Basketball Going Through the Hoop Coloring Page

The ball is halfway through the net and the mesh has splayed wide around it, which is the single most satisfying image in the sport. Seen from below and slightly in front, the net opens into a flared cone of diamonds, and the ball emerges from the bottom of it drawn large with its seams curving over the surface. Two short arcs beneath suggest the rush of air as it falls. Behind the rim the backboard fills the top of the page as a rounded rectangle with a double border and the shooter's square marked inside. The rim is a heavy ellipse and the strongest line on the sheet. For the best result, color the ball in a strong orange, leave the net white so it reads as taut string, and give the backboard the lightest tone on the page. The whole thing sits against open white with no crowd or court, so the moment stands on its own.