How to draw cats

Get ready to create adorable, curious, and playful cats using simple building blocks. This tutorial will help you draw a cat's face, body and paws!

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Follow the steps...

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Start by drawing a pentagon with slightly curved edges.

How to draw cats - Step 1

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Now add centre lines for the eyes, nose and mouth and some triangles for ears.

How to draw cats - Step 2

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Use simple shapes to place the basic features.

How to draw cats - Step 3

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With your building blocks in place, start on your final drawing.

How to draw cats - Step 4

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Now, let's learn how to draw the head from a 3/4 angle. Start by drawing a wonky pentagon with slightly curved edges.

How to draw cats - Step 5

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Like before, add centre lines for the eyes, nose and mouth and add triangles for ears.

How to draw cats - Step 6

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Again we use simple shapes for the features, note that the right eye is narrower than the left.

How to draw cats - Step 7

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Start on your final drawing, why not have your cat looking at you to give some personality?

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How to draw cats - Step 8

How does yours look?

How to draw cats - How does your look?
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