Drawing on the theme "Sport through the eyes of children" 1-5 grades with pencil, paints

Sports theme for drawing is not only interesting for children, but also beneficial for them. Sports through the eyes of children are just as interesting and exciting, and the drawings they create reflect the best of sports. If a child is keen on drawing famous athletes, various sports exercises, and equipment, this will certainly encourage him to engage in sports.

It is necessary to instill a love for sports in children from an early age. One way to do this is to interest them in drawing lessons, as well as at home, by drawing interesting pictures on sports themes.

Drawings about sports

Depending on the sport and the sports equipment involved, the designs may vary in complexity.

All drawings on a sports theme, intended for junior school grades, are distributed according to the principle from simple to complex.

1-2-3 grade

A drawing on the theme of sports through the eyes of primary school children usually contains simple sports equipment, simplified images of athletes and their actions.

The most common sports elements used in drawing lessons are listed in the following table:

Athlete	Sports equipment and supplies	Background for the drawing
Football player	Ball, gate, sneakers	Grass field, stadium
Hockey player	Puck, stick, skates, helmet, goal	Winter skating rink, stadium, snowdrifts
Tennis player	Racket, tennis ball, tennis net, tennis table	Tennis court, summer landscape
Weightlifter	Barbell, dumbbells, horizontal bar	Gym

Soccer ball

You can use a set of colored pencils to create this drawing.

Drawing a soccer ball consists of the following steps:

1. Using a black pencil, draw a circle measuring 8x8 cm.
2. In the center of the circle, draw a pentagon with sides of equal length.
3. From the vertices of the pentagon draw lines towards the border of the circle. The length of the lines should be equal to the length of the sides of this pentagon.
4. From the end of each line, draw 2 lines, also directed towards the border of the circle (the lines should be directed in different directions relative to each other).
5. From the end of the resulting new lines, draw lines connecting to the border of the circle, as well as to each other. The result will be a cellular structure on the ball.
6. Color the central cell (pentagon) black.
7. Color the cells located near the edge of the circle also black.
8. Apply small strokes with a thick gray pencil inside the outline of the ball, giving the ball more realism.

Weightlifter

A drawing on the theme of sports through the eyes of children can reflect some athlete performing various exercises, for example, a weightlifter.

This drawing can be done using colored pencils.

The drawing process consists of the following steps:

1. Between the center and the top border of the album sheet, draw an oval (the outline of the head), located horizontally (use a black pencil for drawing).
2. At the top of the oval, draw hair in the form of vertical sticks. Then, on the left and right of the oval, draw round ears.
3. In the middle of the oval, draw two eyes (in the form of buttons), a nose (in the form of a small semicircle) and a mouth (in the form of a small arc parallel to the bottom of the head).
4. From the bottom of the head, draw the body, the outline of which can follow the shape of a triangle, the apex of which will be at the base of the head (the apex of the triangle should be incomplete and overlap the bottom of the head). The bottom of the triangle should be designed as shorts, for which draw the corners of the legs in the center of the bottom of this triangle.
5. Draw a horizontal line slightly below the center of the triangle to mark the border of the shorts.
6. Just above the center of the triangle, draw the outline of the T-shirt and 2 arms in the form of straight lines directed upwards and to the sides. Then, on the tips of the hands, draw fingers in the form of small circles.
7. Draw 2 legs below the pants in the form of straight lines pointing downwards.
8. At the bottom of the legs, draw shoes in the form of ovals, pointed at the tips.
9. Draw a horizontal barbell above the weightlifter's head, passing through the weightlifter's hands.
10. Draw 2 rectangular plates on the edges of the barbell (the outer plate should be slightly smaller than the inner one).
11. Color the T-shirt and shoes blue and the shorts red.
12. Color the barbell pancakes black.

Swimmer

This drawing can be done with watercolors or gouache. First, you need to make a sketch of the drawing with a simple pencil, and then paint it with paints.

The drawing process consists of the following stages:

1. Draw a horizontal line in the middle of the sheet of paper (this line will define the boundary of the pool water).
2. Above the horizontal line, depict the part of the body that emerges from the water while the swimmer is swimming. To do this, first draw part of the back in the form of a small arc, then draw the arm bent at the elbow and pointing upwards. Then, draw part of the head in the form of a horizontal semi-oval.
3. On the head draw a vertical line that limits the swimming cap, and in the middle of the head draw swimming goggles in the form of a small circle. Then to the left of the goggles draw a mouth in the form of a vertical semi-oval.
4. Paint the swimmer's body orange, then paint the cap and goggles green.
5. Use light blue paint to paint the water under the horizontal water line. Then, use a brush with a more saturated blue paint and paint blue waves over the blue surface of the water.
6. In the area above, you can use blue paint to draw droplets of water that appear above the swimmer as he swims.

4-5 grade

Drawing on the topic of sports through the eyes of middle school children can include a wide variety of sports. In middle school, schoolchildren are asked to draw more complex sports equipment, as well as athletes with a certain detail of their appearance.

Football player

This drawing can be drawn with a pencil on a sheet of paper and then colored with paints.

Drawing a football player consists of the following stages:

1. Make a small indent down from the top border of the album sheet and draw the outline of the head in the form of an oval.
2. Inside the oval, draw 2 eyes (in the form of small arches and dots under them), a nose (in the form of a vertical line, slightly rounded at the bottom) and a mouth (in the form of an arc).
3. Draw ears on the left and right sides of the head outline, and a hairstyle on top (in the form of a hedgehog).
4. Draw the neck and collar of the T-shirt.
5. From the left and right edges of the collar, draw wide shoulders, and then the sleeves of the T-shirt.
6. Draw the main part of the T-shirt, the height of which should be 2 times larger than the head.
7. Draw some number (the player's number) in the middle of the T-shirt.
8. Draw hands under the sleeves of the T-shirt (you need to draw fingers at the bottom).
9. Draw shorts under the T-shirt (you can add folds on the legs), and then legs (the calf muscles should be drawn on the legs).
10. Draw sneakers at the bottom, pointing in opposite directions, and draw a ball next to them.
11. Paint the T-shirt and sneakers red and the shorts blue. When painting the T-shirt, do not paint the number on it.
12. Paint the face, arms and legs light orange.
13. Color the ball gray.

Figure skater

This drawing can be done with colored pencils.

To do this, you need to follow these steps:

1. Draw a semicircle, with the round surface facing up (this will be the top of the head). Then draw 2 vertical stripes from the bottom of the semicircle slightly upwards (this will be an imitation of bangs).
2. To the right of the semicircle, draw a tail (in the form of an oval with a pointed tip on the right).
3. Under the semicircle, draw a face in the form of a semi-oval, emanating from the base of this semicircle.
4. Inside the face, draw 2 eyes in the form of dots, a nose in the form of a vertical line angular at the bottom. Then, a little lower, draw a smiling mouth in the form of two arcs connected to each other at the edges.
5. Draw the neck and collar of the blouse.
6. From the neck, draw straight arms to the left and right, at the end of which draw wrists with fingers pointing upward.
7. Draw the main part of the blouse, directed slightly to the right and down. The bottom of the blouse should be semi-oval (the round side should be directed down).
8. Draw a short skirt (draw two lines to the right and left from the base of the blouse, and then connect their ends with a wavy arc).
9. Draw a leg coming out of the left side of the skirt and pointing downwards.
10. Draw a leg coming out of the right side of the skirt and pointing to the right and up.
11. Draw skates on the tips of the feet.
12. Color the blouse light pink and the skirt red.
13. Color the figure skater's hair yellow.
14. Paint the face and legs light beige.
15. Paint the skates white.

Sports

Almost any sport can be chosen for drawing on the theme of sports.

The most popular and interesting sports include the following:

• Football;
• tennis;
• hockey;
• swimming;
• sailing;
• alpine skiing;
• cycling;
• boxing;
• athletics;
• weightlifting.

Pencil drawings

It is recommended to use pencils to draw pictures that may contain many different and complex elements that require detailed drawing.

Cyclist

Step by step drawing stages:

1. Draw the frame of a sports bike (first draw an isosceles triangle, then draw a trapezoid from the right side of this triangle, directed to the right, after which draw a line continuing the small side of the trapezoid downwards).
2. From the top of the frame triangle, draw a small segment, and on its top, draw a horizontal seat in the form of an oval.
3. Draw the handlebars of the bicycle in the form of two semicircles above the small base of the trapezoid frame.
4. Expand the frame to 3 mm by duplicating its outline with lines parallel to it.
5. Draw the bicycle wheels, the center of which will be the lower left and lower right ends of the bicycle frame. The thickness of the wheels should be 3 mm.
6. Draw a small circle at the bottom of the middle of the frame, then draw the chain running through the center of the rear wheel and across the surface of that circle. Then draw the pedals (as small rectangles) to the right and left of that circle.
7. Just above the frame of the bicycle, draw the body of the cyclist, parallel to its surface.
8. Draw the legs bent at the knees, with the feet on the pedals.
9. Draw slightly bent arms, with the fingers on the handlebars of the bicycle.
10. Draw the borders of the cyclist's shorts and jersey on the body using lines.
11. Draw the outline of the head (in profile), and a helmet on top in the form of a semi-oval.
12. Draw the eye as a dot and the mouth as a small line.
13. Color the shorts blue.
14. Color the T-shirt beige.
15. Paint the helmet grey.
16. Paint the bike frame green and the wheels black.

Colored drawings

Sports-themed drawings can be drawn with both colored pencils and paints. For painting, options that do not contain complex elements and do not require detailed drawing are more suitable. Such drawings look very colorful to children's eyes.

Sports sailboat

This drawing can be painted with watercolors.

To draw a sports sailboat, you need to follow these steps:

1. Draw a long semi-oval (oval side down) that will be the boat of the sailboat. Then draw three circles along the middle line of the boat (closer to its right side).
2. Draw a tall equilateral triangle (sail), tilted slightly to the right. The right lower vertex of the triangle should coincide with the right end of the boat. The right side of the triangle should be rounded and stick out to the right.
3. Increase the size of the sail base by drawing a line parallel to the base at a distance of 3 mm.
4. At the top of the sail, draw a flag in the form of a rectangle, the lower left vertex of which coincides with the top of the sail.
5. Color the boat and flag red. When coloring the boat, do not color the circles on it.
6. Paint the sail white. Then paint the base of the sail yellow.
7. Paint the sea around the boat in blue. Then put blue paint on the brush and paint waves below and along the edges of the boat.

Drawing "Sport is life"

Drawing lessons at school often involve creating pictures that reflect the importance and usefulness of sports in people's lives.

A picture about how sport should be an integral part of a person's life can include the process of training one athlete or several athletes of different sports.

A drawing on this topic may consist of the following stages:

1. Draw the expression “Sport is life” in three-dimensional letters along the arc line at the top of the sheet.
2. Below, draw an athlete standing facing the viewer with dumbbells in his bent arms raised up.

Winter sports

Among winter sports, the most popular and interesting are the following:

• Alpine skiing;
• snowboard;
• skating;
• bobsled;
• figure skating;
• hockey.

In drawing classes at school, skiers are often drawn against a winter background.

Skier

To draw a skier, you need to follow these steps:

1. At the top of the album sheet, draw the skier's head in the form of a semi-oval (with the round part down), and on top of it, draw a hat in the form of a curved triangle.
2. Inside the outline of the head, draw two eyes in the form of dots, eyebrows, a nose in the form of a vertical line and a slightly curved line at the bottom, and a mouth in the form of a small horizontal line under the nose.
3. Draw a body tilted forward under the head.
4. Just above the center of the body, draw an arm bent at the elbow and pointing forward. Then draw a hand with bent fingers.
5. Draw one leg from the bottom of the body, pointing downwards, and the other pointing slightly backwards. Then you need to draw the feet and skis for each leg.
6. Draw ski poles, one of which the skier holds in one hand downwards, and the other ski pole pointing backwards.
7. Color the hat and the bottom of the suit blue and the jacket red.

Drawing on sports themes cultivates a child's interest in sports and sports games. Hockey, football, tennis look very modern in children's drawings, and the drawing process itself brings them not only joy, but also benefit.

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