Learn how to draw a baseball with an easy step by step tutorial. Some careful work on the stitches will make it look pretty amazing.
The history of baseball in the United States dates to the 18th century, when boys and admirers played a baseball-like game by their own made up rules using homemade equipment. The popularity of the sport grew and men’s ball clubs were formed in the 1830-50s. Now, the game is known as “America’s Pastime”.
This tutorial shows students how to draw a baseball, with tips for how to make that stitching look realistic. It starts with a plan for evenly spaced holes, and then rows of V-shaped stitches. Those that want to make a meticulous version copy can count the holes, if they wish. But others that just want a general version of the real thing will be fine with just estimating. Either way, having lots of those little stitches following the curve of the seam will look just like a real baseball.
MATERIALS
- How to Draw a Baseball (click to download a PDF)
- Drawing paper
- Black marker
- Crayons
DIRECTIONS
Time needed: 35 minutes.
How to Draw a Baseball
- Draw (or trace) a circle.
- Add two seam curves as shown.
- Draw the approx. number of dots.
- Add another dot centered in between.
- Draw loops that attach to the seam.
- Draw the approx. number of dots.
- Add another dot centered in between.
- Draw loops that attach to the seam.
- Color stitches with marker, fill in background.
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