How to Draw Cats

Need tricks for how to draw cats? Cats can be difficult to draw because their bodies change shape between sitting, standing and lying down.

For beginner artists, it's easiest to draw a cat that is sitting down. Here's how:

1. Draw a horizontal oval for the cat's head. Add two triangles on the top for ears. Draw smaller triangles inside them for the inside parts of the ears.

2. Lightly draw three horizontal lines across the inside the oval. These will be your "guide lines" for placing the eyes, nose and mouth. You will erase them later.

3. Draw two ovals on the top line for eyes. Draw another oval inside the eyes for the cat's irises.

4. Draw a small triangle on the second line, with the point facing down. This will be the cat's nose.

5. Draw a small vertical line from the tip of the triangle. Then draw a small curve coming out from both sides, like a moustache. This is the cat's mouth.

6. Draw three small dots on the cat's cheeks, in the same triangle shape. Draw long whiskers coming out of these dots.

7. Erase the guide lines. Now you can go back and add more detail. Add small stray hairs to the side of the face to make the cat look fuzzy.

8. To make the cat's body, simply add a large egg shape underneath the head.

9. Add the front legs by making two long "U" shapes that go slightly lower than the body.

10. Add a small foot on both sides, coming out from behind the body.

11. Add a long, curvy tail coming out from the behind one side of the body.

You can decorate your cat however you wish. Some cats are one color, some have stripes and some even have spots. You can also add detail to the drawing by giving your cat a collar, a bowl of food or a toy.