To capture the correct angle of the cat’s back leg, you want these two lines to be angled towards the front of the cat’s body. To finish this final back leg, you are going to use two short lines and an uneven circle. You want to make sure that the rear line of this “U” shape begins on the “U” shape of the other back leg, to capture the right perspective. Start with another square “U” shape, but draw this one facing straight down rather than to the back. Step 6: Constructing the Cat’s Second Back Legįor the second back leg, you are going to follow the same basic steps that you did for the first back leg. Hopefully you can now see the shape of the back leg, and in the next few steps we will start to flesh it out. To complete the bottom of this back leg, draw two lines that are slightly angled towards the back and finish the leg with a rotated uneven circle. This first construction shape is going to represent the cat’s thigh. The cat’s back legs have a knee joint, so it is easier to draw this leg in two stages. Draw a square “U” shape that faces the back. Begin this back leg just in front of the back of the body oval. This step and the next focus on drawing the first back leg in your drawing of a cat. Step 5: Constructing the Cat’s First Back Leg Add a little uneven circle at the bottom of this leg to represent the paw. For this front leg, however, you need to draw the lines straight down, rather than facing forward. In this fourth step, use the same process that you did for step three. Step 4: Constructing the Cat’s Second Front Leg You will use this oval to draw the cat’s paw in later steps. ![]() You want the two lines to get closer together as they get to the bottom.Īt the bottom of this leg, draw a small oval angled upwards. At the bottom of the main body oval, just behind the front point, draw two straight lines that extend out toward the front. Because of this perspective, you can begin the lines for the leg right on the body oval. The leg we are starting with is the front leg that is furthest away from us. The next part of the cat’s body you need to construct is the front leg. Step 3: Constructing the Cat’s First Front Leg You want to place this head oval at the front of the cat’s body oval, but you do not want the two to touch or overlap. The head oval should be much smaller than the body oval you drew in the last step, and it should be more steeply angled down to the right. In this second step, you are going to use another construction oval to represent the head of your drawing of a cat. There are many other elements to the cat, including the head, tail, and legs, that you will draw in the next few steps and these need plenty of space. The most important part of this first step is to make sure that your oval is in the center of your canvas. Ideally, this oval should be slightly angled down towards the right. Starting a drawing with construction shapes and lines is a great way to make sure your dimensions are perfect before you start adding details. For our cat drawing, we are going to begin with an elongated oval shape. Construction lines are incredibly helpful for any artist, whether you are an accomplished artist or a beginner. If you have followed any of our other animal drawing tutorials, you will know that we always start by using construction lines. Cats also walk in a very unique way, with giraffes being the only other mammals that move both right feet first and then both left feet. Cats can also squeeze through very small spaces, and they determine whether they can fit with the highly sensitive whiskers on their faces and the back of their front legs. Agile and elegant, cats have impeccable balance thanks to their long tails. We love cats, what is there not to love? Cats make wonderful companions but they are also highly individual and look after themselves.
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