We all know that cats are super smart, and have a wide range of skills. These include catching birds, sleeping for long hours, and… reading books? Well, why not!
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Start by taking a black pen, and drawing a “W” shape in the center of your page. Angle out the wides of the “W” ever so slightly.
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Now, add a curved line just below this on the right, and add a triangular shape to the top of this, flicking the line out at the right end.
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Repeat this in reverse on the other side, leaving you with the outline of an open book.
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Add two circles below this, and then add two short marks inside each of the circles, creating cute cat paws.
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Bring two lines down, one from either end of the top line, and skipping over the paws.
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Add two parallel lines in the center to create a spine…
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And then connect the lines together with two curved lines at the bottom, creating your book.
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Return to the “W” you started with. Bring two curved lines down from either side to meet the top of the book – do you see your cat outline starting to take shape?
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Add two small curved shapes to the bottom of the book for feet…
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And then add a large, oval shadow using the same gray pen. Leave the feet white for the moment.
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Bring two curved lines across to the right, and curve these around and down, stretching to the left. Join them at the end with a curve to create a tail.
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Now, add a bumpy “w” shape to the face, just above the spine of the book.
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Just above this, add a small triangle, and fill this in.
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Then, add a small loop above the triangle, and bring one line across to the left and up at the end, and the other to the right.
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Follow these lines up and across to meet in the middle at the top – your cat is wearing glasses!
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Add two small dots inside the lenses of the glasses…
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And then add a small triangle inside each of the ears.
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Next bring three straight lines across from each side of the face to create whiskers.
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Grab an orange pencil, and use this to fill in the main cover of the book.
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Then, use a brown pencil to add a little extra color to the top.
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Use the orange pen to add color to the cheeks of the cat, and triangular sections along the length of the tail.
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Now, use a gray pencil to shade the bottom of the tail and the tops of the feet gently.
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Add gray to the space underneath the glasses, and above the top of the book…
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And then take a black pen to thicken the lines on the glasses.
And just like that, you have taught a cat to read… best to monitor their tastes in case they stumble upon a plan for world domination!
