A cheer bow from the back, on a high ponytailTwo big loops, a knot and two tails. The ponytail falls out from under the knot.
A cheer shoe from underneath, tread showingThe sole is a long bean shape. Fill it with a repeating tread pattern that curves with the edge.
A competition medal hung over a megaphoneThe ribbon drapes over the narrow end and the disc hangs against the cone. Two stripes carry the team colors.
A gym bag with a pom-pom poking outA rounded box with a zipper along the top and a bow tied to the strap.
A hair tie and three hairpins beside a brushSmall things at life size. The hair tie is a wavy ring and each pin is a narrow U.
A megaphone standing on its wide endA megaphone is a cone with the point cut off. Add a handle on the side and a rim at each end.
A megaphone with a name lettered down the sideThe letters grow as the cone widens. The name is yours to choose.
A row of matching water bottles, each with a nameTall cylinders with flip lids. Vary the height of the water inside and letter each name down the side.
A sideline bench with bottles, bags and pom-pomsOne long bench in perspective with a jumble on and under it. Shade under the seat to hold it together.
A sleeveless top and pleated skirt laid out flatA stripe round the hem bends at every pleat. Count the pleats as you draw them.
A stack of folded practice matsThick slabs in a pile, each one a long box. Offset them a little so every edge shows.
A team jacket on a locker hook, back toward youThe shoulders hang from one point, so the fabric falls in a fan of folds. Leave the back blank for a name.
A trophy topped with a tiny megaphoneA cup on a stepped base, with a blank plate on the front for a year or a name.
An old-style cheer sweater with one big letterEarly uniforms were sweaters with a letter sewn on the front. Choose your own letter and give it an outline.
Cheer shoes side by side, toes toward youLow and plain. Draw the laces as a ladder up the front and tie the bow last.
One pom-pom mid-shake, strands flyingThe strands on one side streak out in long lines. The handle is hidden inside the fist.
Two pom-poms crossed above a megaphone, as a crestArrange the three shapes like a badge: megaphone upright in the middle, a pom-pom leaning in from each side.
Two pom-poms resting on a gym floor lineTwo shaggy balls of thin strands. Draw each outline as short flicks, never as a smooth circle.
Jumps and stunts 18
A back handspring as a row of four posesA full turn of the body: back onto the hands, then a push off the floor to land upright again.
A basket toss with the flyer at the highest pointThe bases toss the flyer from their joined hands. Leave clear space between the flyer and the raised arms.
A cartwheel in five overlapping silhouettesA cartwheel turns the body sideways. Draw five stages along one floor line, from standing to standing.
A front hurdler in silhouetteOne leg straight out in front. The other is bent, with its knee pointing at the ground.
A heel stretch held at the top of a stuntThe flyer holds one foot and stretches that leg up in front, as near eye level as it will go.
A herkie: one leg bent, one out to the sideThe straight leg goes up sideways, as high as it can. The other leg is bent at the knee.
A liberty: one flyer standing tall on one legThe liberty: the basic one-leg stunt. Draw the bases as one dark block with their arms raised.
A pencil jump with the arms in a TThe body is one straight line from head to pointed toes. The arms make the crossbar.
A pike jump seen from the sideBoth legs straight out in front, arms reaching the same way, so the body folds in half in the air.
A pyramid of three people in silhouetteThe top person stands on the thighs or shoulders of the two below. The outline is a triangle with arms.
A scorpion pose in silhouetteOne leg bends up behind until the toes come near the back of the head, like a scorpion's tail.
A shoulder sit seen from the frontOn the base's shoulders sits the flyer. Together they make one tall shape with four arms.
A spread eagle jump making a letter XArms up in a V, legs apart. Seen from the front the whole body is an X.
A thigh stand with the flyer in a high VThe bases lunge with their front knees bent and the flyer stands on their thighs.
A toe touch at the top of the jump, in silhouetteLegs straight out to each side, level with the ground. The arms make a T and the hands do not touch the toes.
A tuck in silhouette, legs folded to the chestThe knees come up as close to the chest as they can. The silhouette is a ball with a head on top.
Five matching silhouettes, every arm at one angleDraw one figure with a high V and repeat it four times. Matching angles are what make it read as a team.
The splits on the floor, arms up in a VThe legs make one straight line along the floor, pointing in opposite directions.
Signs and posters 18
A banner torn open, just after the team ran throughRagged paper edges curl outward from the hole. Half of each letter is left on either side.
A car window lettered for an away gameThe letters follow the slant of the glass. Add a reflection line so it reads as a window.
A countdown poster with tear-off numbersA pad of numbers hangs at the bottom. Draw the top sheet curling up to show the next one.
A good luck card signed by the whole squadOne big phrase in the middle and small signatures at every angle round it.
A hallway banner of handprints in two colorsOverlap the prints like fish scales. Alternating the two colors makes a stripe pattern for free.
A locker sign with a name under a megaphoneA rectangle with rounded corners. The megaphone goes top left and the name fills the rest.
A poster stamped with one giant pawOne big pad and four small ones fill the sheet. Letter a word across the big pad.
A poster with one photo frame left blankDraw the empty frame at a tilt with tape on its corners. The lettering wraps round it.
A run-through banner held between two polesA wide paper sheet for a team to burst through. Letter one short phrase big enough to read from the stands.
A sign cut in the shape of a pom-pomA spiky circle with a calm round space in the middle for one word.
A spirit week poster with a box for each dayFive boxes in a row, each with a small drawing for that day. Keep one lettering style for all five.
A teammate's door decorated with a name and starsLetter the name fat and round, then fill the spaces round it with stars and bows.
A thank-you poster for a coach, edged with doodlesBig words in the middle, a frame of tiny megaphones and stars round the outside.
A tryouts poster with tear-off tabsA fringe of cut tabs along the bottom edge. Draw one tab already torn away.
A two-sided GO sign on a paint stickA circle on a flat handle with two fat letters. Outline the letters twice so they stand out.
A word spelled in paper cups pushed into a fenceEach cup is a dot in the wire mesh. Plan the letters on a grid of diamonds, then fill the cups in.
A yard sign on two stakes with a megaphone on itA rectangle on two thin legs, with tufts of grass to hide where they meet the ground.
Cards for the stands, one big letter on eachA row of people each hold up one card to spell a word. Choose the word and count the cards first.
Doodles and lettering 18
A bow doodle in five strokesTwo loops, two tails and a small square for the knot. Add one crease line inside each loop.
A chant in fat letters, striped in two colorsKeep the stripes at one slant through the whole word so the letters hold together.
A cheer bow turned into a butterflyThe loops become wings and the knot becomes the body. Add two short feelers.
A giant foam hand with a word on the palmA big mitten shape with one fat finger pointing up. Letter the word to fit the palm.
A leaping stick figure trailing starsThe stars get smaller the farther they are from the feet, like a comet tail.
A lightning bolt between two pom-pomsA zigzag with a wide top and a sharp point, and a shaggy ball on either side of it.
A megaphone doodle with three sound linesA cone on its side. Three curved lines in front of the wide end do the shouting.
A megaphone with confetti bursting outSquares, curls and dots spray from the wide end, tightly packed near it and thinning out.
A page border of bows and starsAlternate one bow and two stars all the way round. Put a larger bow in each corner.
A paw doodle wearing a cheer bowOne big pad, four small ones and a bow no bigger than a toe.
A script word underlined by its own last strokeWrite the word in joined letters, then carry the end of the last letter back under the whole word.
A star pulling a twisted ribbon behind itThe ribbon twists once, so it shows its back for a short stretch. End it in a V cut.
A team word in tall letters with a shadow sideDraw every letter, then copy each edge a little down and to the right and fill the gap.
A tiny pom-pom made of scribbled loopsScribble outward from one point and stop at a rough circle. Add a short handle.
A winged cheer shoe doodleDraw the shoe side on. Three feathers at the heel are enough for a wing.
One word arched over a megaphoneDraw the arc first and stand each letter square to it, so the middle letter is upright and the ends lean.
Stick figures with their arms in a V and a TArm positions are straight lines at set angles. A row of them looks like an alphabet.
Two initials inside a megaphone outlineStretch the second letter taller to fill the wide end of the cone.
How it works
These cheer drawing ideas cover the gear, the jumps and stunts, the signs and the doodles of one activity. Jumps and stunts carry their usual names and are drawn as silhouettes.
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Draw a stunt as one dark shape
A stunt has several people in it, and faces and fingers slow the drawing down. Fill every figure in solid black and let the outline do the work. A toe touch is a wide T with legs. A liberty is one flyer on one leg above a block of bases.
Bring your own team
No team, school or mascot is named here. Where a hint says a word or a name, write yours, in your own two colors.
Squint at a silhouette. If the pose is unclear in solid black, move a limb away from the body.
Letter a sign in pencil from the middle letter outward, so the word ends up centered.
Questions and answers
What are some easy cheer things to draw?
A megaphone standing on its wide end is a cone and a handle, and A bow doodle in five strokes is two loops, two tails and a knot. Easy, under More filters, has more like them.
How do you draw a cheerleader jumping?
Draw the jump as a solid silhouette. For a toe touch, put both legs straight out to the sides, level with the ground, and the arms in a T. The hands do not touch the toes.
What can I put on a cheer poster?
One short word in block letters and one picture: a megaphone, a pair of pom-poms or a paw print. Signs and posters also has a banner to run through, a locker sign and cards that spell a word.
How do you draw a pom-pom?
Start with a light circle, then cover it with short strokes that all leave the middle. Break the edge with loose strands so it looks shaggy, and hide the handle inside the hand.