How to draw easy cat

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Preview of the Step by Step Cat Tutorial
Cat Coloring Page
Materials for Cat Project
How to Draw an Easy Cat
Easy Cat Coloring Page
Step by Step Directions for Cat Face Project
More Fun Cats to Draw

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Grab a pencil (NOT a pen!) and let’s learn how to draw a realistic cat! Here’s how.

STEP 1: Draw a small circle for the cat’s head. Then add a larger circle below it and a larger one still below that for the cat’s body.

STEP 2: Join the circles together with a smooth, curving line to draw the cat’s neck and back on the right-hand side and another on the left for the cat’s neck.

STEP 3: Erase the overlapping lines inside the cat’s body. To draw the cat’s first front leg, add an oval overlapping its body and another smaller oval below that. Draw a smooth line around the ovals for the outline of the cat’s leg.

Step 4: Erase the overlapping lines in the cat’s leg and the line on its chest. Add the cat’s other front leg by drawing a line from the cat’s chest around the first leg. Now draw an oval overlapping the cat’s front leg and bottom for the back paw.

Step 5: Draw the cat’s face and ears, copying the shapes shown here as closely as possible. Erase any unnecessary lines so you are left with a complete cat shape.

Step 6: Draw long smooth lines coming from the nose for the cat’s whiskers. Add a curving tail and erase a small section of the outline where it joins the body. Add some wiggly fur lines on the chest and ears.

Get this cat drawing project and many more in “How to Draw Animals” by Michael Garton. (Michael O’Mara Books, $14.99 softcover. Ages 6 and up.)

A quick google search for how to draw a cat will show you hundreds of options, whether simple or realistic or cartoony or full body or close up. This tutorial is designed to help young artists draw just the face of a cat, with a rather serious yet cute look. Only a few simple shapes are needed to put this kitty together, and once complete, could be colored in many different ways.

If you prefer to draw an entire cat, but want to keep it simple, just scroll down to see the Easy Cat tutorial. It’s perfect for those just learning how to draw, as it only calls for drawing a few simple symmetrical shapes too. Two fun options to chose from!

Preview of the Step by Step Cat Tutorial

Cat Coloring Page

Materials for Cat Project

Drawing Paper. This is the good stuff you can buy in bulk for a good price.
Pencils. Don’t waste your money on the cheapest brand. These make nice dark lines.
Black Marker. The perfect medium size tip marker for tracing.
Crayons. I like this non-toxic brand that is made from beeswax, not petroleum by-products.
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