How To Draw A Cat Graphite

Well, my friends, today is the terminal tutorial in this series—it has been a joy to teach them to you! Since we started off with a true cat, I thought: "Why not cease with a cat as well?" Last time, we drew a battle-scarred cat using digital media, but today nosotros're going to larn how to describe a cat with graphite pencils!

You will need:

A sheet of paper

A couple pencils (I used a 2B and a mechanical pencil)

An eraser

To start off, we only need to describe some simple shapes—that's easy right?! Yet, it is an integral pace in your drawing process, equally these shapes will exist the base of your picture.

On the middle of your paper, outset off by lightly sketching a circle. So sketch in two very narrow triangles on either side of the top of your circle—and from there, draw 2 slightly larger triangles right against your narrow ones. Lastly, sketch a curved line on either side of the circle, as shown below. Once you lot've drawn these simple shapes, you've completed stride 1!

For your next pace, add two almond shaped eyes—be sure to accept at least one middle-width of space between your true cat's eyes, then everything looks well proportioned. At present, from each inner corner of your almond shapes, extend a line downward about one center-length. Then connect those lines with an upside down triangle, which will be your true cat's nose. Next, describe two half-circles on either side of your true cat's nose, and a U-shape that volition exist the chin. If you'd like at this signal you can draw a calorie-free collar around the cat's neck.

Starting time defining your lines by going over them again with your pencil. Y'all can draw a circle for the proper noun tag of your collar, if yous chose to add ane. Shade in some pupils inside the almond shapes you lot drew, and darken the meridian line of the cat'south optics. Begin finding areas to place small-scale bits of shading, so that when you come back and add the fur, you accept an idea of which direction the fur is flowing.

Now you can begin laying in the fur. Pay attending to which direction the fur is flowing. For instance, starting at the top of the left center, the fur flows in the direction of the cat's cheek. Information technology curves over the superlative of the centre, and on the bottom of the heart, it goes outward. For the fur underneath the collar, use a moderate amount of pressure on your pencil to darken the expanse. Be mindful of the areas on the true cat's fur that employ darker shades, and pay attention to where your calorie-free source is coming from.

Continue adding your fur strokes to the cat'south face, and begin shading the chest surface area with thick pencil strokes (fur on the face is smaller and finer than fur everywhere else. Leave the area where the collar should be blank for at present. For the true cat's muzzle, lightly sketch tiny hairs—your pencil marks should hardly be visible, while nonetheless calculation darker values. With fast, long strokes, add the soft inner ear fur—and so use small strokes for the fur on the backs of the true cat'south ears.

You lot're well-nigh done learning how to describe a cat with graphite pencils! Your final steps are to finish filling whatsoever blank spaces with fur and shading. Go over the places you've already fatigued, darkening areas equally needed. Color in the cat'southward collar with your darkest pencil—and be sure to use more pressure to darken an area. Add together light shading to the tag on the cat's collar, existence sure to leave 1 space completely white to give it a metallic look. And finally, shade the true cat's eyes lightly—the darkest areas most the tops of the eyes, and fading down to white at the lesser.

Well done! It has been a fun adventure didactics drawing lessons here and I hope y'all learned some tips from this series! If cartoon is your passion keep practicing—for if yous practise, you can achieve anything!

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Hailey Woerner is a young writer following her dreams. She is one of those…introverted types, if you volition. She finds her passion in writing, drawing, singing, and serving on her high school worship team. Some accept called her creative, intuitive, serenity, gentle, and graceful, though sometimes hot-headed. She lives in the wonderful state of VA with her family of 7, and loves watching the seasons modify over the mountains. You tin often observe her sitting lone, thinking up new ways to tell an onetime tale, or creating tunes for a new song she has written, just she always welcomes conversation to those who come up up to her! Just watch yourself, or she might notice some fashion to work y'all into her next novel. Y'all tin follow her on her weblog, Facebook