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How to Draw a Volleyball (Easy Step-by-Step for Kids)

To draw a volleyball, start with a big circle. Add two curved lines on the left and three on the right. Finish with a curved band across the bottom and color the panels yellow and blue.

Finished cartoon volleyball with curved yellow, blue and white panels and a yellow band across the bottom
The finished volleyball
Steps
6 easy steps
You need
  • Pencil
  • Eraser
  • Black marker
  • Yellow and blue crayons

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Teaching this to a class?

Show one step at a time on the board and wait for the class before the next. The directed drawing for kids page explains how to run it.

How to draw a volleyball step by step

  1. A big circle

    Step 1 of 6: Draw a big circle.

  2. One curved line from the top of the circle down to the bottom left

    Step 2 of 6: Add one curved line from the top of the circle down to the bottom left.

  3. A second curved line on the left, the same shape as the first one

    Step 3 of 6: Draw a second curved line on the left, the same shape as the first.

  4. Three curved lines on the right: one from the upper right edge to the bottom, and two branching off it to the right

    Step 4 of 6: Add a curve from the upper right edge to the bottom. Branch two curves off it to the right.

  5. A curved band of two lines across the bottom of the ball, with the old line parts inside and under it erased

    Step 5 of 6: Draw a curved band of two lines across the bottom. Erase the old lines inside and under it.

  6. A short line added under the band, and the volleyball colored with yellow, blue and white curved panels and a yellow band

    Step 6 of 6: Add a line under the band. Color the band and two panels yellow, three blue. Leave three white.

Tips for little artists

  • Tip: Press lightly with the pencil first. Trace the lines you like with the marker, then erase the rest.

  • Tip: Keep the curved lines the same distance apart, so the panels look like stripes.

  • Tip: Draw the band after all the panel lines. It covers the ends of the lines above it.

Make it yours

  • Beach volleyball

    Draw sand and a few waves under the ball, with a sun in the corner.

  • Ball over the net

    Draw a net with crossing lines under the ball, as if it is flying over.

  • Team colors

    Color the panels in your favorite team's colors.

Common mistakes and easy fixes

  • The lines are straight

    Curve every panel line so it follows the round shape of the ball.

  • The band looks flat

    Bend both band lines up a little at the ends, like a smile.

  • The band has lines inside it

    Erase the old panel lines inside the band, so it looks like one smooth strip.

Fun facts about the volleyball

  • William G. Morgan invented volleyball in 1895 at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts. (Source: Britannica)

  • Morgan first called the game mintonette, because it looked like badminton. (Source: Britannica)

  • A volleyball team may touch the ball no more than three times before it must send it back over the net. (Source: Britannica)

Questions grown-ups ask

How to draw a volleyball easily?

Draw a circle, then two curved lines on the left and three on the right. Add a curved band across the bottom and color the panels.

How to draw a volleyball step by step?

Draw the circle, the two left lines, the three right lines and the bottom band in that order. Erase the old lines inside the band, add a short line under it, then color it.

How to draw a volleyball for kids?

Draw a big circle and keep every panel line curved so it follows the round ball. Color the panels yellow and blue, leave some white, and color the band yellow.

If your panels came out a little uneven, that's fine. Your volleyball is ready for the game. More easy drawings for kids are on the home page.

Step 1 of 6

A big circle
Draw a big circle.