How to Draw a Calico Cat
On a piece on paper, not a test or any type of schoolwork, draw a circle., Now draw a larger upside-down kidney bean shape so that the humped part is on the top making a slightly arched back connected to the head shape., Make two vertical lines...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: On a piece on paper
This will be the head. -
Step 2: not a test or any type of schoolwork
This will be the body.
You do not want to make it too big because then the cat will look really fat. , Make two more vertical lines near the back of the body.
These will be the legs.
Next these two legs, you want to draw one line near each one of the legs.
These are the other legs. , These are the cat's paws.
Draw five lines from the bottom of the paw to the middle and some very, very small curved downward triangles for the claws.
If you want the claws out, draw the curved triangles. , Draw another line a little bit from the other line.
Make sure that this line is curved so that its tip will match the tip of the other line.
This is the tail. ,, Make points at the edges of the circle and in the middle to make the nose. , Draw small circles inside them.
They are the eyes. , Do not do it at the chin, but a a little bit more than just about above the chin. , Do not make it very big.
Repeat on the other side of the line.
You now have the mouth! ,, Make the whiskers quick, light strokes. , This will be the fur. , Remember that a calico cat is mostly white.
Add orange and black splotches on the cat's body, tail, legs, and every where you don't add fur marks.
The eyes can be amber, yellow, blue, or green, but calico cats are most common to having amber eyes.
Amber is a yellow brown color. -
Step 3: draw a circle.
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Step 4: Now draw a larger upside-down kidney bean shape so that the humped part is on the top making a slightly arched back connected to the head shape.
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Step 5: Make two vertical lines
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Step 6: very close to each other but not to close
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Step 7: near the front of the body.
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Step 8: Draw small circles at the bottom of each of the legs.
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Step 9: Draw a slightly curved line from almost top of the body.
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Step 10: On the top of the head
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Step 11: draw small triangles for the ears.
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Step 12: Draw a circle in the middle of the head.
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Step 13: Draw two small ovals near the top of the head.
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Step 14: Draw a line from the nose down.
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Step 15: Draw a smile on one side of the line you just made.
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Step 16: On the body circle
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Step 17: erase it to make it more like a cat body.
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Step 18: Add whiskers above each eyes add three
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Step 19: and on each side of the mouth
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Step 20: add 9 whiskers.
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Step 21: You can now add very light strokes on the whole body except for the eyes and nose
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Step 22: claws if they are out.
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Step 23: Add color!
Detailed Guide
This will be the head.
This will be the body.
You do not want to make it too big because then the cat will look really fat. , Make two more vertical lines near the back of the body.
These will be the legs.
Next these two legs, you want to draw one line near each one of the legs.
These are the other legs. , These are the cat's paws.
Draw five lines from the bottom of the paw to the middle and some very, very small curved downward triangles for the claws.
If you want the claws out, draw the curved triangles. , Draw another line a little bit from the other line.
Make sure that this line is curved so that its tip will match the tip of the other line.
This is the tail. ,, Make points at the edges of the circle and in the middle to make the nose. , Draw small circles inside them.
They are the eyes. , Do not do it at the chin, but a a little bit more than just about above the chin. , Do not make it very big.
Repeat on the other side of the line.
You now have the mouth! ,, Make the whiskers quick, light strokes. , This will be the fur. , Remember that a calico cat is mostly white.
Add orange and black splotches on the cat's body, tail, legs, and every where you don't add fur marks.
The eyes can be amber, yellow, blue, or green, but calico cats are most common to having amber eyes.
Amber is a yellow brown color.
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