Today we will draw a cat with a simple pencil , but not in terms of an animal cat, but specifically her, a girl. How, you ask, is the difference between a cat and a cat? Well, probably the one who didn’t live with them will ask. An avid cat lover knows the difference: cats are smaller in size, they have a cute, small muzzle, while a cat can have a large and often impudent muzzle)). The cat is generally proud and a more characteristic comrade. Cats are usually more affectionate.
But enough talking about cats, let's draw them. As a result, we will get a cat like this, you can color it to your liking. If you don’t like this drawing, choose from us more than 20 drawing lessons!
Drawing a cat step by step
Let's draw a blank. No, this is not a snowman, as you might think, this is our future cat =).
There is no need to press hard on the pencil; these are auxiliary circles, which we will then partially erase. Please note that we are drawing exactly a girl, you can see it along the upper circle, it is slightly narrowed downwards, because A cat does not have a completely round face.
We draw ears - triangles. Paws according to our blanks. And a ponytail.
It seems a little ridiculous for now, but we are sure to get a beautiful one.
Note that the outer lines of the paws come straight from the neck.
Erase the extra lines that we drew in step No. 1. Draw a nose. All that remains is to enter the necessary details, we will do this in the next step.
We detail our cat, draw auxiliary lines that will give the cat the “correct body”, pay attention to the eyes and claws. We make the contour lines a little clearer and bolder than the internal ones.
Step #5.
We draw mustaches and coloring. To give a cat this color, you need to shade the stripes on the body and face with a pencil. On the tail we make bolder and wider strokes.
That's it, our cat is ready, and if you paint it, you'll get another bright cat.
Such a cat can be drawn in the editor on a tablet (graphics tablet).
Everyone loves animals, and especially cute fluffy cats. We often see these mustachioed fluffies as one of the popular heroes fairy tales and cartoons. Cats are popular not only among children, but also among adults, as evidenced by funny videos on YouTube and pictures of cats in social networks. Cats are also considered a symbol of grace and femininity. We can talk about cats for a long time, but we will show you several ways on how to draw a cat.
This article will have three sections with at different levels Difficulty: medium, difficult and for children.
What you will need:
- Sheet A4 or A5
- Pencils with hardness 2H and B or 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B
- Eraser
Medium difficulty level
Let's try to start with drawing a cat.
Take a pencil with hardness H and draw semicircles and dashes exactly the same as in the picture.
The first, upper circle is the head. Let's draw a “structure” for the nose there, mark the place where the ears should be and draw a line for the back.
Draw the lower part (the outline of the bend of the paws) as in the picture.
We continue to finish drawing the ears and muzzle, the lower part of the legs and the approximate location of the tail.
We finish drawing the ears, tail and paws.
Now, in the place where the curved line was drawn on the muzzle, above the nose, draw narrowed eyes. This is quite easy to do, just like in the picture. Wipe away the excess details, draw a nose, under it smooth lines of a closed mouth and antennae. The drawing is ready!
Considering how to draw a cat step by step, we offer the following method. Here you will already need soft pencil(from V to 6V).
First, we draw an oval, it can have a rough, more square shape, as in the picture. And divide it with a light vertical line into equal parts.
Next, draw two oblique stripes on top of this oval - this will be the place for the ears. Below we will draw a line so that we know at what level to draw the eyes and draw the torso (preferably the same shape as in the picture).
Now we draw the cat’s ears, make two lines from the nose to the eyes, draw a mouth in the form of an inverted number 3 or simply in the form of a semicircle. We mark the paws.
Draw circled eyes and the approximate shape of the tail.
And finally, we finish drawing the paws, shade the eyes, draw the rest of the details of the face, don’t forget about the mustache. And use short strokes to outline the shape of the cat to create the impression of fluffiness. Ready!
Difficult level
And now we want to show a more complex technique on how to draw a kitten. This is not only for those who are making great progress in drawing, it is also important for those who want to try their hand and be proud of the result! Here's our cat.
So, let's start with the fact that you need to draw the approximate outlines and pose of the kitten. To do this, use a pencil with a hardness of 2H or N. Try to follow the example of the picture.
Now draw two parallel lines on the cat’s face so that you can evenly draw his eyes. Mark the approximate outline of the eyes, draw stripes that go from the eyes to the nose, draw a mouth (such as in the example), a place for the antennae (an inverted number 8 above the mouth), mark the ears more precisely.
The next step is to draw the pupils in the eyes, make the nose more detailed, draw the teeth and tongue inside the mouth, and don’t forget to draw the paws.
We draw a cat with a pencil - and this is one of the best ways convey the wool in detail. On the face, with short strokes we indicate areas of dark coat color.
Now let’s shade out the darkest elements of the cat’s face with a pencil with a hardness of B to 6B: the pupils (don’t forget to leave highlights in them, so they will seem more realistic), the outline of the eyes, the nose, the points of the whiskers, the mouth.
Now we shade all the dark areas of fur on the muzzle with the same pencil.
We continue to draw dark areas of fur throughout the body, do not forget about the shadow under the paws.
Having finished with the dark stripes on the fur, we work on the light areas with an H or 2H pencil. Shading. After you've finished shading the fur, don't forget to draw the cat's whiskers. It is advisable to do this with a well-sharpened pencil with a hardness of B to 6B. You can add small “tassels” on the ears, but don’t overdo it. The cat is ready!
How to Draw a Cat for Kids
It is worth learning to draw from childhood, because it is important not only for acquiring a certain skill, but also develops the child’s color taste and calms his nervous system. Therefore, if your child asks you: “How to draw a cat?” You can contact us and we will show you some easy ways! Let's start with the first one.
Take any pencil and draw a circle and an oval, as in the picture.
Draw the paws.
Now we draw ears, a tail and add a tick above the paws so that the cat has a fluffy neck in the end.
We draw the eyes with dots, the nose - a triangle, the mouth - an inverted number 3. We draw a mustache, a little more fur on the neck. We remove the extra lines on the paws and draw the fingers. The cat is ready!
Let's consider another option, how we draw a cat step by step for children.
We will draw the cat from the front and back. Draw ovals on each other (try to follow the example in the picture).
We draw short legs, ears and a tail. Note: the second one, sitting with his back, cannot see his upper legs, as if he is leaning on them, but you can finish drawing them yourself.
Now we draw the eyes as two commas, the nose as a triangle, the mouth as an inverted number 3 with a tongue. Don't forget about the whiskers and stripes, our cat is tabby. 🙂
And one more option for you:
Draw a circle and an oval. They are connected by a curved line. The second line, which is larger, is the “skeleton” of the tail. On the muzzle we draw two parallel lines in order to draw the eyes evenly.
We draw ears and fur on the sides of the head.
In the ears we draw two inverted ticks, we draw eyebrows and eyes. On the sides of the small line connecting the torso with the head, draw two more curved lines so that our neck becomes thicker.
We finish drawing the muzzle, removing the extra lines on the sides of the head. On the chest we draw fur, and below – the paws.
We finish drawing the hind and front legs, turning the line into a tail.
We remove the extra lines on the paws, draw stripes for the cat, paint over them and the eyes. (You can paint the cat to your liking, but it is advisable to do it with a neat stroke). We draw mustaches. Ready! Let's learn to draw a cat together!
Puss in Boots from a favorite fairy tale or a favorite domestic cat often become characters in children's drawings. In addition, such pictures, drawn with pencil or paints, can be a good decoration for a child’s room. But in order to draw a cat correctly, let’s first learn how to draw it with a simple pencil, then try ourselves oil painting, and after that we’ll find out how to depict a furry pet with five in different ways.
Pencil drawing step by step
To prevent the cat from looking lonely in the drawing, you can draw several objects nearby, for example, “sit” him on the windowsill.
Oil painting
For the lesson we will need:
- titanium white;
- gas soot;
- burnt umber; (mars brown)
- cadmium red; (red durable kraplak)
- cadmium yellow medium;
- blue FC;
- cobalt violet dark;
- Thinner for oil paints;
- canvas (square);
- rag;
- brushes (No. 3, No. 1, No. 6, No. 16).
Before you start working with paints, I want to pay attention to some points:
- Start simple.
- If you have never drawn animals before, do not paint them in some complex (incomprehensible) poses, and it is better if the color is limited to one color. This way it will be more clear how to create shadows and light on the fur, and you won’t have to think about how to go from one color to another.
- To avoid gross mistakes in the structure of the animal, it is worth considering that all animals' eyes are on the same line, and their size is the same, especially if they look directly at you. The same can be said about the location of the ears and the length of the paws.
Let's start the oil painting lesson: background and sketch
Making the background. To do this, mix burnt umber and whitewash, add a little thinner to them and cover the entire canvas with a large brush. Give it 10 minutes. so that the paint is absorbed a little.
Sketch. Using a thin brush dipped in white, we plan to paint a kitten. Next is the line of the back of the chair from behind which it peeks out. Cat's head and paws. We evaluate the proportions and shape of the intended objects. For example, we look to ensure that the head is not too large (small) in relation to the canvas and paws, and that our sketch looks symmetrical and harmonious.
We wipe off the paint. Using a cloth, remove the background paint from the areas where you marked the cat’s body and the light-colored chair.
We outline the kitten's head and paws using light white paint. If necessary, we adjust the shape, size or placement. You can also use this paint to mark the back of the chair on which the kitten is leaning.
At this stage, you can immediately mark the shadow under the kitten’s paws with cobalt violet mixed with white and burnt umber.
Continuation of the lesson: background, main character, eyes
Background. Our next task is to draw everything that is behind the kitten. You should not put too much effort and precision into this work. Our background is “out of focus”, a little blurry. Therefore, we can outline it with a fairly large brush.
We are writing the main character. Next we outline the main color and light spots on the kitten’s face. Mix gray: with whitewash and gas soot. We mark the light on the nose with clean and thicker white. Lightly mark the darker spots where the eyes will be located. Light on the paws. Let's clarify the shadows. Thus, slowly but surely, step by step without haste, we are moving towards an increasingly detailed elaboration of the portrait of our playful and furry hero. Only at the last stage of work, on top of the main spots, do we sketch out thin, elegant strokes, marking the antennae and fur of the kitten. It should be noted here that when drawing a kitten’s fur, even at the initial stage, your strokes should follow the direction of growth of the animal’s fur.
Eyes. Further, important stage, the mirror of all our work is the eyes of the hero. They must be the same shape and size, and also be placed on the same line (without distortions). This is extremely important! In order not to get confused and not tormented by doubts and corrections, I advise you to initially outline the size, shape and placement of the eyes simply as darker spots. Evaluate them and adjust if necessary.
Next is work with color. Everything here is quite simple. We outline the pupils, almost pure black (a vertically elongated oval). Then, add eye color. In my case, it’s burnt umber with cadmium yellow and a drop of white. Let's add highlights on top of the essentially finished eye. We do this with thick white paint with a thin brush and quite accurately, since it will be difficult to correct.
Important! - we work on two eyes at the same time, rather than drawing one eye first and then the other. With this approach, there is a very high chance that you will draw different eyes.
Details and clarifications. At the last stage, we can refine and boldly work with a thin brush. We draw fur, antennae, some highlights on the pile. We specify the shadow under the paws on the chair and the color of the chair. In general, we bring the work to the stage of completion. This work can be completed immediately in one session, and if you are tired, you can safely put it off until tomorrow.That's it! The picture is ready!
Draw a striped cat (felt-tip pen, pen, pencil)
Stage 1. Let's draw the auxiliary lines of the cat. The circle is the head, the oval is the body. In the circle, just above the middle, draw a straight line for the eyes. The tail line extends upward from the oval at the back. Below the oval there are straight and broken lines of the cat's future paws. 
Stage 2. We begin to outline the contours of the body of our pussy. Using the auxiliary lines outlined in the previous stage, we outline the cat’s body, showing a thick tail raised up and curved at the end, back, ears, muzzle, chest, paws. 
Stage 3. Draw the cat's eyes on the face. The arrow shows in enlarged form how to draw them correctly. 
Stage 4. Now we will draw spotted areas, cheeks, and nose on the ears and muzzle. In the circle all this is shown in an enlarged form. 
Stage 5. From the bottom of the head along the neck, chest and front legs we will draw transverse lines - future stripes on the fur of our cute little animal. 
Stage 6. We will also draw transverse stripes along the rest of the body, hind legs and tail, giving our cat a special flavor. 
Stage 7. Now let's erase all the unnecessary lines and leave only the necessary ones. 
Stage 8. Let's color our kitty. It should be striped. It can be gray with white stripes, or black with white stripes. Or maybe red, also with stripes. 
You know very well what colors cats can be, so color your heroine as you wish.
5 ways to draw a cat
In order to learn how to draw a cat in five different ways, we will need a sheet of paper, a medium-hard pencil and an eraser. Just in case, you can take a compass and a ruler. So, choose the cat that you like and simply repeat each step step by step.
Everyone loves cats! At least if you are on our website, then this is so. Sometimes you want to draw a funny cat, and sometimes like a real one. But not everyone has the talent of an artist. However, just as children are taught to draw in stages at school, so we simple example we can cat. Just look how cute he is. And that’s how he wants you to draw him.
First, let's draw a circle - this will be the head. It is with the simplest forms that we begin drawing in stages.
You can immediately draw the ears. Now we can draw the body. It expands downwards, because the cat’s legs are there. Don't forget about the tail. What will your cat have? Well, now the most important and difficult thing is the eyes and muzzle... It is the expression of the eyes that determines whether your cat will be cheerful... or sad... Now all that remains is to color it.
If everything worked out wonderfully for you, then you can move on to other options for drawing a cat step by step.
We often ask ourselves the question from the title when we really want to embody a cat in some product, but not take a ready-made picture, but draw it ourselves. There is no clear algorithm for anyone on how to do this, we all have a different mindset, but there are still some relatively standard recommendations.
If your goal is to draw on a children's T-shirt or draw a stencil to later create an original T-shirt with an animal print, then limit yourself to the simplest, most concise option. For example, something simple like this; drawing clearer forms, perhaps cartoon characters.
When creating such drawings, natural proportions may not be observed; the main thing for you is the character’s character, a couple of forms and features unique to him.
You can start drawing such a plan with both the main forms - the body, the head, and with the secondary ones, let's say, these are the eyes, ears, nose, etc.
To draw a cat well, and not just a cat, you need to take into account the proportions of the body and face. For example, how many times the width of the eye fits in the width of the entire muzzle - think in the same way and measure the remaining parts of the drawing.
And remember to give the animal a more natural appearance, there is no need to make it symmetrical. Even with apparent ideality, animals, just like people, have characteristic features: for example, one eyelid is slightly lower than the other, the mustache is unequal - it goes without saying, some strip on the skin is a little longer or shorter.
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In this lesson we will show you how to correctly and beautifully draw a kitten with a pencil step by step. We have prepared 12 for you step by step photos video lessons. We are sure that thanks to our lessons you will 100% draw a kitten with your own hands.
How to draw a cute kitten with a pencil step by step for beginners
- Step 1
In order to draw it correctly, you need to figure out what it is made of. What, what, what are our kittens made of?.. Naturally, from the head, carcass, paws (4 pcs.) and tail. All shapes are very simple: the body and front legs resemble sausages, the hind legs resemble sausages with lentils attached to the top, the head is a flattened ball, the ears are rounded triangles.
- Step 2
Now let's connect the parts together. Naturally, we don’t stupidly put one on top of the other - this is not a Soviet-made toy bear! And the kitten’s paws are not nailed down. They need to be grown. Imagine that you are sculpting it from plasticine - you make a body, a paw, and then press it into the body with the upper part and lubricate the joint with your finger. So it is here. The transition from the body to the paws should be smooth, do not forget that the kitten still has to walk and jump on them! If the muzzle is half turned, then the far ear needs to be turned: it will become narrower, and the inside of the ear will almost not be visible.
To make the picture look more alive: do not draw with straight lines! Also, don't draw the entire object with one simple arc. Look at the near front leg: it is not straight, not concave or curved, it bends in both directions!
- Step 3
Now we draw the eyes and nose. We draw them in the lower part of the head, leaving the kitten more space for his brains (brains will be useful to him in life). We draw the eyes almost at the same level as the nose; in fact, the inner corners of the eyes and the lower corner of the nose form an obtuse triangle. Don't forget that the head is not round, but spherical. That is, it is volumetric, so even with the slightest rotation there will be slight distortion.
- Step 4
Draw the pupils following the Caracal tutorial. Carefully draw the nose, eyes, outline the eyebrows and mouth (this way you can make the face more expressive).
- Step 5
Now the outline and features of the faces... muzzles! ready. But he shouldn't be bald! This is not a sphinx, this is an ordinary kitten. We need to make it wool. Therefore, before drawing the fur, I erase the clear dark outline of the kitten. Well, I paint the eyes, I like to do it. Dark on top, light arc below, white highlight on top.
- Step 6
Now you can make the outline woolen. We draw in place of the old outline of the hair. Carefully draw the tail. Many people like to immediately draw a panicle, so that it is more magnificent and beautiful. In fact, a thin ponytail that tapers towards the end looks much more touching!
- Step 7
The most tedious part is shading the kitten with hairs. At the same time, we make sure that the hairs grow in the right direction, do not continue each other and do not merge. You can make a few stripes on the tail and leave a white breast.
- Step 8
Woolen, but flat. It's like it's covered in texture. Ugly. Need to add volume! Add it along the edges of the legs, body, head, using neat semicircular strokes. We shade from the edge to the middle in an arc! Select arcuate stripes. The far paw should be made darker than the near one. You can also put triangular shadows on the paws above the toes and above the nose. We paint over the ears in depth.
- Step 9
Now, it’s already beautiful! Now we strengthen all the shadows, because there are few of them yet. If somewhere it turns out to be a very dark place, lighten it with a nag. And along the edges we add random thin hairs to enliven the picture. Don't forget about the mustache: it grows on the muzzle near the nose, on the eyebrows and in the ears. Well, we need to put it on the surface, then a shadow will come to our aid if there is no time or desire to come up with something else
- Step 10
From these same simple shapes, combining them and bending them, you can create various poses. It’s okay if the sketches are sloppy, you can always draw 5 pieces, select the most successful one and redraw it on a clean copy.
Video: how to draw a face with a pencil
How to draw two kittens with a pencil step by step
How to draw a sleeping kitten
How to simply draw a lying kitten
- Step 1
In the first stage, we determine the position of the cat’s head and its shape. The head shape of cats varies from a round head, like a Persian cat, to an elongated and angular head, like a Siamese. From the head we draw the skeleton of our cat right up to the tip of the tail. On average, the body length of a cat without a tail is 60 cm, and the length of the tail is 25-35 cm. So we roughly estimated that a third of our line is the cat’s tail.
- Step 2
We draw an oval on the fold of the line, which will indicate the chest of the animal. We also draw a circle on the line of the skeleton, marking the hip part of the hind leg with it. On the “future face” of the cat, with a thin, barely noticeable line, we mark a cross, which will later help us draw the eyes, mouth and nose.
- Step 3
Draw three legs. Those that we will be able to see. You and I won’t see the fourth one behind the cat’s body. On the cross we will draw beady eyes, a heart-shaped nose and a mouth with a downward curve, as shown in the picture.
- Step 4
The most difficult and responsible. We inhaled and held our breath: you need to carefully draw the body and tail using a smooth line, starting from the head. In this case, you need to carefully go around the frame in part of the tail and go around the paws. Hurray, let's breathe out!
- Step 5
Well, now we can turn on our imagination: we draw our cat’s ears and fluffy fur on her chest. On the “face” we outline the eyes, nose, and highlight the mouth more clearly.
- Step 6
Let's continue to fantasize. Add fur on the back and give the tail a more regular shape. Carefully draw the ears.
- Step 7
The cat's motto: "Whiskers, paws and tail - these are my documents." Paws and tail are already there. So, mustache!
- Step 8
Well, now you know how to draw a Lying Kitten with a pencil step by step!
Video: how to draw a lying black kitten
How to draw a playing kitten
How to easily draw a kitten with a pencil step by step
How to draw a kitten on a tree
How to draw a cartoon kitten with a pencil step by step
How to draw a small kitten with a simple pencil
Video: drawing a kitten sitting with a pencil
How to draw a fluffy kitten with a simple pencil
Video: drawing a fluffy kitten with a simple pencil
How to draw a fluffy kitten with colored pencils
- Step 1
Drawing a sketch
- Step 2
Take blue and paint over the eyes, black pupils. Paint over the nose with pink.
- Step 3
We paint the eyes with dark blue and white. The nose is burgundy.
- Step 4
We begin to shade the muzzle with gray and yellow. We take a pen that does not write and draw it on the place where the antennae should be, then when we completely paint over the fur, the antennae will be realistic and they will not be painted over.
- Step 5
Paint the fur with light brown.
- Step 6
We take dark brown and continue to shade the fur. We paint over the ears with pink and yellow.
- Step 7
Using a pen in the ear, draw the fur in different directions. Paint it with gray and dark brown.
- Step 8
We continue to draw white wool with a pen, then paint it with white.
- Step 9
Shade the fur with gray and light brown.
- Step 10
Add a little yellow and brown.
- Step 11
Add dark brown
- Step 12
We start shading with black. Add a little blue to the white wool.
How to draw a cute kitten with colored pencils
Video: how to draw a realistic kitten
