How To Draw A Cat

Want to know how to draw a cat? I’ve always loved cats. Well, maybe not the way you do. I love them because they’re so cute and playful, but that’s about it. Still, as a cat owner, I know what it’s like to see my fluffy friend as a living creature instead of just a wild animal with fur. And if you’re also fond of kitties but have never gotten the chance to draw them before. This is probably true for most people, so this guide will help you learn how! While drawing cats can seem intimidating at first glance, who hasn’t seen photos of their favorite feline in action?—it’s not too hard once you gain some experience under your paw sleeves. So grab some paper, and let’s get started!

Start with the head.

Now that your pencils are ready, it’s time to draw the head. Start by drawing a circle for the head and two smaller circles for the eyes. Then, add a curved line down from the top of each eye to where they meet at their center point. If you’re looking to grow your Instagram presence as quickly as following this simple drawing guide, Mixx can help you gain real followers and likes.

Next, sketch out three triangles on either side of this central point. One is pointing upward and toward each ear (this will form its ears). Then, another points downward toward its nose/mouth area (this will create its muzzle). Finally, connect these three triangles with an upside-down arc to look like an upside-down triangle with rounded edges!

Draw ears, eyes, and muzzle.

Once you’ve drawn the basic shape of your cat, it’s time to add some detail. The first step is to pull the ears and eyes (you’ll need two sets). We will use lines much thinner than usual for this drawing because they’re meant more for drawing than regular pencils.

Next, add whiskers—these will help define your cat’s face as well as give him a more realistic appearance. If you’re using colored pencils or markers instead of traditional colored pencils and pens/pencils, then I recommend using thick lines on top of thinner ones rather than using one size up from what you usually would use for those materials; this way, he’ll appear much less cartoonish looking!

Use curved lines to finish the face.

To finish off the face, you’ll use curved lines. There are two main ways to do this:

• Curve the line from ear to ear and then curve it again toward the nose or mouth. You can combine these two movements into one path that curves back toward your drawing board. This is called “a double arc”.
• Use a zigzag line for each eye (or any other feature) so that it doesn’t look like it was drawn by hand. This can be tricky because if you make your lines too long, they will look like they’re dragging behind them as if they were being pulled along by gravity. But if you make them short enough, then it will look like someone just scribbled over an existing image rather than creating something new!

Outline the body.

The first step is to outline your cat’s body. This can be done with a straight line. It’s important that you make sure the length of this line matches how long a real cat would be if they were standing up on two legs. Once you’ve drawn in enough space for both arms and legs, you should use proportion to fill out the rest of the body.

You want to ensure that as much detail as possible goes into each part of your cat’s anatomy—especially since we’re discussing drawing here! If there isn’t enough room for all three paws on one side of their body, then chances are good that you left something out entirely.

Add four legs.

Now that you have your cat’s body outlined, it’s time to add four legs.

To draw a cat’s legs:

• Use a ruler to draw straight lines from head to tail and shoulder to paw pad.
• The length of each leg should be equal, with no space between them. This will help create balance while drawing them later on in this tutorial!
• Make sure that there are no angles between any two lines (like 45 degrees). You don’t want any weird angles on your drawings because they can look awkward when you look back and see how they turned out later!

Finish off with the tail.

The tail should be a triangle. To make it, draw lines from the tip of your cat’s spine to each corner of its body, then connect them with curved lines along their length.

Then add some fur! You can use any medium for this—I used acrylic paint on a piece of cardstock paper for my version above—but what I found helpful was using different shades of gray so you could see where each color started and ended as well as how full it was (this will help when creating shadows later).

To add eyes, place two small pieces of black acrylic paint on top of each other (like you’re doing eye shadow). Then press down gently with your finger until they form an indentation in the center; this helps give depth to those eyes!

Cats are easy to draw if you focus on a few key features first.

Cats are easy to draw if you focus on a few key features first. They have a simple, streamlined body and face; a short tail; no neck or head, just two ears (one for each side); and an easy pose: sitting with its front legs tucked underneath it.

Here’s how to draw a cat from these three elements:

• Head – This is the most essential part of any animal drawing! The shape of your cat’s head will determine its appearance—precisely, what kind of personality it has! First, decide whether your kitty should be male or female by drawing two circles at opposite ends of one line and connecting them with an oval shape in between them labeled ‘breed.’ Then, give each circle its color. Red is for males, and white is for females. Ensure both ends meet at their respective positions on either side of the centerline. So that nothing gets crossed out unnecessarily.

Conclusion

We hope you liked this article on how to draw a cat! If you want to learn more about drawing animals in general, check out our other articles on how to draw birds and dogs.