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Uploaded: July 20, 2011
Artist: Finalprodigy
Difficulty: Intermediate  Intermediate Skill Level
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Updated: July 21, 2011
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Hey everyone, here's tutorial on how to draw a cat's portrait. Get your pencils ready and have fun!

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how to draw a cat head, draw a realistic cat

How to Draw a Cat Head, Draw a Realistic Cat

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how to draw a cat head, draw a realistic cat step 1

STEP 1.

Here are the pencils that I used for this tutorial. HB was used for sketching and dark shading. I used F for dark lines and H for light lines.
 
how to draw a cat head, draw a realistic cat step 2

STEP 2.

Start out with a basic sketch of the cat's head. Refer to the orange and blue guidelines if you need them. Don't get caught up in detail and keep your lines very light.
 
how to draw a cat head, draw a realistic cat step 3

STEP 3.

Once you have your sketch go in and define the features a bit more. I used an F pencil for this. I find it easier to start with the eyes and work my way outward.
 
how to draw a cat head, draw a realistic cat step 4

STEP 4.

Finish up defining the lines and sketching in the fur stripes. Make sure that your outline is nice and solid.
 
how to draw a cat head, draw a realistic cat step 5

STEP 5.

Take a second to shade your background in a bit. This makes the foreground pop out a bit more.
 
how to draw a cat head, draw a realistic cat step 6

STEP 6.

Lightly shade in the darker spots of the cat. Use a cloth or tissue to get your shading fairly smooth.
 
how to draw a cat head, draw a realistic cat step 7

STEP 7.

Start shading from top to bottom starting with the ears. I used an F pencil for the darker lines and an H for the lighter ones.
 
how to draw a cat head, draw a realistic cat step 8

STEP 8.

Skip the forehead and shade in the eyes.
 
how to draw a cat head, draw a realistic cat step 9

STEP 9.

Now, bridge the gap between the ears and eyes. Pay attention to line direction when drawing the fur. Keep your lines short and confident.
 
how to draw a cat head, draw a realistic cat step 10

STEP 10.

Shade in the rest of the face. Notice how I roughly erased whiskers around the outside of the mouth in preparation for the next step.
 
how to draw a cat head, draw a realistic cat step 11

STEP 11.

Start finishing up the drawing by defining the torso and whiskers. It's interesting how much of a difference adding a few whiskers can make to your drawing!
 
how to draw a cat head, draw a realistic cat step 12

STEP 12.

Finish up your shading and fix as many mistakes as you can catch. And there you have it! That's how I draw my cat portraits. I hope you've enjoyed this tutorial. Let me know if you try it out!
 

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jasen's comment
agnesu wear did you get that dancing kitty i want to have one to rock rock rock rock rock rock rock rock rock rock rock rock rock rock rock rock rock rock rock rock rock rock rock rock rock

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· Jun 26 2012
 
   
jasen's comment
i have almost 20 kittens and cats hai hai hai ;p jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop rock rock omgomg omgomg innocent x_x x_x inlove inlove fear

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· Jun 26 2012
 
   
Nilly's comment
I trie to draw this. I know it isn't perfect but i think it's good. ---> http://www.dragoart.com//art/48456/1/1/cat.htm

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· May 12 2012
 
   
Silvermist's comment
Love your tuts!!!! :) smile

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· Apr 19 2012
 
   
Silvermist's comment
URGHHHHHH!!! My smiliest are not turning out great!!!!!! :(

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· Apr 19 2012
 
   
Silvermist's comment
Great pic!! Youre a great drawer. So nice and soooooo realistic. Mine turned out amazing!!! yay yay yay innocent innocent lol

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· Apr 19 2012
 
   
Agnesu's comment
Yey i did it! yay X3 please have a look http://www.dragoart.com/art/41770/1/1/realistic-cat.htm X3

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· Feb 22 2012
 
   
adammaso's comment
ohh omgomg my omgomg god omgomg omgomg omgomg omgomg omgomg. cute inlove inlove inlove inlove

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· Feb 17 2012
 
   
mikulovesmochi's comment
Cute!!! X3

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· Feb 15 2012
 
   
emmiepage's comment
mine turned out AMAZING!!!!!!! X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop rock rock rock rock rock rock B) B) B) B) B) X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 X3 inlove inlove inlove inlove inlove inlove inlove inlove inlove inlove inlove inlove =D =D =D =D =D =D =D =D =D =D

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· Feb 4 2012
 
   
:lol: confused :fear: X3 :x_x: :shakefist: :zzz: :shrug: :inlove: =D =( :bow: :boogie: :innocent: :omgomg: O_o :3
:rolling: :plotting: :ill: =$ :fart: :hai: :mature: ;p ^^; :drool: :stupid: :poke: :tomatoe: :threaten: T_T :snooty: :singing:
B) :yay: :yawn: :watermelon: :wtf: :wow: :jawdrop: :paranoid: :dumb: :evil: :angry: :speechless: :blank: :rock: :salute: =B ;)
   
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