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All year · Grades 6–8 · 15 steps

How to Draw a Sneaker

Skyline Sneaker from The Drawing Fix™. An easy step-by-step drawing for Grades 6–8. Draw it with your class in about 20 minutes, one step at a time. Free to use and print. No sign-up.

By Christopher Allen · Ontario elementary educator15 stepsAbout 20 minutesUpdated Nov 5, 2026
Run it on the projector →Printable step sheet (PDF)

A challenge drawing for older students. Structure first, detail last. Good practice for line control, proportion and slowing down.

Before you start: a pencil, an eraser, a sheet of paper and something to colour with.

Draw lightly at first. Dark lines come at the end, once the shapes look right.

Step-by-step: how to draw a sneaker

  1. Step 1. Sole

    Draw the layered sole and toe shape.

  2. Step 2. Upper

    Build the main high-top upper shape.

  3. Step 3. Collar

    Add the ankle collar and opening.

  4. Step 4. Panels

    Add the toe and heel seam panels.

  5. Step 5. Laces

    Place the eyelets and crossing laces.

  6. Step 6. Side panel

    Build the large side design panel.

  7. Step 7. Skyline

    Add the original skyline pattern and small windows.

  8. Step 8. Sole lines

    Add the layered midsole lines.

  9. Step 9. Tread

    Add the short outsole tread marks.

  10. Step 10. Heel and toe details

    Add the small heel and toe accents.

  11. Step 11. Panel seams

    Add the extra seam lines across the upper.

  12. Step 12. Shadow

    Add the soft ground shadow below the shoe.

  13. Step 13. Graphic accent

    Add one small original graphic accent.

  14. Step 14. Texture marks

    Add two short texture marks.

  15. Step 15. Create

    Make one part completely yours.

The pink line is the new part in each step.

Make it theirs

  • Add a background that tells a story. Where is it?
  • Give it a name and write it underneath.
  • Try it again tomorrow from memory.
  • Colour last. There is no wrong colour for a sneaker.

Teaching it with the projector

The projector version draws each step slowly on the board, pauses while students copy it, then checks in before the next step. Nobody has to talk, so you are free to walk around and help.

Quick Fix: 10 steps, about 10 minutes. Good for a brain break or the last few minutes before recess. Full Focus: all 15 steps, about 20 minutes, with the extra detail.

Open Skyline Sneaker on the projector → It works on any classroom screen. No accounts, no student names, no ads.

Curriculum connections

Visual arts: the elements of design (line, shape, space and proportion) and creating art for a purpose. Language: listening to and following multi-step directions. Directed drawing also builds fine motor control and focus.

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