8 Easy Steps to Draw a Soccer Ball: Quick and Cute Tutorial!

Learn to Draw a Soccer Ball the Kawaii Way

The FIFA World Cup fever is on, making it the right time to work on your creativity. Learn how to draw a soccer ball to cheer on your favorite team this World Cup. With this easy tutorial it should take you no time to create your very first cute football.


Why Learn to Draw a Soccer Ball? 🎉

  • Encourages kids to learn more about this game
  • Enhances hand-eye co-ordination and helps in recognising shapes
  • Promotes unity among children globally during the FIFA World Cup
  • Perfect idea for engaging in creative activities like making posters, greeting cards, etc.
  • With simple tutorials, it becomes easy to learn drawing in a confident way!

Things You’ll Need✏️

To create this adorable artwork, gather these easy-to-find supplies: 

  • A blank paper, preferably sizeable enough to create your soccer ball.
  • A pencil to draw the basic sketch.
  • Color Markers/ Crayons/ Pencil Colors for the final output.
  • An eraser to correct tiny mistakes along the way.

Watch the Tutorial 🎥

You can watch the full step-by-step Draw a Soccer Ball tutorial on our YouTube channel to draw along easily with your child.

How to Draw a Soccer Ball for Kids- Step-by-step Guide


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Step 1: Drawing the Football Shape

First of all, draw a large circle in the center of your paper. This will provide the main shape of your soccer ball. 


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Step 2: Adding the Pentagon Facial Guideline

Next, draw a pentagon in the middle of the circle. This will serve as a guide for a cute face for your football. .


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Step 3: Sketching Cute, Big and Adorable Kawaii Eyes

It is time to draw those big, beautiful kawaii eyes for your Cute Soccer Ball. In this step, you will first draw two small dashes, on the left and right side of the pentagon. 

Next, for the left eye, join one end of the dash with the other end using a curved line so that it looks like a horizontal D. Repeat the same for the right eye.


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Step 4: Creating Details in The Kawaii Eyes 

In this step to draw a soccer ball, we will add details to the eyes. Inside the left horizontal D shape you just created, add a big circle and a small circle as you can see in this image. Repeat the same for the right eye.


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Step 5: Completing The Soccer Ball Face

To complete drawing the face, you will first color the space remaining inside each eye using black color, like you see in this image. Next, you will add two small curved lines on the side of each eye to create those adorable eye lashes. Finally, draw a semi-circle between those big, beautiful Kawaii eyes. This is the big smile that will make your football more attractive. 

Pro-tipTo make the smile more attractive you can consider adding small blush marks on either cheek


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Step 6: Adding the Football Shape

In order to draw a soccer ball you have to recreate the pattern of a football. The next step in this easy football-drawing tutorial is to make a straight line that extends from the outer corner of each side of the pentagon. Soon, you will see how these lines will help create your cute soccer ball. 


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Step 7: Adding Final Touches to Complete The Football Drawing

Join the lines you created in step 6 to the inner side of the circle. To do this, you will draw a V shape extending from each line to the circle. You will see the football pattern come to life. Now, to add a little cuteness to the soccer ball, draw three hearts, one inside the ball and two outside it, as you can see in this image. 


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Step 8: Adding Colors to Your Soccer Ball 

This is the most exciting part of this tutorial. Add colors of your choice, or color your football using the colors you see in this picture. Make your drawing more beautiful by adding bright colors.


Learning to Draw a Soccer Ball – Placing All The Steps Together

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Important Tips to Draw a Soccer Ball to Make it Attractive 🍌🖍️

  • Consider using shiny, large eyes to give your football that cute kawaii look.
  • Make sure that your circles are as round as possible.
  • Draw simple and clean panel shapes.
  • Consider adding sparkles or stars for that extra charm.
  • Don’t shy away from experimenting with various patterns and colors.

Finally 🎉

Congratulations! You have now learned how to draw a soccer ball step by step. Continue practising, try different colors and expressions, and allow your creativity to flow. Whether you want to join in on the World Cup fever or simply love cute and adorable drawings, this kawaii soccer ball will surely score big points! 

Happy Drawing! 


FAQs ❓

1. Can beginners draw this cute football?
Absolutely! This easy-to-understand tutorial uses simple shapes and easy steps that are perfect for beginners.

2. What colors should I use?
While traditional black and white works great, you can also consider using your favorite team colors.

3. How can I make my football look cuter? 
Add larger eyes, rosy cheeks, stars, sparkles, or even tiny arms and legs.

4. Can I use this drawing for crafts?
Definitely! You can use it for stickers, greeting cards, posters, sports-themed decorations, and even school projects.

5. Where can we watch the full tutorial?
You can watch the complete drawing tutorial on our YouTube channel.

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