How to Draw a Walking Cat

Cats tend to dominate the scene and the space no matter what they are doing – and this is the case even if they are just wandering along! Want us to prove it? Then let’s take a closer look!


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Step-By-Step Images and Instructions

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Start with a black pen, and draw a curved line, an angled ear, and then a curved line heading down and to the left for the outline of the face.


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Add a second ear to the end of the curve…


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And then add another curved line to connect the sides together and outline the face.


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Add two square shapes inside the ears for detail.


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Now, add two small almond shapes inside the top of the face, and thicken the line a little at the top.


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Now, add two “comma” shapes inside the eyes.


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Add arches above the eyes for brows…


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And then add a wide oval shape below this for a nose and curved lines below this for a mouth. Add a short curve to the bottom of this for the bottom of the mouth.


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Bring a curved line across to the right, and then add a shape, almost like a wonky “3”, to the right of this.


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Add three toes to the bottom of the “3” shape, and then bring a line up and across to the top left-hand corner of the page.


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Now, bring a curved line down from the bottom of the face, and add another leg to the front.


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Connect the front and back legs with a wavy line.


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Now, add another leg and foot just in front of the back one.


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Add a fourth leg to the animal, just in front of the front one…


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And then use two curved lines for a wavy tail at the back.


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Add several groups of two marks around the front of the face and the back of the tail.


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Add whiskers to the face…


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And then use a brown pen to add a series of stripes all along the back, the tail, and the face.


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Use an orange pen to shade the body of the cat, leaving the paws, tummy, chest, and face white.


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Add color to the inside of the ears with the red pen…


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Use a lighter orange to add color to the paws and the bottom of the tummy.


Now, the real question is why your cat is sneaking around, looking for trouble – or maybe you don’t want to know!

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