Cartoon Drawing Lessons and Tutorials

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Cartoon Drawing Lessons and Tutorials

Learn to Draw Cartoon Hearts

Cartoon hearts can be a very useful thing to draw when Valentine's Day is right around the corner. They also come in handy for a lot of different uses and because they're so easy to draw there's really no excuse not to be able to draw a cute looking heart.




Step 1
Start off by drawing a "C" shape. Notice that it curls a lot more at the top than a usual "C" that you would make when you are writing. I find that when drawing hearts it's better to create them like this drawing one side first and then the other. Usually it is best to start at the top and curl down to the bottom, rather than trying to draw from the bottom point and then curl up to the top.



Step 2
Finish off the other side of the heart. This is just another curve, but notice how it curves back on itself as it gets down towards the bottom. If you find this shape hard to draw, think about how you make a question mark when you are writing. In other words, if you can draw a "?" then you shouldn't have any trouble making this curve.



Step 3
Add in two ovals for eyes and a pointy little nose. The whole design of this heart is about simplicity, so even though you can change the style of the eyes or nose, there really isn't any need to do so. If you have trouble drawing the nose as one stroke, try breaking it up into 3 individual lines and drawing them each separately.




Step 4
Finish off this lesson on how to draw cartoon hearts by adding a curve for the mouth, some eyebrows, and some dimples on the cheeks. These are all simple shapes. Don't forget to add the little line at the edge of the mouth – once you have this added in the mouth will look almost like a "J" shape.
If you want you can take this basic form and modify any of the parts to come up with new and different variations of cartoon hearts. It's up to you and your imagination with how far you can take your drawings so keep practicing and keep experimenting.

How to Draw Bubble Letters

Adding bubble letters to your cartoon drawings is easier than you may think, so read on and find out how you can add some flair to the lettering in your artwork.
To start off print any word that comes to mind. In the example here I use the word bubble. Try to print as cleanly as you can because in the next step will add thickness to your word and it will be easier to see the differences between the two of them if you're in lettering is easy to read.

Print your word again exactly as you did in the first step. Once you've printed it, then start to draw over top of the individual letters making them thicker. Draw loosely and keep making them thicker. What you should now have is a type of bubble letter.
Notice the differences between the first word that you drew and the second one. If you're not sure what I mean then take a look at the example image here.
Now you're starting to understand how to draw these letters let's look a little bit further into a specific example.

The first "B" is printed regularly. The arrows show that it has sharp edges and the lines connect together in the middle.
The second "B" is really just an outline. Notice that the sharp edges are gone and they are now rounded. The point where the lines connect in the middle has also been changed. All of this helps add to the roundness of the letters.
The third "B" is completed by adding small circles in the middle to finish it off.
To keep learning about this I would suggest that you print out all of the letters of the alphabet from A to Z and then go through the three step process just like the above example until you become familiar with this style of drawing.
Some of the letters might be a little bit tricky to draw at first like A, R, B, S, Q but once you've practiced them a few times you should be able to draw them without any problems.

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How to Draw Cats



Learn how to draw cats by starting off with a few circles so that the shape comes out easily. If you have your pencil ready, then hop right in and start drawing this adorable kitten. Remember not to make your lines too dark because you will need to erase some of the early steps once you get further on in the lesson.


Step 1

Make one larger circle for the head and then two smaller circles for the body like in the example. Be careful that the placement is correct because these circles will let the body take shape.


Step 2
First add another little circle lower in the larger circle to define the nose and mouth of the cat. The next thing to draw is the ears. Add the curved lines like shown in the sketch.
Notice that both ears seem to curve towards the right as they move from the head to the tip of the ear.
It's good to think about little stylistic details in your drawings like this when you are making your own characters because it can add a little bit of personality that makes everything look better.
Next, draw some curved lines lower along the side of the face to define the furry cheeks of the cat's face.
After that join the two circles from the top to the bottom and we have the basic body shape of the cat.

Step 3

Start off by erasing all the extra lines in the face circles and the body so that the body shape is clear... Add the two little ovals above the little circle in the face to make the eyes, and then add two curved lines above the eyes for the eyebrows. To create the nose draw an upside down triangle and below that you can draw a little line going down. Once that's done the face is almost finished.
Next we come to the placement of the tail…the two curved lines going up with a little circle in the end will define the tail. If you're just learning how to draw cats it might be easier if you draw the circle at the end of the tail first before trying to draw the two curving lines leading up to it.
Then come towards the front part of the body and draw the two curved lines going down with a little circle at the end to create the paw. The other front paw is a little trickier. Follow the example and realize that although it may look complex, it is essentially 3 curved lines with a circle on the end of them to create the paw lifted up in the air.
Use the same technique of drawing two lines with a circle at the end of them to make the first back leg. The other back leg is just showing a little from behind the lifted front paw and is draw with a line and a curve.
If you've made it this far, pat yourself on the back because the whole body structure is complete now. You're almost finished – just a little bit more to draw!

Step 4
First, start off by erasing all the extra lines as shown in the example sketch.
In this last step draw circles to fill in the eyeballs in the eyes and make the two lines curve out from the little line below the nose to get a smiling mouth for this cat.
Add some details to show stripes on the cat and add some jagged lines along the outline of the body to give the feeling of hair. That's it! You've finished learning how to draw cats!

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An Easy to Draw Cartoon Rabbit




It's easy to draw your own cute, cuddly cartoon rabbit when you break it down into these four easy to follow steps. While you are drawing, don't forget to hold you pencil lightly so that your lines won't be too dark. This is important so that you can erase any guide shapes at the final step to give you a nice clean drawing. Are you ready to get started?
Step 1 - Body and Head
Start off by drawing an oval for the rabbit's head, and below that a "pear" shape for the body. Try and get the placement of these two shapes to look like the example picture.



Step 2 - Face & Feet
All we're doing here is adding three simple circles to the head, and two ovals for the rabbit's feet. Again, pay close attention to the placement of these circles, especially the ones on the face. The two smaller circles on the face will make up the mouth and nose area, and the larger circle will make a big puffy cheek on this cartoon rabbit drawing.


Step 3 - Ears, Nose, Arms & Tail
First of all erase the overlapping lines from step two so that your rabbit's feed and head look like they do in this third example drawing.
Next, give the rabbit big, floppy ears with two easy curved tube shapes. Note that the ears are much thinner where they meet the rabbit's head and get wider in the middle. Then draw a small circle for the nose, and some simple curves for the arms and carrot. To make the tail, just draw a half circle from the top of the left foot to halfway up the curve of the rabbit's back. We'll add some texture to the tail later to fluff it up a bit.


Step 4 - Final Details
Just a few curved lines add all the detail to the face. First, draw some upside down "U"s for the eyes, two more U shapes for the mouth and teeth, and then three straight lines on each cheek for the whiskers.
Two slightly curved lines on each foot suggest toes. A squiggly three-fingered "hand" shape will add some stalk to the carrot. Once that's done, add a few circles along the sides of the carrot so that it looks like the rabbit is holding it.
Draw a curved line that goes from the neck down to the cartoon rabbit's belly to show where the fur changes color from the hair on the back to the hair on the stomach.
Finally, add some fluffiness to the rabbit's tail with several bumps.eraser work to get a more interesting wing shape.

A Cartoon Duck Ready to Swim




This cartoon duck will probably remind you of the little rubber duck that you might have had as a child and was a popular bath time toy.
Step 1 - Body Circles
First off start by drawing one perfect circle for the head and one oval for the body. If you have a coin or a cup it might be handy to trace around that to get your perfect circle for the head. Don't worry if you can't draw prefect circles or ovals – just do your best and draw lightly as you'll be modifying the body in the next step.


Step 2 - Ears and Legs
Start off by adding two egg shapes to the front of the duck's head to start the shape for the duck's bill or beak. You'll notice that the body of the duck has changed from the oval shape that we had in the first step. If you're scratching your head wondering how we went from a circle to what you are looking at now, look closely at the upper back part of the body. That part has slightly changed, but the rest of the oval, or the curve that goes from the tail feathers, along the stomach and around to the neck is still exactly the same as the oval.

The last part that you need to draw is a second oval to show where the wing will be.

Step 3 - Legs, Tail, Tusks and Trunk
This step is a really easy one. Add one perfect circle to the head to make the eye. Then add two more ovals to the back of the wing. Draw lightly so that you can erase unwanted details later on. You're almost finished, so let's move on to the last step.


Step 4 - Finishing Up
Finish off the drawing by adding a second circle inside the eye to make the dark pupil of the eye. You can also add a little highlight to it as well if you like. The beak, or bill of the cartoon duck will also get changed here. Before we had very rounded shapes, but now where the top and bottom parts of the beak meet you can see that they come to a point.
Lastly, the two ovals that you drew in the last step on the wing should be combined with a little bit of eraser work to get a more interesting wing shape.

That's it – you're all finished drawing your cartoon duck!

How to Draw Dogs - A Step by Step Drawing Lesson



This learning how to draw dogs lesson is a bit more involved than some of the others on the site, but don't let that scare you off. You're tough remember? You can handle this and get through it – no sweat!

Step 1 - The Body Bean
Start off with a bean shape that has been stretched out vertically. Look at the shape of this bean carefully – it will make up most of the dog's body from his head right down to his butt. That's it for step one, but the baby steps are over and now it's time to get busy!



Step 2 - Defining Shapes
We're going to work from the top down to the bottom so start off by adding the two ears to the top of the head. It doesn't matter if you are learning how to draw dogs or any other character, often approaching things from top to bottom will help you get the results you want. Make sure that they are nice and big to give the dog some obvious character. Next add in a slightly rounded rectangle to make the basic shape of the nose.
The next thing to add is two curves around the neck to make the furry shoulder and neck area of the dog. Try your best to follow the example in step 2, but remember that you can also look at the finished drawing at the top of the page to get a better idea what this part will become once you are finished all the steps.
Lastly, add a line in for the tail. This first line will form the bottom of the tail. When learning how to draw dogs, or any other animal for that matter, it's important to know how to break certain parts up into multiple steps just like what you are doing with the tail.

Step 3 - Adding Details
Work from the top towards the bottom again by adding first two little circles for the eyes, and two little tufts of hair that look like spikes off the side of the head. Add a rounded part to the end of the rectangle that you drew in the last step to make the nose and mouth area.
Next notice that one of the curves we drew last step has been changed. The part on the shoulder and neck area was smooth when we drew it, but now it has changed to be spikier to make it look like hair.

Tip: You may be wondering why first you would draw easy curved lines and then afterward go back and change it to something else...
...The answer to this question is that in the beginning of a drawing it is often best to just approximate the shapes that you will need and then later go back in and edit them to make more interesting shapes just like what we did while learning how to draw dogs in this lessons.

Next, on the left side of the drawing add a line with a little bump on it to start the shape of one of the front legs. Add a curve inside of the body to start the back leg, and add a little bump on the bottom of the bean shape that we made for the body. This little bump will make the back foot.
Finish off this step by adding in the second line to complete the tail.


Step 4 - Things are Shaping Up
Start off by adding in the lines to make the smile and lower lip of the dog. Next add in some additional furry details along the neck. Add in some more lines to help define the legs at the front of the dog's body. Lastly, add in a zigzag line on the side of the body just above the back leg and also to the tail.




Step 5 - Finishing off the Cartoon Dog
In this last step of learning how to draw dogs you will once again work from the top down to the bottom so it's easier to follow along with these instructions. Add in a little line along the inside of the ears. Next draw a piece of hair on the top of the head and draw two easy curves for eyebrows. Finish off the head by adding a rounded triangle for the nose.

Now you will tackle the feet. They may look a bit strange by basically they are just little bumps on the end of rectangles with straight lines to indicate the 3 toes.

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Learning How to Draw
Funny Cartoon Horses





Learn how to draw cartoon horses in just four simple steps. Grab your pencil and paper and let’s dive right into this lesson!


Step One
Start off by drawing a large bean shape that will make up the body of the horse. Notice that the back part of the bean which will make the back side of the horse is larger than the front part of the bean which will create the neck. Try to make your shapes look similar to the example in step one.
From the front of the bean on the left side, draw another curve to begin manking the horse’s neck. Remember as always to draw lightly so that these guide lines can be erased later on once we are finished with them.

Step Two
It may look like there is a lot happening here, but don’t freak out! We’ll take it one part at a time and walk through it. Start by adding the front and back legs to the horse. Remember that the back legs of a real horse are bigger and stronger than the front ones, so our cartoon should also keep this detail. The legs should be drawn in naturally in the front and back of the bean we drew in the first step.
Cartoon horses, like real horses all need tails. Just start the curve of the tail off for right now and then we’ll come back to it in the next step. If you aren’t crazy about the style of the tail you see here, then go ahead and feel free to change it up. You can always fix it late as well once you have drawn more details in.
Add a blocky “U” shape to the top of the bean to start off what will eventually become a saddle on the horse’s back. By blocky I mean that it has slightly sharp edges and an angular shape.
Lastly add another curve to form the top part of the head. Follow the shape in the example and don’t miss the slight curve along the bottom of this shape because it will show that the horse is smiling.


Step Three
Add a slight curve to the top of the back leg to give it some more definition. Erase the parts of the bean body so that the legs and neck connect nicely with the main part of the body.
Add in the bottom curve to finish off the tail, and add in the small details to the saddle to make it look more interesting. Create a small curve on the top of the saddle and a little rectangle at the bottom.
The last thing to do in this step is to add some more details to the head. First draw in the new shapes that you see in step 3 for the ear, the teeth and the lower jaw. Once you have drawn those, erase any extra bits of the neck that you made in step 1 that are overlapping these new details. By this time I hope you’re starting to see that learning how to draw cartoon horses may not be as difficult as you thought!


Step Four – Finishing Up
Start off by adding some small curves to make the horse’s hooves on the bottom of his legs. Then add 2 more curved lines to finish off the strap that will hold the saddle in place.
Next, add in the hair to form the horse’s mane. Draw this hair before you try to draw in the other details of the face, because aside from the ear we drew earlier, the hair should overlap some of the other details like the ear and eye on the far side of the head.
Once the hair is drawn, then draw in the other ear with a simple curve, and add two black dots for the eyes. The horse’s nose is easy – just add a circle for each nostril and then put a dot in the middle of it.
Finish off this drawing by adding in lines to make the teeth and you have just finished learning how to draw a cartoon horse.

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How to Draw a Simple and Stylish
Cartoon Chicken







This cartoon chicken may look easy to draw, but there are a few little tricky parts that you are going to have to look out for while you are drawing. To start things off we'll create 3 different shapes. The two ovals will make the main body and the tail. The upside down cup shape will make the head of the chicken. Remember to hold your pencil lightly as you draw so that if you make some mistakes they will erase easily.
Try and get the shapes similar to the example image to the left to make sure that you are starting off on the right foot.

Step 2 - Detailing the Head
Add another circle inside of the main body cirlce. This will be the start of the body of the cartoon chicken. At the bottom of the head make three bumps at the base of the neck where it attaches to the body.
Add a little curve to make the beak and add a small simple dot for the eye.




Step 3 - Lots of Little Details
This step might look a little scary, but follow along here and we'll get through adding all of these details. First for the head add a few little curves to the top of the chicken's head. Then add two small circles under the chicken's beak. You might notice that in this step a small part of the eye was erased to show a shiny part of the eye. Adding this detail is optional, but it's one of those things that really helps make your drawing look great.
Add lines for the feet. Notice that these lines are a little thicker than the other lines of the body. This is a style choice. It's up to you if you would like to make the legs thicker or not.
The last part of this step is to add some spiky details to the bottom side of the tail. Follow the example image and try to match it as close as possible. Remember to draw lightly because this part of the cartoon chicken will get changed in the next step.
Ready to move on?


Step 4 - Finishing Up
First connect the two circles that you drew underneath the beak into one shape. Next, add three bumps to the back of the wing to give it a more interesting shape than the simple circle we had in the last step.
Now remember in last step when you drew the spikes on the bottom of the tail? Well, I hope you took the advice to draw lightly, because those straight lines were 'guide lines' that we can use to draw curved lines over top.

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Ever Wanted to Learn
How to Draw Cartoon Dogs?





This cartoon dogs drawing lesson is a little different than some of the other tutorials you may have done on this site because instead of starting off with simple shapes were going to start off by drawing forms.
Step 1 - The Head and Body Forms
There are two lines in this step. The curved line at the top that looks a little bit like an unfolded paperclip is the head and the outline of the back. The other line is the chest and midsection.
Take a quick look at the finished drawing and see how the curve of the head will actually make the smile of the dog. As the line curves towards the back of the head it straightens out. It might look a little strange right now but we'll add the nose (muzzle) in the next step and the face should start to come together.


Step 2 - Legs, Arm, Ears and the Muzzle
We'll start at the bottom and work our way up. Draw a curve on each side of the body at the bottom to make the two hind legs.
Add two lines for the arm about two thirds of the way up the line that connects to the head. The character will be waving to make sure to add a bend in the elbow.
Draw two ears on the head just as they appear in the example image. There are many different styles of cartoon dogs that you could draw and the ears are one part that you can experiment with to get many different species of dogs.
From the curve that we drew in the first step draw a stretched out and flattened "W" shape to make the top of the mouth. Keep extending the line a little bit further and let a curve up backing towards the head to make the nose area.
This step is a little bit tricky to explain, so please look closely at the example image and try to draw as closely to the example as possible.


Step 3 - Things are Starting to Take Shape
Once again we’ll start at the bottom and work our way up by drawing the feet first.
TIP - Usually when I draw feet I will start at the ankle, draw the top of the foot, and then connect the heel to the toes with a straight line.
Draw the tail with simple curves behind the left leg. Just like the ears you can change the dog species by experimenting with different styles of tails.
Use simple curved lines to draw in the waving hand and the other hand that is resting along his side.
To make the nose first draw a line up from the middle point of the upper lip "W" shape you made in the last step and then draw an upside down and slightly rounded triangle at the end of this line. Finish off the mouth by adding a second line around the bottom of the mouth to create the bottom lip.


Step 4 - Finishing Up
This time we're going to work from the top down to the bottom. Fill in the inside of the ears and then draw two circles for eyes. Add upward slanting eyebrows on top for eyes to make the dog look friendly.
Cartoon dogs need paws so add three small circles and a larger rounded square to the hand that's waving to make it really look like a paw. Add some small lines to the other hand and to both feet to show that the paw isn't just one solid object - that it has toes or fingers.
The last thing to draw is the chest. Make this by drawing a curve that goes from the side of the mouth down towards the midsection on both sides of the body and you’re finished!
I hope you enjoyed learning how to draw cartoon dogs.

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How to Draw Stylish
& Cute Cartoon Cats




Step 1 - The Head and Body

Cartoon cats, like a lot of other lessons on this site we'll start off with general shapes and draw the head and body. Make sure that your body lines are curved and that your head is really huge. Got it? It's move onto the next step.



Step 2 - More Basic Shapes
Start off by drawing a curve for the top of the eye. You may need to try drawing this part several times before you get one that looks just right. Don't worry if you need to draw it a couple times because if the eyes look bad then the whole character is going to look bad - so it's worth it to get it right. Once you have the curve on the top of the eye then draw the curve along the bottom of the eye. I find it easier to draw eyes in two steps like this so don't try and draw the entire eye in one motion.
Draw some lines coming out of the top of the body to make the arms. Notice that they go from thin to thick; this helps give the drawing a more cartoon feeling.
Now draw a curve at the bottom of the body for the legs.


Step 3 - Adding in Lots of Detail
Add a jagged line to connect the two ears along the top of the head. Now draw some curves along the top of the eye for the eyelashes. Make an oval inside of each eye for the pupil of the eye. It might be a little bit tough to get the pupil to look correct but if you're drawing lightly you can try drawing it a few times to make it look as good as possible before moving on.
Add a rounded triangle between the eyes for the nose. It should be really small to make it extra cute.
The hands should be easy because they are just square shapes that are connected together. Look closely at the example image and you should have no problem drawing these easy hands.
Draw a strip to the middle of the body where the cat's fur will be colored differently. Cartoon cats always need a tail so don't forget to add in this part. If you're having trouble drawing the curve for the tail think of it like an "S" that has been stretched a little bit.


Step 4 - Finishing Up
To finish the head draw some lines on the inside of the ear, then make circles in the eyes for a highlight and add two small curved lines to the bottom of the nose for the mouth.
Draw two circles on the palms.
Add another line to the tail. This line should almost follow the first line exactly but as it gets towards the end it should get much thicker. This thickness in the tail really helps add to the cartoon style of this cat.
Finish off the feet with simple curves that go from the bottom of the legs and are connected by a straight line along the bottom of the foot.

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This Cartoon Elephant Wouldn't Hurt a Fly





This big blue cartoon elephant is a lot easier to draw than he might appear to be. Remember to draw lightly as you go through the steps from creating simple shapes in the beginning to adding more and more detail later on. Drawing lightly will let you easily erase any mistakes that you may make.
Step 1 - Circles
First you want to get the main shape of the character. Draw two ovals, one inside the other for the body and head. Add two circles inside the smaller oval that you drew for the head. These circles will make the simple eyes of the cartoon elephant.

Step 2 - Ears and Legs
Draw two big shapes on both sides of the head for the large elephant ears. Look closely at the example image and try to make the ears look like the ones in the picture. Erase the sides of the head where the ears have connected.
Add two long, flat triangles on top of the eyes for eyebrows. They should be slanting up towards the middle so that the elephant looks friendly and harmless.
Now make two lines that come down from the big body oval along the sides. These lines will make the outside of the back right leg and the front left leg which we will finish off in the next step.


Step 3 - Legs, Tail, Tusks and Trunk
Start off this step by drawing two rounded triangles on the lower part of each side of the face to make the tusks.
Now draw in the tail on the back of the elephant with some curved lines.
This step might seem a little bit confusing because most of the body oval that we drew in step one has been erased. Don't let that freak you out. First I would suggest that you draw the front right leg. To make this leg draw a curve that comes down from the right ear. Now draw a straight line in between the two front legs. Connect the bottom of the legs with a slightly curved line for each leg.
Don't forget to add the diagonal oval shape because it's important and will be the end of the trunk.


Step 4 - Finishing Up
The biggest detail to add in this step is the trunk which is really just two curved lines that go from the middle of the face and connect to the end of the trunk that you drew in the previous step.
Add a little bit of hair to the end of the tail.
That's it for the main body of the cartoon elephant, so now let's go in and finish it up with some detailing. Make two little dots for the eyeballs, and then add some curved lines to the trunk. Make some holes at the end of the trunk so that the elephant can breathe.
Add curves to the bottom of the feet to make the toes and add a spiral design to the knee area to make them a little bit more interesting. Congratulations you are finished!

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How to Draw a Sly Cartoon Tiger





This cartoon tiger may look a little detailed in the colored picture above but we’ll break him down and it shouldn't be too hard to make a nice looking drawing. As usual will break the character down into simple, easy to draw shapes and then finally go in and add in the details. Ready?
Step 1 -- The Head and Body
Start the head and body by making tapered rectangles that are slightly curved along the sides. Pay close attention to the relationship in size between the top rectangle, and the bottom rectangle. We want the tiger to have quite a large head, a broad chest and a skinny torso.


Step 2 -- Adding Details
First ad the ears and mouth to the cartoon tiger by just adding circles -- we'll finish these up in the next step. Add another rectangle inside the body area. This second rectangle will be the belly and chest where the fur is a different color than the rest of the body.
Also add some curved lines along the side of the body to start creating the shape of arms. If you jump ahead to step three you'll notice that the lines we've drawn in step 2 completely make the tiger's left arm.

Step 3 -- More Detailing
Add some jagged lines to the ears and mouth area to make them a little more interesting. Erase the part of the ears where they connect to the head. Add a small, rounded upside down triangle for the nose.
Draw a second line to make the inside of the right arm. Remember to draw lightly so that you can erase the parts that go over top of each other later.
Make two upside down "U" shapes at the bottom of the left arm and the bottom of the body. Draw one more small curved line that starts at the left arm's elbow and curves down towards the upside down "U" shape that you just drew.


Step 4 – Things Are Coming Together
Can you spot the differences here between this picture and the last step? Let me point out the differences in the cartoon tiger and then you can go in and add the details yourself. For the head pay attention to these areas: the top of the head, eyes, nose and mouth.
For the body you will need to add the hand paws, the back feet and the tail. Pay special attention to the tail and how it is drawn so it looks like it is over top of the back right foot.
That's almost all the details that you need to add to the cartoon tiger as far as the body goes. Great job! In the next step will finish this guy off.


Step 5 -- The Final Details
There are two small details a need to finish off for the body. First draw the inside of the ears and then add a horizontal line to the middle of the tail so that it looks like it's wrapping around the body.
Now add some stripes to you cartoon tiger. These are pretty easy because there just curved triangles. You can follow the design of the stripes in the example picture or you can create your own stripe design - it’s up to you.

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Drawing Cats Step by Step


Drawing cats is not that hard when we break the cat into different parts. There are many different breeds of cats, and also different cat species, but for now I'm going to stick with a basic house cat. Using this step by step lesson you should be able to apply the same method to draw any cat. I hope that you will enjoy this guide to drawing cats. Let's jump right in here and start with the most interesting part of the cat...


...the head.








Start by drawing a simple shape that looks like an egg. The only different between the shape of this egg and the ones you might find in your fridge is that this egg will be squashed a little. This egg shape will form the beginning of our cat's head.



Next we'll tackle the eyes. When drawing cats, the eyes are a really important part to making it look believable. Start by drawing the upper part of the cats eye. It's a simple curve that curves down more toward the middle of the head. Simple right? Draw another curve to complete the bottom of the eye. Start this curve a little bit inside of the top of the upper eye line. Connect the curve to the lowest part of the top eye. Now that the shape of the eye is finished, draw a circle inside of the eye to show the black part of the cat's eye. If you think it's too hard to draw a circle - use a protractor (geometry tool for drawing circles) or find something that you can trace a circle shape from. If you have the cap of a pen lying around - it might be a good object to trace a circle from. Draw lightly if you are tracing or using a protractor so that the line can be easily erased if needed. It's ok if your shape goes outside of the lines that you have created for the eye, just erase the unwanted parts. Now use the steps above to draw the other eye of the cat.



Let's really bring out the cat in your drawing by completing the nose and mouth. The nose of a house cat is pretty small. I like to think of it as an upside triangle shape. Draw two diagonal lines sloping towards the middle of the head. These lines should almost touch at the middle. Add a curve to the bottom of each of the diagonal lines to form the nostrils. Once the nostrils are finished - create two curves like the letter 'U' on the bottom of each nostril to form the top of the mouth. To finish off the mouth draw another u-shaped curve that connects the two top parts of the mouth.


The last parts to finish on the drawing of the cat's head is to add the ears. You can think of the ears as slightly rounded triangles that are attached to the top of the head. Start by drawing the top side of the ear - a simple curve. Then draw the lower part of the ear. Once you have drawn one ear add another to the other side of the head and finish up by erasing the line at the part where the ear attaches to the head. I hope that you are starting to see that drawing cats is easy. Pat yourself on the back, you've just finished the head - the hardest part when drawing cats.



Lets move on to the body. Draw another egg shape. Don't worry if things are looking strange at this point! Draw a horizontal line across the bottom of the body egg shape. This line will act as the ground that the cat is sitting on. Erase the bottom of the egg shape that is below the horizontal line.





Now, draw two lines down the middle of the cat to form the legs. Draw the line starting at the chest of the cat down toward the horizontal line, but don't touch the horizontal ground line. At the bottom of these lines create a curve to represent the paw. Repeat this for the other leg. Cats have 4 toes, so, add 3 small vertical lines on the paw area.





I'm going to leave out the tail on this drawing of a cat. When you have a fat cat like this it's not uncommon that you won't actually be able to see the tail if you are looking at the cat from the front as we are.
I hope you've found that drawing cats can be easy. Keep this lesson in mind when you are trying to draw another cat. If you can find some pictures of cats it will greatly help you make your drawing more realistic.