How to Draw Shoes: Easy Step-by-Step Tutorial, One Frame at a Time
Older lines stay soft gray. The newest line in each frame shows in coral, so you always know what's new.
Draw the sole line
Draw one long, gently curved line for the bottom of the shoe.
Add the rounded toe
Curve a short line upward from the right end to form the toe.
Draw the sloping top
Add a sloping line from the toe toward the ankle.
Close the shoe outline
Draw the heel and ankle opening to complete the shoe outline.
Add the outsole
Draw one line parallel to the bottom edge for the outsole.
Add the toe-cap seam
Draw one curved seam across the front of the shoe.
Add the side-panel seam
Draw one curved seam down the middle side of the shoe.
Draw three eyelets
Add three small round eyelets along the sloping top.
Add the laces
Draw three simple crisscross laces through the eyelets.
Add the tread marks
Draw two short tread marks along the outsole.
What you'll need
Pencil, eraser, paper — then crayons, markers, or colored pencils to finish.
Tip for grown-ups
Let each new coral line stay light until the drawing is done, then trace the final outline in black.
Your Finished How to Draw Shoes: Easy Step-by-Step Tutorial
The completed pencil sketch, then the same drawing colored in.
Finished Line Art
Trace over your favorite lines and erase any extra pencil marks.
Colored In
Color it any way you like — this is just one idea.
Take it offline
Print all 10 steps on one worksheet and draw along with a pencil, away from the screen.
