How to draw a figure skater in motion

Sportswomen-figure skaters attract both novice artists and real professionals. Grace, grace, harmony, endurance, strength - it's all about figure skating. Let's try and we will draw a skater in a flying dress, famously cutting on skates.

Choose a pose

If the skater is just standing, she will not cause any enthusiasm, so it's best to draw a skater in motion. This not only gives a dynamic look, but also allows us to draw her gorgeous muscles: despite the seeming fragility, the skaters have excellent sports training. Before you draw a skater in pencil, you need to seriously think about the physical capabilities of the athlete. She is strong, has an excellent stretching, knows how to keep her balance at the most inconceivable pirouettes. It's all necessary to invest in the picture to tell as much as possible about this amazing sport.

We choose the material

1. Anyone who has already made a hand in depicting people in motion knows about sanguine and coal. These materials allow you to create expressive images without deep detail. The drawing looks like a sketch, but it is considered to be a completely completed self-sufficient work.
2. Watercolor paint allows you to give the image depth and volume. They, like nothing else, will be able to draw a translucent, fluttering dress. A simple sketch will have to be done with a simple pencil, and then simply paint with colors.
3. The pencil drawing in vain seems to be the simplest. Of course, this instrument is owned even by the youngest artists, but in the hands of an inspired professional this tool is capable of miracles. If you make every effort and work for quite some time, you can get a real masterpiece.

For those who have just started drawing, it is better to choose a pencil. And start with simple figures, each time improving their skills.

How to draw a skater in stages

The basic stages of drawing a figure skater with a pencil are depicted in the diagram below. Let's consider all steps in detail. First you need to make the markup with a simple pencil. Such stretching to ordinary people and did not dream, but skaters can do anything. The support leg holds the whole body of the model. Draw an inclined axis that will run along the leg. The same axis will have a hand. It is necessary to take into account that the composition looks stable. The far arm and leg are in the foreshortening, so they will seem shorter than there is in fact. We mark the joints and all parts of the limbs. We give the legs a rounded shape, draw the muscles. We make the marking of the blades of skates. The front is turned to us sideways, the back one is at an angle. Detail the shape and face of the model.

At the same time, we do not forget that the ordinary person's legs are much bigger than the hands, and the figure skaters are even more numerous, since they have the greatest load.

Particular attention will be paid to the person. If the audience thinks that the sportswoman on the ice is doing the impossible, the girl herself will never show it. Her face is not tense, it is relaxed and glows with a smile - after all, she does her favorite thing. Auxiliary lines are deleted with the eraser.

In that dress up the model?

The pose is quite complicated, so those who decided to draw a figure skater in motion for the first time, it will be easiest to depict her in a T-shirt and tight training pants. Next, you can experiment with dresses and fluttering frills. At the main competitions in figure skating, athletes are dressed up in fantastic dresses. As a rule, their backs are open in their outfits, and the skirt is of short length. At the same time there is no naked body - on the contrary, the suit usually has an elongated sleeve and a throaty throat. These auxiliary parts are simply made of thin fabric in the tone of the body. You can also experiment with hats and accessories.