the way
White
Boldly,
Boldly,
Boldly
We're rushing
All forward.
Let it be dangerous
Turn,
Let the paths
Narrow,
Very cool
Descents,
Heavy
Rise, -
Speed
We don't give up!
Up and down
Rush like a whirlwind!
Spruce, pine,
Step aside!
Let it rage
Freezing -
Will take place
Cross-country skiing!
The teacher invites the children to draw each their own skier with a number (discuss the number in advance), so that after drawing they can gather all the skiers and organize a “Skier Competition” at the exhibition.
Let's get to work.
1. To more successfully explain to children the position of an athlete during skiing, it is very good to use special dolls whose elbows and knees bend.
2. B preschool age visibility is very important.
3. Place the sheet vertically. With a simple pencil we outline the lines of the mountains.
4. Make the background: top (sky) – light blue; the bottom (of the mountain) is white.
5. Now we make a sketch of the skier: draw a circle (head) in the area of the upper right corner.
6. Using lines, we sketch the location of the torso, arms and legs in motion.
7. Next, draw a large circle - the torso to the waist, a smaller circle - the pelvic part. Then we draw ovals - arms up to the elbow and after the elbow, ovals - legs up to the knees and after the knees.
8. Using smooth lines we draw the neck, and also using smooth lines we assemble the entire drawing: connecting the torso - circles, ovals - arms and legs.
9. Now that our pencil sketch is ready, we erase the auxiliary lines with an eraser and dress our skier, completing the details: face, hair.
10. Add skis and poles to our image.
11. We finish the landscape with fir trees and bushes.
12. Let's take it watercolor paints and let’s get to work in color: children can have their sports suit and hat modeled in any color.
13. Add a scarf, mittens, and boots to the look.
14. We paint the skis, poles, and cover the spruce trees and bushes with white gouache, making them snowy.
15. To highlight the lines of the mountains, add a drop of white gouache black paint, achieving slightly gray shade, and shade the mountains.
Our skier is ready!
Now you can have a competition!
For those who are not very good at drawing, illustrations with step-by-step sketches will be good. First you need to decide which athlete you want to draw. I will provide step-by-step sketches for three various activities sports.
1) So, the first sketch is dedicated to figure skating:
This is how you can draw a figure skater.
2) I will dedicate the second sketch to speed skating:
3) And in the third sketch you will see how to draw a skier:
Yes, you can easily draw an athlete. Just make a simple drawing, and then complicate it. for example, you can narrate like this.
You need to show that the athlete is alive. You can paint it over with paints to match your skin tone. clothes are easy to draw. Draw shorts and a T-shirt if he is a basketball player. Draw a ball in your hands. Dye your hair brown and the athlete is ready.
This is a drawing of a boy. You can also depict an adult.
Currently, there are a lot of sports in the world that are practiced by both professionals and ordinary amateurs. I propose to consider how to draw the following representatives of sports:
1) Discus thrower;
2) Skier;
3) Baseball player.
To draw any picture you will need equipment consisting of the following items:
1) A blank piece of paper;
2) Regular and colored pencils;
3) Eraser.
The sequence of action is very simple:
1) First draw the image of a person using ordinary lines;
2) You begin to draw every detail of this athlete more accurately.
Below are three diagrams; by performing all the actions sequentially, you will quickly draw any athlete.
This picture shows a boxing boy.
At the first stage, we draw a sketch of the body, while we need to depict it in gait, since the boxer is in an attack stance. We place our hands in defense in front of the athlete’s body.
Actually, there are many types of sports. But our task is to give a general outline of the drawing. An athlete is a person who is in motion. Anyone - runs, jumps, swims, does wrestling or gymnastics, plays team sports... In short, we must show a person in motion. I suggest this simple diagram, how to draw an athlete runner.
First, draw an oval, flattened like this, at an angle to the surface of the earth. Now in the upper part we draw the head - nose, mouth, eyes, ears, hair. Below we draw the shoulders, arms in motion. In the lower part of the oval we draw the legs in flight, that is, so that it gives the impression of a running athlete. We draw one leg bent at the knee, the second leg touches the ground only with the toe of the shoe.
Football is one of the most popular games on the planet. Children play it after school, adults in their free time from work. And matches of professional football players are a noisy, significant and fun event. So, let's try to figure out how to draw a football player.
Drawing a young football player
Football is a very dynamic game, and team members are in constant motion during a match. Therefore, we will also portray a football player in the midst of the game. We will do everything gradually - this will make it easier to learn how to draw a football player in stages.
Let's start with a sketch. Pay attention to the pose: the back is strongly tilted back, the supporting leg is slightly bent, and the arms are spread to the sides.
Now let's add details: draw the outlines of a T-shirt, shorts, and boots. And, of course, you need to draw the ball - after all, it was the football player who hit it with such force that it leaned back.
To make the contours look neat, draw them with a black marker. And at the same time we’ll add even more details: leg warmers, a star on a T-shirt, facial features, hair, patterns on clothes.
To make the picture look more “alive”, we will add shadows - natural and falling, and also draw lines indicating movements. And in the background there is also a mesh gate.
Let's finish here. We have a very cheerful and funny football player, don’t we?
Learning to draw an athlete with a simple pencil
A simple pencil is the artist’s main tool, so you must definitely learn how to draw a football player with a pencil. This time we will draw an adult athlete, and in a very interesting position.
As in the previous version, the first thing we will do is make a general sketch. First, let's draw the upper part of the torso: notice that the torso and arms practically form the letter "x". Right hand almost touches the ground. The football player almost lay down to reach the ball and throw it as far as possible.
Now let's sketch out the elongated leg. It is a continuation of the body located diagonally. Please note that the leg should be slightly bent and not perfectly straight.
Add a supporting leg. Here it is bent strongly, the athlete is almost sitting on it. And no wonder: it bears the entire weight of the body.
When the sketch is finished, we begin to draw contours and add details. It is necessary to outline fingers, facial features, add folds to clothes. We start, as before, with the torso.
And then move on to the legs. They also need to be depicted in as much detail and accuracy as possible.
Now let’s finish drawing the ball and laying out the shadows. Don't be overzealous - it's better not to press with all your might, but to do the shading in several layers.
That's it, the drawing is ready. If you want, you can enhance the shadows a little more and work on the highlights.
Colored drawing of a football player - add some color
WITH pencil drawings everything is more or less clear. So let's move on to the color options and learn how to draw a football player with a ball using colored pencils, crayons or paints.
Using a black pencil, draw the outline up to the waist. Now the torso will tilt forward rather than backward.
Let's add legs. They will be half-bent and widely spaced.
Now the details: patterns on the T-shirt and shorts, studs on the boots and, of course, the ball.
And now the most interesting point- coloring. The socks and shorts will be white with blue and red stripes, the T-shirt will be blue and the boots will be red. But, of course, you can color the athlete to your taste - for example, make the hair black and the uniform bright red.
Football player in cartoon style
Many people think that learning to draw is very difficult. However, in reality, everyone can do this, including children. Now we will talk about how to draw a football player for beginners.
Let's do a general sketch first. Since we are talking about children, let our football player be a boy of about 10 years old. 
Then carefully draw the contours with a black marker. 
Afterwards we will work on the face: we need to outline the eyes, nose, mouth, ears. Let's also add the outline of the ball. 
And now - the small details: pentagons on the ball, grass, spikes on the boots, numbers and stripes on the uniform, highlights on the hair. And don’t forget about tightly clenched fists.
That's all - we did it. Now you have convinced yourself that fine arts there is nothing complicated.
The promised series of articles on the topics “Drawing athletes” or “ Winter views sports" let's start with biathlon. We will consider classic winter biathlon, combined events in cross-country skiing and shooting.
A person can shoot from various positions - lying down or standing. Since our goal is to draw a spectacular and understandable picture, we will not depict the “prone shooting” option - this is work for high school students. All that remains is shooting while standing.
Biathlete shoots
Let's analyze this picture. Firstly, the pose. In general, a skier uses poles while moving; they must lie on the snow while shooting.
The shooter's legs are spread out for balance and support. The left one is set forward, and the right one, the supporting one, is set back.
We understood this, now the torso: in a standing position, also, of course, for balance, the back is thrown back, the shoulders are hunched. The head is tilted, the neck is stretched forward - the shooter looks into the sight, pressing his right cheek to the butt of the rifle (biathletes use rifles of a special system). Now look at your hands: they are both bent, but in different ways. With his left hand, the biathlete supports a large and heavy weapon, and with his right hand he presses the trigger. The hands are located approximately at the same level, but the left arm is more extended forward, and the right is more bent. This is what it looks like in general outline. So, a man stands with his legs apart and at shoulder level holds in his bent arms a horizontally located large and long rifle, which he presses to his right cheek.
Do not confuse anything - for clarity, we have highlighted the rifle in red. This is how our first drawing turned out - a biathlete shoots.
But biathlon is a double event and it’s time to participate in cross-country skiing.
Drawing of a biathlete running on skis
A separate large article will be devoted to skiers, but now let’s take a moment and draw a man with a gun running quickly on skates on skis.
The runner's supporting leg is bent, the other is sharply straightened and moved to the side, the skis are positioned at an angle. In the perspective, one of the skis is greatly reduced. The body is tilted.
It is usually difficult for children to understand how to draw a slope, it is worth paying attention special attention the fact that the skier runs crouched down and, moreover, cannot run quickly straightened up to his full height and accepting air resistance with his chest.
The head is also tilted. Hands with sticks are pulled back, the sticks are raised vertically at the depicted moment. That is, the skier steps with his feet alternately, and acts synchronously with his hands. 
A rifle with a scope is visible from behind. We won’t talk too much about the equipment - the biathlete wears a tight suit and a cap. The eyes are protected by glasses.
It is better to guide children to draw in stages:
- figure diagram - pencil
- checking balance and proportions,
- let's draw the muscles - there is a sketch of the figure
- Let's draw the most important accessories
- draw the setting (landscape)
- and then - the color scheme, without getting carried away with decoration and minor details.
Handykids wishes your biathletes success and victories.
