Draw a domestic cat. How to draw a cat for children with a pencil

If you have a cat at home, you probably know that a cat is different from a cat. And she is shorter in stature and her muzzle is “neater”, and her look is not as “arrogant” as a cat’s. I already have a lesson on drawing a cat, but I decided to make another lesson dedicated to cats.
Let's try together draw a cat step by step with a simple pencil. The last step is to color the cat drawing with colored pencils or paints. You can copy the coloring from a drawing of “my” cat made on a tablet, or you can color the last step of the drawing at your discretion so that the picture looks like your favorite cat.
If you are unable to draw beautifully yourself, you can print (see point 7) specially prepared and enlarged pictures of the cat.

1. Simple contours of the shape of the torso and head

To make it easier for you draw a cat, you need to first make simple but important contours. They will help you maintain the proportions of the drawing in the future. Draw two free-form intersecting circles for the body and a slightly higher circle for the head. Please note that the outline of the head is narrowed down. A cat's muzzle is usually slightly elongated, while a cat's muzzle is often round, like a saucer. Be sure to draw three small circles at the bottom for the cat’s legs and two circles at the top of the body.

2. We continue to draw the initial contours

It is important to draw the first step accurately, in the future you will only need to add simple details to these contours, and then, by removing them with an eraser, you will get beautiful drawing cats. First of all, draw the vertical lines of the cat's paws. This is not difficult at all, just note that they start from the neck. It is also easy to draw two lines for the tail and triangular ears on the head.

3. Remove extra contour lines from the cat drawing

Now you can remove the unnecessary ones contour lines from the picture, and look at our cat, you get a real picture of a cat. All that remains is to draw the details of the muzzle and body. You see how easily we were able to draw a cat using simple outlines.

4. Detailing the drawing

This step is not difficult at all, look at my drawing of the cat and add the necessary strokes. Don't forget to just draw the eyes in detail and the claws on the paws.

5. Finish drawing the cat

If you decide to draw with a simple pencil, then you can use “my” coloring of the cat, using the simple pencil technique. But the picture will look much more beautiful if the cat is colored with colored pencils, of course, provided that your cat has a colorful, variegated color, and not pure white or black.

6. Drawing a cat on a graphics tablet

If you decide to draw a cat first with a simple pencil, and then color it with paints or colored pencils, you can use the coloring of this drawing of a cat, made by me on a graphics tablet.

Children love to draw animals, but most often their favorite cat becomes the object of their drawings. Learn to draw a cat and you will be able to correctly draw many other animals such as tiger, leopard, cheetah and other felines.

The drawing of a rabbit is somewhat reminiscent cat drawing. And if you can draw a cat correctly, drawing a rabbit will not be very difficult for you.

Drawing a cat “from life” is quite difficult, since it will not pose for you for too long, especially a frisky kitten. At best, you will only be able to draw a couple of ears, so it is better to draw a cat from a photograph.

The lion also belongs to the cat family, the structure and proportions of the body are the same, only the mane is what distinguishes the lion from other cats. There is one more difference. Lions live in a pride (in families), and the cat “walks on its own.”

Perhaps the tiger is most similar to a cat. The same proportions of the body and head. There are individual cats that look very similar to a tiger, but not a single cat has a tiger coloration.

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Many people love cats, and of course children. Cats are perhaps one of the most popular pets in the world. Drawing these charming and unusually graceful creatures is extremely exciting. In order to depict a cat, you will need a set of colored pencils, an eraser, paper, a gel pen (black) and a mechanical pencil.

The most convenient way to draw a cat is in stages:

1. Draw a small circle at the top of a piece of paper;

2. Draw ears to the circle. Try to make the ears the same length;

3. Divide the circle with a vertical line into two approximately equal parts. Then mark the circle by drawing two horizontal lines. The top line indicates the location of the cat's eyes, and the bottom line indicates the location of his nose;

4. Draw two eyes, the distance between them is approximately equal to the size of one eye. Then draw the nose, which is shaped like an inverted triangle;

5. Draw the pupils and mouth of the cat. Draw the shape of his head;

6. Outline the cat’s body and draw a tail;

7. Draw the cat’s paws in more detail;

8. Using a pen, trace the drawing;

9. Use an eraser to erase the sketch;

10. Color the inside of the ears with light pink and nude pencils. Color the cat's eyes with light green and green tones, and the pupil with black. Shade the fur in places with pencils gray shades;

11. Paint over the lower part of the background green pencil, and shade the top one with pencils in lilac shades.

The cat drawing is completely ready. You can draw this animal using other materials. For example, pastel or gouache. It is especially interesting to draw a cat from life, because in this case you can display all the grace of this extraordinary creature in your work.

Creativity is extremely beneficial for children's development. Even a few dashes or crooked circles made with my own hand, will bring the child into unimaginable delight. Drawing will not only give you a wonderful mood, but will also help you to perceive correctly the world around us. In addition, such a pastime is useful for children’s fingers and promotes their rapid development.

Learn to draw a kitten

Very often, after learning to draw simple elements(circle, lines, sun, flower, etc.), the child tries to depict something more complex, for example, draw a favorite kitten. Of course, he doesn’t succeed on the first try, so parents must help their child. But it happens that mom and dad don’t know how to draw at all. In this case, you just need to find information on how to draw a kitten, and happily start drawing together with your baby. First, you should carefully observe the kitten and decide in what position you will portray it. Little kittens are extremely active and do not sit in one place for a long time. Consequently, the pose will have to be reproduced from memory. Also decide what you will draw with: pencil, paints or felt-tip pens. Many people do not know how to draw kittens with a pencil, but believe me, it is not so difficult, you will definitely succeed.

Let's start the creative process

So that everything turns out correctly, and the drawing pleases you little artist, be sure to use the information on how to draw a kitten step by step.

First stage

First you should make general sketches of the body shape. They may not be very accurate. The main thing is to correctly convey the proportions of the head, legs and body. The head should not be large, but not small, and the paws should be the same in thickness and length.

Second stage

It is necessary to make a more detailed drawing of the paws and muzzle. Want to know about something quickly? Then concentrate and apply the necessary details with light strokes. The most important point is to draw the cat's eyes, nose and mouth, if you get them, then you don't have to worry, then everything will go by itself.

Final stage

Make sure what you draw matches reality. The drawing may differ slightly, but the main features of the body should still be the same. Only after this can you and your little artist begin the final stage. You need to carefully draw the eyes, then the nose and mouth. After this, you can finish drawing the entire face, adding long thin antennae and finishing the fur with small, frequent strokes. That's all, the drawing of the pet is ready. Now you know how to draw a kitten quickly and correctly. But the most important thing is that you did it together with your baby. Who knows, maybe in many years he will become famous artist and will talk about his first drawing. If you are thinking about how to draw a kitten more simple method, then don’t be afraid to experiment, the main thing is that you and your baby enjoy this process!

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 a cat more believable, you should not draw only straight lines; any part of the body has irregular shape with bulges and smooth curves.

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. Breast and inner side 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.

Draw a large 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 markers.

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.

Cats are the most popular image in fine arts. Purring deities were the favorite models of the Egyptians, and agile hunting cats were the favorite models of the Renaissance masters.

Modern artists also have not ignored charming animals, devoting entire series of paintings to them. Let's keep up with the times - learn to draw cats, cats and kittens.

If your young talent under 5 years old, do not demand from him a drawing that amazes with the accuracy of its details. Everyone has childhood there are specific features of recreating artistic image on a piece of paper. By rushing things, you risk destroying the Artist who lives in your child

And one more piece of advice: pay attention to color solutions which your young talent chooses. Color scheme for the attentive observer children's drawing can tell a lot about inner world artist.

How to draw a cat with a pencil step by step?

In the previous article about that, you became familiar with the basic principles of drawing animals.

Let's recall some of them:

Whatever drawing you try to draw, it will consist of basic shapes

rectangle
square
circle
oval
triangle

Accordingly, before you start depicting anything, you need to learn how to correctly draw basic shapes.

Be sure to pay attention young artist on the ratio of sizes or proportions of individual parts of the animal’s body. The child must realize that the animal’s head is smaller than the body
Start drawing a cat from the head. Look closely at the model animal and determine the shape of its head. To make the task easier, imagine the head of an animal without ears and hair. In this way, try to determine the proportions and basic shapes of the animal’s body.

How to draw a cat from circles?

This is perhaps the easiest way to draw a cat:

sketch a couple of proportional circles. Approximate ratio of small and great circle- 1:2. This means that the diameter of the small circle is 2 times less than the diameter of the large circle
add ears and tail
draw the details of the muzzle (in the first version of the drawing)

And here on the drawing sheet two pussies are dozing

Do round crampons seem too light for you? Take your skill to the next level: try imitating a sitting cat

How to draw a sitting cat (frontal view)#1?

First, draw a circle that will become a sketch of the animal's head.
The basic body shape of a sitting cat is oval

The proportions of the oval are as follows:

along the vertical axis, the oval should be slightly larger than twice the size of the head
along the horizontal axis, the width of the cat’s body is slightly less than twice the size of the head

When combining the basic shapes for the head and torso, keep in mind that they overlap each other slightly

Then, focusing on the diagram and the vertical axis of the oval, draw the front and hind legs, animal ears

Taking into account the auxiliary lines and the main axes of the sketch, draw the nose, mouth, eyes, mustache
Combine auxiliary lines into general drawing and color it

How to draw a sitting cat (frontal view) #2?

The second method of drawing is somewhat different from generally accepted techniques. Perhaps this option is suitable for playing fun associations

For ease of drawing, be sure to draw the vertical axis of symmetry of the future drawing. Draw a heart, which will become a sketch of the lower body of a sitting cat.
Draw a small circle overlaying it on the top of the heart. Draw another circle on top. The diameter of the second circle should be larger than that of the first. The circles also overlap each other. At the top of the large circle, draw two identical ovals. These will be the cat's eyes
Focusing on the vertical axis of the drawing, draw two arrows, placing them symmetrically on the cat’s head. This will give your purr ears. The small triangle will become the nose. The conventional letter “T” with an elongated vertical line will serve as the line of the front paws
Draw the number "3" as a sketch for the pads of the front paws
The symmetrically drawn “3”, placed upside down, will become the hind legs of the sitting animal. The letters "E" will turn into wonderful mustaches
Draw two curved lines on both sides of the conditional vertical axis of symmetry. The lines should resemble "?". The rounded part of the line coincides with the line of the small circle. The line ends at the intersection with the line of the pads of the front paws. This is how your cat will have rib cage and front paws. Don't forget to draw the animal's fingers using "s"
Combine all the auxiliary lines of the sketch into the main drawing and you will see a charming cat

How to draw a sitting cat (profile)?

Explore the offer below step by step diagram drawing and you will succeed

How to draw a cat sitting sideways with its head turned?

This scheme is a little more complicated, but difficulties cannot stop a real artist

It all starts with an oval (head) and a circle (body)

Draw auxiliary lines, draw triangles-ears

Focusing on the auxiliary lines, draw the details of the cat's face

Soften the line of the ears a little by drawing slightly curved lines. A broken, curved line drawn around the head imitates the fur of an animal.

Taking into account the location auxiliary lines, draw the animal’s front left paw, back line and neck

Draw the tail and the tucked back left paw of the animal. Don't forget to draw the cat's front right paw

Draw the cat's paws. Erase the auxiliary lines and draw the main lines of the drawing

Color the drawing as you wish

How to draw a cat's head step by step?

Draw an auxiliary shape - a circle. Mark the conditional lines: the vertical axis and two parallel lines, passing symmetrically to the horizontal axis.

Then draw the arcs of the eyes, focusing on the auxiliary lines. Draw a narrow cat's pupil. Don't forget about glare.
Be sure to sketch out the vibrissae (hairs above the eyes), without which the cat portrait will lose its charm.
Using the heart shape as a base, sketch out the cat's nose. Consider the location of the auxiliary lines!
At the bottom of the circle, draw two small arcs that will become the cat's cheeks. Draw a mouth under the arched cheeks.

Shade the corners of your eyes. Taking into account the location of the auxiliary lines, outline the head of the animal. Applying additional round and triangular shapes will greatly simplify the task.

Shade the animal's ears, and sketch out the lines of the neck.

And be sure to draw a mustache! A real cat has twelve hairs on each cheek. But when drawing, such details can be neglected.

Color the drawing. Don't forget about shadows, which add volume to the image.

How to draw a smooth and fluffy face on a cat?

The diagram below shows how you can change a cat's face by adding different amounts of fur. Step by step drawing naughty kitten made from circles with a pattern