How to draw a sitting cat
Representatives of the cat family are graceful in any position - lying down, jumping, sitting. The anatomy of this animal is unique - its skeleton has more bones than a human's.
How to draw a kisul with a pencil and convey in the process the elegance of movements and the naturalness of the pose? It is necessary to correctly determine the position of each part of the body relative to the others, to maintain their proportionality, observing proportions.
Step 1
Draw the cat's head in the shape of a circle, the body in the form of an elongated figure, curved in the middle, where the back is.
Step 2
Lightly outline the limbs and tail with curved lines. The animal's front legs are usually straight when sitting. The hind legs are bent in two places: in the area of the kneecap and where the shin bone meets the parts of the foot. In this lesson we will depict a cat washing itself, whose front paw is raised.
Step 3
Connect the head and neck. Add volume to the paws and tail in the right places. Mark the arch below the cat's withers. Draw the eyes, ears and mouth.
Step 4
Remove all unnecessary lines and adjust the figure if necessary.
Step 5
Add details to the image: draw pupils, claws, ears.
Step 6
Think about what pencil color you will choose for your cute character. It is interesting that only cats are tri-colored or tortoiseshell; cats with such a skin are extremely rare. The spots can be drawn arbitrarily; the stripes on animals are usually larger on the back and sides, and narrow on the face and paws.
Step 7
Color the image. When using blue, do not press on the pencil, use light shading, then these areas will appear snow-white.
Another option for drawing a cat
Pictures of cats for sketching
Here you can download templates of cats, kittens and kitties and use them for sketching (click on the picture - it will enlarge and download):
Create your own zoo!
The main thing when we learn to draw animals is to learn that the important thing is the construction, which always has the same basis and principles. Move with your child from simple animals to more complex ones. Try to depict them in motion, combine how many individuals in one picture: fish and dolphins, playing kittens. Soon your zoo will grow, but the young artist’s imagination will not dry out.
Understanding the principle of how to draw animals is easy. In most cases, everyone, both domestic animals and forest animals, has approximately the same body structure. But what makes one “blank” a wild wolf, and the other a cute and funny kitten? This is what we'll talk about.
We portray a cat
When talking about things for children, you shouldn’t lose sight of everyone’s favorite puppies and kittens. After all, kids usually begin to learn the drawing process from them. So, in pencil? Draw the head and torso in the form of two flattened circles. To make the picture more symmetrical, you can draw a vertical line. The next stage is drawing the eyes. To make them more expressive, make the tone at the bottom much lighter than at the top. Please note that all lines must have a smooth transition. In the form of an inverted triangle, draw a nose, from which lines will go to the ears and eyes. The cat's mouth is depicted in the form of an inverted English letter Y. That's basically it, all that remains is to correct the shape of the animal with soft lines.
Stage one: preparation for work
Of course, you can simply draw an animal in the center of a white sheet and leave it in the album. And you can make this work a real pride. First, decide what you will draw with: for paints, for example, it is better to make a larger sketch. Teach your child to use a brush or sharpen pencils and erase unnecessary lines with an eraser. Then choose which animal you want to depict. If the artist shows interest in a particular animal, then draw it. While drawing, you can tell your child about this animal. Next, decide on what background you will depict the animal. If it is, for example, a cat, then create a homely atmosphere and place a ball nearby. But if you have to depict the king of animals - a lion, then draw him in the savannah. The wolf will live in the picture, but the dolphin will live in the waters of warm seas. You can find many master classes on this topic on the Internet. There are also lessons in illustrations that advise animals step by step - but they also need to be voiced so that the artist understands why he draws certain lines. You can draw, or you can come up with an image yourself. So, we draw animals step by step. Let's look at the lesson using the example of several animals.
