How to Draw a Softball: Step By Step

Drawing a softball is super simple and fun! Here’s a quick guide with 3 easy steps to teach you how to draw a softball or baseball.

How to Draw a Softball in 3 Steps

1. Start by drawing a large circle as your base shape. If you want a perfect circle, you can try tracing the bottom of a cup!
2. Add the seams: draw two curved “smile” lines on opposite sides of the circle.
3. Finish it off by drawing lots of small “V” shaped stitches along those curves.

Bonus Step: Colouring

If you want to colour in your ball, use a bright yellow shade so it looks like a real softball! Then, trace over your V-shaped stitches in red so they stand out.

To make a baseball instead of the softball, leave the circle white and make the stitches red.

You can also add a little shading to create depth and shadows on your ball and make it more realistic-looking.

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Fun fact: Believe it or not, early softballs were often white, but yellow has since become the standard in most fastpitch and slo-pitch leagues today.