The cat is one of the most favorite animals among children. Cats attract them with their fluffy fur and affectionate playful disposition. In ancient times, cats were considered sacred animals. And still some people are convinced that these animals can heal people.
It doesn't take much skill to draw a cat. With the help of video and photos, we will see step by step how you can easily and beautifully depict the figure of a cat.
1. Draw a circle, from which we lower an oval, widened at the base. We get the head and torso of the cat.
2. Draw triangular ears on the head.
Stage 1-2: draw the head, ears and body
3. From the middle of the body, draw the paws with four lines.
Stage 3: adding paws to the body 4. On the muzzle add eyes, nose and mustache.
Stage 4: draw the face5. All that remains is to draw the raised tail.
Stage 5: draw the tailWe color and tint our cat. The result is a drawing like this.
Stage 6: color the cat
Graceful kitty
In the following steps you can draw an elegant cat. There is a photo and video detailed instructions how to draw a cat with a pencil.
1.Draw an oval and divide it into four parts by two perpendicular lines.
Stage 1: draw an oval with lines
2.Slightly sharpen the corners on the sides, add a nose, mouth and ears.
Stage 2: sharpen the corners, draw ears and nose
Stage 3: finishing the eyes
4. We lower another circle down - the body - and two paws.
Stage 4: draw the torso and front legs
5.On top we draw the base of the ovoid body with the pointed end up.
Stage 5: finishing the torso from behind
6. Draw paws and a tail at the base.
Stage 6: Add a tail and hind legs
7. Tint the top of the muzzle and tail.
Stage 7: color the cat
We get a beautiful charming cat.
Little kitten
Now let's draw a little kitten. To draw the figure of a cat correctly and beautifully, consider the instructions, photos and videos. Here's how to draw a kitten with a pencil step by step.
1.Draw two circles one above the other: one larger size, and the other smaller.
Stage 1: draw two circles: head and torso
2. On the muzzle we depict eyes, a nose and a tongue, and on top – two ears.
Stage 2: draw the face and ears
3. The next step is the front and hind legs, tail.
Stage 3: draw the front legs Stage 4: draw the hind legs Stage 5: complete the tail
In the picture there is such a baby kitten.
Ready kitten
How to draw a cartoon kitten:
cartoon pussy
You can draw a cartoon cat for children in an easy and original way in four steps. The video and photo provide detailed instructions on how to do this step by step.
- We draw a circle beveled at the top - the head - and an ovoid body.
- Add a raised tail.
- We draw the eyes and nose, and use a curved line to divide the body in half.
- We depict the cat's pupils and whiskers.
- Color the picture in purple shades.
This is how you can quickly and beautifully depict a cartoon cat.
Muzzle
If you do not want to depict a cat in full height, you can draw only the animal's face. Let's see how to draw a cat's face step by step. Easy drawing and is accessible even for children.
- We draw a circle and divide it into four unequal parts with two smooth lines.
- We place the nose and mouth in the center, and to the right and left of the center are the cat’s eyes.
- On the head in the form of two triangles we depict the ears, below - the contours of the neck.
So, it won’t be difficult to draw the animal’s face beautifully and correctly.
To profile
To depict the cat's face in profile, we start with the same circle. Divide the circle in half horizontally. We draw in the ears and lengthen the circumference with the contours of the nose. On the line we draw the eyes and nose, a little lower - the mouth. We clarify the contours of the ears and remove the circle. We get an easily and beautifully drawn face. Stages of drawing a cat's face in profile
With kittens (1st option)
It will be interesting for children to draw a cat with kittens. However, the drawing is complicated by the fact that in this case you no longer need a separate figure, but a whole composition. You can easily and correctly depict a cat with kittens in stages as follows.
1. Draw an oval (the body and the center of the composition), and a circle on the bottom right.
Stage 1: draw an oval and a circle
2. At the next stage, draw the head and contour of the body.
Stage 2: draw the head and outline of the torso
Stage 3: outline the kittens with a trapezoid
4. Draw a kitten in the middle and the cat’s front paw.
Stage 4: draw the front paw and the kitten in the middle
5. We finish drawing the rest of the kittens, hind legs and tail.
Everyone loves animals, and especially cute fluffy cats. We often see these mustachioed fluffies as one of the popular heroes of fairy tales and cartoons. Cats are popular not only among children, but also among adults, as evidenced by funny videos on YouTube and pictures with 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 need a soft pencil (from B to 6B).
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 circle eyes and approximate form 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 him down 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 extra lines on the paws, 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 complete 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.
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 body to the head, we draw two more curved lines to make our neck 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!
You can draw a cat using paints, crayons, pencils and other visual arts. However, if you are a beginner, it is better to start with the simplest ones, gradually moving on to more complex ones. Having mastered the technique of drawing with a pencil, in the future it will be easier for you to draw with paints and other materials. It is also worth considering that when using the same drawing technique, the result, due to the individual abilities of each artist, always turns out different.
Learn to draw a cat step by step
First you need to remember what a cat's body consists of - this is the body, head, tail, ears and paws. The listed body parts are simple figures: the body is an oval, the head is a slightly flattened circle, the ears are triangles with rounded corners, and the paws and tail are elongated ovals.
Connecting the drawn figures together
This needs to be done smoothly, as if adding parts of the body to each other, as in the process of modeling from plasticine. If the face of the future cat is designed to be half a turn, then the far ear should be depicted rotated, and its outline in the drawing should be made thinner so that its inner side is almost invisible. To make the cat more believable, you should not draw only straight lines; any part of the body has an irregular shape with bulges and smooth bends.
Draw a face
The eyes and nose of the future cat should be drawn in the lower part of the head, having previously delimited the areas on the muzzle: first, mentally divide it in half, determining where the upper border of the eyes will be, and then divide the lower part into three lobes. Thus, in the middle part of the lower lobe the nose will be outlined, and below it - the mouth of the future cat. The inner corners of the eyes should form a triangle with the lower corner of the nose.
Drawing wool
How to draw a cat fluffy? In place of the old outline we apply small lines - wool. There is no need to rush to draw a broom in place of the tail; the result will be much neater and more natural if you draw individual hairs along the contour of the tail.
Shading the body
At this stage, we shade the cat’s body, completely covering it with small hairs, observing the direction and length. The breast and the inside of the ear closest to us can be left unshaded.
Adding volume
We do this by drawing the legs, torso and head with brighter bold strokes. The strokes should go in an arc from the edges to the middle. We make the far paws darker than the near ones. Apply shadows over the nose, eyebrows and on the paws.
Finishing touches
We enhance the shadows, add whiskers and some random lines on the ears, tail and paws. Voila, the cat is ready!
Drawing a cat with a pencil (method for beginners)
A simpler version of drawing a cat using a pencil is clearly shown in the following diagram:
- We depict a circle and an oval, which will later become the head and body of the animal.
- We add 4 small ovals to the large oval - these will be the limbs of the future cat, and in the circle we outline a smaller circle - the muzzle.
- We draw triangular ears, paws in the form of two small ovals and outline places for the eyes.
- We complete the tail with an arc, add the front limbs with elongated oval details - paws, and draw the eyes.
- We finish marking the body parts.
- We draw the mustache in detail, add a little fur on the muzzle, and give the drawing a finished look.
Cartoon cat coloring book for child
It’s not at all difficult to draw a funny cartoon cat in anime style that will bring a lot of joy to your child. We follow the visual instructions and repeat.
- Let's draw big circle, divided into 4 parts, and under it an oval.
- We slightly stretch the face of the future cat to the sides and decorate the ears.
- We designate the nose, eyes and eyebrows.
- We finish drawing the paws.
- We complete the drawing of the animal with the image of the body (in place of the previously outlined oval) and tail.
- We remove the auxiliary lines, outline the outline of the coloring cat and let your child color the resulting cute kitten with paints or felt-tip pens.
Another option for creating a simple but very cute cartoon cat coloring book can be seen in the video below.
Let's give a few more simple ways depict a cat, which are suitable even for beginners.
And, using the step-by-step diagrams below, you can quickly and easily draw cats of various breeds.
Probably any child of preschool and younger school age sooner or later he begins to ask his parents to buy him pet. What they don’t promise and what methods they don’t use!
And they solemnly swear to bring only good grades from school, and with a prayer in their eyes they assure that they will always wipe the dishes, set the table and take out the trash, and will sit down for lessons without reminders... Then they use questions like: “But Sasha’s parents We bought a dog, why can’t we?” - and promises to walk the puppy, clean up after him, train him and look after him in every possible way. If mom and dad still firmly stand their ground, blackmail comes into play: “If you don’t allow me to buy talking parrots, then I’ll go live with my grandmother, she allows me everything!” And so on ad infinitum.
The child watches programs about pets with tears, drags all the stray cats into the yard, and with a greedy gaze follows the happy owners of purebred dogs on the street... Don’t scold him for this. The baby wants to have a faithful, devoted friend nearby, and in this way he will learn self-discipline and get used to being responsible for the one he has tamed. Don't make him resent you by constantly repeating a categorical "no" in response to all his requests. Better try to share his passion with him. If he wants a cat, let him tell you which one, what he will call it, where it will live, how they will play...
Ask your child to show you how to draw Promise your child that if he is obedient, before the New Year you will write a letter to Santa Claus together and perhaps your dream will come true and you will have a new tenant. Until this happens, buy him interesting books about how to care for a furry pet, coloring books that show how to draw a cat for children.
Making a mask
Let him be carried away by this, learn about the joys and difficulties encountered on the path of the owners of mustachioed and striped animals. Tell him how to draw. To do this, take a rectangular piece of thick colored paper, estimate the required dimensions so that the child’s face is covered and the mask does not stick out too much. Fold the paper in half along the line of the nose, then again at eye level.
Draw two ovals (eyes) and carefully cut them out from the inside, making the eye sockets larger than the baby's eyes. Along their line, at the level of the nose and on the forehead, approximately in the middle of the eyebrows, make cuts, like darts. They will give the mask volume. Just slightly overlap the cuts on the forehead and glue them together. Now the darts at the temples have diverged in different directions. You need to paste pieces of paper there. The layout is ready!
You just need to trim off the excess, rounding the mask and giving it the shape of a cat's face, and then glue on the ears. Draw mustaches, glue to inside strings or an elastic band and play Puss in Boots with your baby, for example. He will be distracted, have fun, and at the same time, perhaps, you will get used to the idea that having a cat in the house is not bad at all!
Let's create
You can show the cat step by step with a pencil. Better yet, do this together - then he will understand that his mother is on his side. After reading our article, you will just figure out how to draw a cat.
There are many for beginners different options. Let's start with a cute cartoon kitten named Woof. Surely this is one of the most beloved children's characters. The child will get carried away and, perhaps, will stop asking you for a real four-legged friend for a while.
Kitten Woof
So, how to draw a cat step by step? A pencil would probably be best. If mistakes happen, you can correct them, and then hand the paints over to your child to help you with your work.
How to draw a cat step by step?
With a pencil you need to draw a circle in the center of the sheet - the future head of the kitten. Then attach two small triangles to it on the sides - ears. Divide each ear triangle in half. Draw gracefully from the circle down curved line- back. At a short distance from it, draw another line, also slightly curved - the breast. Almost at the very bottom of the back line, draw a tail - long, sticking up, slightly bent at the tip.
Cats, so that they look like eyes First, draw two isosceles triangles with smoothed corners inside the head circle. Then, inside each of them, slightly retreating from the base, we draw an arc crossing the eye from edge to edge. Then on the left side of the triangle-eye, just above the arc, draw a semicircle. And there is a point in it. The pupil itself then needs to be painted green, the semicircle will be black, and the dot should remain white, this will give a playful liveliness to the look.
Then between the eyes, but just below, draw a small triangle with the tip up - the nose. And under it there is again a triangle, but with the point down - a half-open mouth. Draw the antennae sticking out in both directions and move on to the paws. Our kitten sits semi-sideways, so only three legs will be visible - both front and one back. The front ones are in the form of slightly expanding upward columns.
The hind leg should be drawn in the form of an arc, with one end reaching almost to the back. Then decorate the pads, fingers with claws, wipe off unnecessary lines with an elastic band. Pressing firmly on the pencil, outline the body, eyes, tail, mustache, paws, ears. The funny kitten is ready!
Drawing a purr
Now let's talk about how to draw Let it be an ordinary yard smooth-haired purr. Let's start with the head. Approximately in the middle of the sheet, draw a straight horizontal line - this is the cat’s future forehead.
From its middle down, draw another perpendicular line, which will end with an arc curved upward. Let these lines indicate the approximate size and location of the muzzle. From the ends of the horizontal line on both sides, make two arcs with the convex parts outward. They should end approximately where the vertical line is. Let's mark a place for the cat's eyes, nose, and mouth.
To do this, visually divide the vertical line into three parts and “cross out” it with two horizontal stripes. Let the top one be flat, and the edges of the bottom one slightly bent upward. Use one slightly curved line from the head down to outline the cat's chest. Then, on the other side of the head, draw another curved line, but longer than the previous one - this will be the back. From the end of it, draw a horizontal line towards the breast - the future cat's tail. Let its tip bend slightly upward.
Using a pencil, draw two “antennas” sticking out in different directions from your head - these will be your ears. Mark the hind leg with an arc from the center of the body to the tail. Use short lines to outline the eyes, nose, and cheeks. Then outline the front leg, let it connect to the chest, and let the base almost touch the tail. Decorate the ear sticks into pointed triangles. Give the tail “volume” - draw a second line next to the first line of the tail and connect them, rounding off the joining point.
The tail seems to overlap the hind leg, and its tip with pads and claws is not visible. But the front paw is completely visible - draw the fingers, give the paw the necessary bend. Then decorate the face - make almond-shaped eyes with round pupils and a nose shaped like a heart. Draw chubby cheeks on both sides of it. Use a light herringbone pattern to decorate the fur on the tail, on the cheeks, and at the base of the paws. Draw the tip of the second front paw - it seems to be peeking out from behind the first one so that only the toes are visible.
We design the drawing
Using thick lines, outline the main contours of all parts of the cat's body, erase the excess lines with an eraser. Since the cat will be black, start shading. Pressing the pencil harder or weaker, sketch out the ears, back, and tail. The strokes should be lighter than the color of the body contours. Let only the tip of the tail and paws, chest and muzzle remain white. Voila - you have a real homemade black purr!
Time to play
We hope that it is now clear how to draw a cat step by step with a pencil. If time allows, you can draw several purrs of different colors and sizes, and let the child color them himself. Then help him carefully cut them out, stick them on cardboard, and he will have his own friends. Ask your child to give them names. You can set up a house for such paper kittens, put them to sleep on a pillow, draw sausages and fish for them... You can make cardboard stands for them so that the cats can not only lie down, but also stand.
Let's use our imagination
“Appoint” the biggest one as Papa Cat, choose a mother, sister and brother; Together with your child, come up with funny stories with their participation. In general, the main thing is to turn on your imagination. No doubt, your baby will be happy to spend time with new friends! Perhaps this company will be enough for him for a long time - until you finally decide to pamper him with a real, living furry pet!
Cats are very beautiful and graceful pets that children adore. And little artists often ask mom or dad to draw their favorite pet on paper. And even if adults themselves do not have the talent of a painter, step-by-step drawing will come to the rescue. Relying on sequential circuits, even five year old baby can create in the picture the image of an adult cat or a small mischievous kitten. At school age, children should be offered more intricate options, for example, images of realistic cats and popular cartoon characters.
Age features of drawing a cat
It is advisable to teach a child to draw a cat from the age of five: it is at this age that the child is already able to create a more or less believable image, so there is no need to rush things.
Before you start creative process, it is advisable to consolidate with your son or daughter the knowledge of basic geometric shapes (this will be needed in the process of work) and teach them to depict them correctly. These are circle and oval, triangle, square and rectangle.
To draw an animal well, a child must be able to correctly depict geometric shapes
You should definitely consider a live cat with a novice artist (a ceramic figurine or a realistic soft toy would be an option). In this case, the adult focuses on the proportionality of the body, the ratio of the sizes of the head and torso, the location of the eyes, ears on the face, etc.
If there is no real cat at home, then you can consider a realistic soft toy with your child.
Because children preschool age If you don't yet understand proportions very well, you can start drawing with cartoon cats. They often have a disproportionately large head, a cheerful coloring, a funny expression on their muzzle (smile, wide open eyes, tongue sticking out), dressed up in bows and other accessories.
Cartoon cats are distinguished by irregular proportions, cheerful colors, smiles and other features.
With younger schoolchildren you can already start drawing realistic cats. Children already understand that the head of an animal cannot be too big or small, the tail must be long (practically full length). An adult and child should look at photographs of cats in various poses: lying, sleeping, sitting, jumping. At the same time, attention is drawn to how the animal arches, how it folds its legs and tail.
An adult first discusses with a schoolchild what pose to draw a cat in
The images of cartoon animals become more intricate: an adult teaches a child to give a cat a mood: surprise (mouth wide open), sadness (corners of the mouth slanted down), thoughtfulness (pupils shifted to the side), fear (eyes wide open). There are a lot of options here, since children's imagination knows no bounds.
Selection of tools and materials
Since a cat can be drawn in various techniques, then for work little artist will be needed various materials. These are colored pencils, wax crayons, felt-tip pens (many children like to trace outlines with them and emphasize details), gouache (since drawing a cat in watercolor already requires higher skill). In any case, you will need a sharpened pencil and an eraser (to correct defects and erase auxiliary lines).
As a basis, you should prepare white paper A4 format or colored cardboard (if the child draws with gouache).
How to draw a cat with a pencil step by step
Joining animalistic genre painting should begin with simple circuits drawing animals. One of these options is a cat made of circles. The adult shows the child a funny picture where the animal’s body mostly consists of round shapes (there are also triangles - ears and nose).
The cat in the picture has a round body, head and cheeks, the rest of the details complement them
Then follows the imaging process according to the diagram. For example, to depict a sleeping cat, you need to draw a large circle, inside it - a small one (in the lower part, in contact with the large one, the ratio is approximately 1:2). Next, the image is complemented by the ears, nose, closed eyes and mustache of the animal. The image is completed by a long tail enveloping the animal’s body. All that remains is to decorate the animal to your liking.
The circles in the drawing are the main parts of the cat’s body, which are simply supplemented with the necessary details
When the child masters drawing round cartoon cats, you can move on to the next stage of mastery - realistic image animal, for example, sitting. First, the cat's head is indicated in the form of an oval. The oval will also be the basis of the body shape. Here you need to maintain proportions: vertically, the oval is slightly longer than the length of the twice-taken oval of the head, and horizontally, the width of the body is slightly less than the double-taken oval of the head. In this case, the head and torso slightly overlap each other. The next stage is drawing the ears, front and hind legs animal.
At the first stage, the main parts of the animal’s body are schematically indicated in the form of ovals, paws and ears are added
Then, using auxiliary lines, the child depicts the cat’s face: nose, mouth, eyes and mustache.
Eyes, nose, mouth and mustache are depicted with oprah on auxiliary lines
Auxiliary lines are combined into the final drawing, which remains only to be colored.
On last stage the cat is being painted
Drawing a lying kitten is also not a very difficult task. Again, the head and body are indicated by ovals, and then the muzzle, ears, paws and a beautiful tail are drawn. In this case, the head can be positioned in profile and full face (this does not affect its shape). The child needs to be explained that in the first case, only one eye is drawn (the second one is not visible).
A lying kitten is also drawn based on ovals
Photo gallery: diagrams of step-by-step drawing of a cat
A kitten made from semicircles turns out to be very funny. The cat’s character is conveyed by the eyes. The most important stage is drawing the face. Thanks to the observance of proportions, the cat turns out to be very realistic. This kitten resembles the cartoon character Smeshariki. The cat’s body is made up of circles. different sizes The body of a cat is made up of ovals Drawing a cat begins with a heart The shape of a cat is the most elementary, the task is to color it beautifully A cartoon cat is drawn very simply The body of an animal consists of circles, ovals and rectangles
Draw a face
After the child learns to depict cats in different poses, you should focus in more detail on drawing the face (full face, profile and three-quarter turn).
- First, an auxiliary shape is drawn - a circle, auxiliary lines are outlined (vertical and two horizontal). Large slanted eyes are depicted and there must be hairs above them - this will make the cat portrait more charming. The nose can be made to look like a heart. At the bottom of the circle there will be cheeks in the shape of semicircles.
Auxiliary lines will help make the muzzle proportional
- To make the cat more cute, you should shade the corners of the eyes. After this, the head is drawn to the desired shape: it expands on the sides of the circle. Ears are added.
The muzzle increases in width and ears appear
- For maximum realism, all that remains is to shade the ears, sketch out the lines of the neck and draw the mustache. The cat has twelve hairs on each side (although this is not important in the picture).
An indispensable attribute of any cat is long whiskers.
- A cat's face can also be drawn based on a square. Draw a figure and divide it into four equal parts.
The square is the basis of the muzzle
- Focusing on the grid, we depict the ears, eyes, mouth, cheeks and nose in proportion.
The grid allows you to maintain all proportions
- Erase the auxiliary lines.
We remove the auxiliary lines, and the muzzle becomes lifelike
- Now let’s give freedom to imagination: paint the cat in natural shades or create an unexpected fantastic image.
Why not paint it with a fantasy pattern?
Photo gallery: diagrams for drawing a cat's face
The muzzle is drawn based on a circle and auxiliary lines. The eyes, nose and mouth are drawn in any order, without auxiliary lines. Using the eyes and mouth, you can give the cat a certain character. The image is made up of segments, which are then smoothed into smooth lines
Drawing an anime cat
Anime is a popular Japanese animation. This is not just animation, but a special perception of life, a cultural layer with its own unique symbols and types.
For children of different ages I like playful and charming anime cats. These are fantasy images with huge expressive eyes. Its head is often larger than its body. Of course, the child will take on the image of this cute animal with great enthusiasm.
Anime cats are charming and playful, their indispensable attribute is their huge expressive eyes.
You can offer the young animal artist the following algorithm:
Photo gallery: diagrams of step-by-step drawing of anime
A simple diagram for drawing - an almost symmetrical figure. The drawing is based on circles and ovals. The highlight of the image is a tousled forelock and cheeks.
Drawing Angela
A popular game for tablets and smartphones with talking cats - Tom and Angela - is popular among modern children. Cute fluffy cat with anthropomorphic features (in beautiful dress) may well become an object for drawing. Distinctive feature hers are huge slanting eyes.
Children love to draw characters from their favorite cartoons and games.
The child can portray Angela in full height in one pose or another, or draw her portrait. Let's take a closer look at the last option.
Drawing with gouache
To draw a fluffy beauty, you can use gouache. This material is even suitable young artists: the paint does not need to be diluted with water (like watercolor), but simply dipped into it with a brush. The compositions are saturated, the color is perfectly visible even on colored paper. When working with gouache, it is easy to correct any mistake. In addition, the paint dries quickly, so you can paint one color on top of another without them mixing.
Using gouache you can get interesting colors of cat fur - for example, a mixture of shades of gray, pink and orange.
The adult reminds the child that it is better to use a thick brush to draw the silhouette of an animal, and a thinner one to draw details.
How to draw by cells
A popular technique among schoolchildren is drawing by cells. In this way you can create the image of any animal, including a cat. This activity is not only interesting, but also useful, as it develops fine motor skills, attention, improves orientation in space, cultivates perseverance and patience.
By the way, this activity is also useful for adults: it stimulates the brain and trains memory.
To draw a cat, it is quite possible to use an embroidery pattern (with beads or cross stitch). The image can be black and white or color (more complex, especially if you need to display the play of shades). Of course, cats using this technique always turn out cartoonish.
Schoolgirls love to decorate their diaries with similar designs.
Photo gallery: interesting ideas for drawing a cat by cell
Romantic image Favorite cartoon character Cute cat with pink ears Cute kitten in girly style 
A simple version of drawing by cells A funny cat that will cheer you up A whole plot picture An original image with a simple diagram The highlight of the image is a ponytail twisted into a heart
Photo gallery of finished drawings
Children's masterpieces drawn with colored pencils and gouache look equally impressive and expressive.
Cats with colored pencils
Spring cat, Dana Terbalyan, 6.5 years old Spring love, Olya Molchanova, 10 years old Anthropomorphic features Spring walk of my cat Thomas, Danil Kobelev, 6 years old I’ll sit in silence, Mikhail Grinenko, 10 years old Green-eyed cat, Kirill Knyazev, 5 years old My beloved cat, Olga Karateeva, 12 years old Cat with a ball, Alexander Oshchepkov, 5 years old Cat that walks by itself, Vova Bednov, 5 years old Lazyboka - a red cat, Kostya Morozov, 6 years old Cheerful family, Anastasia Lyasheva, 10 years old Marsupilamus on the hunt , Nikita Startsev, 6 years old Dreams come true, Sofia Zapaskovskaya, 9 years old Musya goes for a walk, Tsypun Arina, 9 years old What do you dream about, Murka? Bashirova Darina, 7 years old Semochka is resting, Varankina Vika, 6 years old I’m all like this... n - extraordinary, Olga Nefedova, 7 years old