Draw three main poses for a person diving into the pool
Draw three main poses of a person diving into a poolâstanding, launch, and entryâpracticing proportions, body angles, and motion with simple lines and shapes.
Step-by-step guide to draw three main poses of a person diving into a pool
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Step 1
Find a flat spot and put your paper and pencil in front of you so youâre ready to draw.
Step 2
Lightly draw three vertical gesture lines spaced across the page to mark the center of each pose.
Step 3
On the left gesture line draw a small circle for the head and a larger oval for the chest to start the standing pose.
Step 4
Add a short curved line from the chest down and a small oval for the hips to show the standing spine and pelvis.
Step 5
Sketch simple straight lines for the standing arms and legs and use tiny circles for the shoulder and knee joints.
Step 6
Make a forward-curving gesture line on the middle mark to show the launch motion off the board.
Step 7
Place a head circle a chest oval and a hip oval along the launch curve to build the launch body shape.
Step 8
Draw bent legs and swinging arms on the launch pose using lines and joint circles to show the push and lift.
Step 9
Draw a straight vertical gesture line on the right mark to show the clean entry into the water.
Step 10
Add a head circle a long torso oval and a hip oval on the vertical line for the entry shape.
Step 11
Draw straight arms above the head and legs together as tight lines for the streamlined entry pose.
Step 12
Erase extra guideline marks and darken the final outlines of all three poses so they look clear.
Step 13
Add simple details like hands feet and a direction for the face and colour or shade if you like.
Step 14
Share your finished three-pose diving drawing on DIY.org.
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
What can we use if we don't have a pencil, eraser, or drawing paper?
If you don't have a pencil, use a light-colored crayon or colored pencil, use the back of a magazine or a sheet of printer paper for your surface, and dab a tissue or fingertip to lighten marks instead of an eraser.
My launch pose looks stiffâhow can I fix it?
If the launch pose looks stiff, redraw the middle gesture line as a more pronounced forward-curving arc and reposition the head, chest, and hip ovals along it while loosening the arm and leg lines and enlarging the joint circles to show push and lift.
How can I adapt this activity for younger or older children?
For younger kids simplify by drawing big head and torso ovals on each mark and skipping tiny joint circles, while older kids can add shoulder and knee joint circles, refine hands and feet, darken outlines, and practice shading or foreshortening on the entry pose.
How can we make the three-pose drawing more creative or shareable?
Enhance the drawing by adding a diving board, splash and motion lines, personalizing the swimsuit and face, coloring or shading the poses, or scanning the three poses into a simple flipbook or GIF before sharing on DIY.org.
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Facts about figure drawing for kids
âď¸ Artists often use a 7.5â8 "heads" tall rule to keep human proportions looking realistic when drawing people.
đ Starting with simple lines, circles, and sticks helps you block the pose and capture motion before adding details.
đ§ The cleanest dives slice into the water like a pencil: a vertical, narrow entry makes the tiniest splash.
𤸠Tightening a tuck makes a diver spin faster â smaller shapes mean quicker rotation (that's physics you can see!).
đââď¸ Olympic divers are scored on approach, takeoff, elevation, execution, and entry â perfect reasons to practice standing, launch, and entry poses!
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