Cats have earned their reputation as mysterious creatures for a very good reason – it is sometimes difficult to establish exactly what they are thinking, feeling, and in some cases, staring at. Be a part of the mystery of the feline by learning to draw one of those enigmatic scenes – a sleek puss staring up at an unknown target.
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Start with a black fineliner pen, and add a tiny almond shape just to the right of the center of your page.
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Above this, add a short, curved line, and bump this up slightly at the end, before bringing the line down past the almond-shaped eye, and curve it back in and down.
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Return to the line at the top, and bring a short, straight line down from the left of this at a 45 degree angle, before adding a curved triangle to the end of the line.
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Add a small “chevron” shape just to the left of the eye…
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And then bring a line down from the left ear, adding one small, straight bump, and another angled to the bottom left-hand corner of the page.
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Return to the line on the right, and curve this out and down to end in a “backwards C” shape at the bottom.
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At the end of this, bring a short line up towards the top of the page.
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To the left of this, add a tall “hook” shape…
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And then add a parallel line beside this to create a “shepherds crook” effect.
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Add another “bump” to the end of this, and bring the bottom line across to the left to start creating the back leg of the cat.
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Return to the left, and curve a line across to the left, and down towards the bottom of the page.
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At the end of this line, add a wavy line which heads down and then across to the right.
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Add another line above this wavy one, and connect the ends with a curve to create the tail.
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Finally, use a black pen to fill in the main body of the cat, leaving the “crook”, eye, and chevron shape white for a dramatic effect.
And there we have it – a mystic, mysterious cat gazing off into the distance. Why not insert them into a scene of your choice to complete the story, and offer a source for their interest?
