How to Design Your Own Basketball Gym Paint

When applying a new floor to a basketball court, one of the important tasks that must be completed is deciding the paint job which will mark the floor before it is finished. Floor paint jobs can range from the simple jobs used in some recreation centers, featuring only the lines of the court, to complex designs such as those found at professional basketball teams' courts, featuring logos and writing, and a colored border around the exterior of the key.

Things You'll Need

  • Pencil
  • Paper
  • Ruler
  • Compass
  • Coloring tools
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Instructions

    • 1

      Draw a basic floor plan of the court you will be deciding on colors for. The floor plan should be to scale and feature all the court lines as well as the total floor space around all four sides of the court. After completing this step, you may wish to make copies of this plan so that you can create multiple designs without having to redraw the court every time.

      Understand the budget you have at your disposal. If working with a minimal budget, you will likely want to avoid large areas of paint, as well as complex designs that will require advanced artistic professionals to complete.

    • 2

      Consult the rules of any leagues teams on the court will have to be playing on to ensure that any proposed painting meets league regulations.

    • 3

      Look at examples of other courts, such as the courts mentioned on the Basketball Court Designs blog (see Resources) and the images of NBA courts located in the References section.

    • 4

      Plan out a color scheme that you like, filling in the areas you wish and leaving areas unpainted as desired. Design elements that can include team or organization names in the areas next to or above and below the court, a team logo at midcourt and coloring in the area inside the 3-point arc, inside the key or inside the center circle. Incorporate team or organization colors into the design.