Cats can be very hard to draw because of their complex markings and varied poses. Often a thin cat will look very fat when sitting (which is why famous author James Thurber once wrote, "cats sit fat and walk thin"). Sometimes when you try to add the body and legs, it just doesn't look quite right.

But we believe that drawing a cat can be pretty easy if you break it down into some simple steps. If you have a cat of your own, watch it when it's sleeping or sitting and try to think of the body position in shapes such as circles or ovals. Once you can take a hard-to-draw shape and think of it more simply, you're on your way to being a better artist.

Create with Connie
Draw a simple cat in three steps. Drawing a cat is not as complicated as you may think.

 

Learn to Draw a Cat by Chunky Monkey
Drawing a cat can be pretty easy if you break it down into some simple steps. Once you can take a hard-to-draw shape and think of it more simply, you're on your way to being a better artist. Follow step by step guide to draw a cat.

Let's Draw a Cat Cartoon (Cartoon Connections)
The lesson to draw a cat cartoon is part of a drawing lesson book, "Duane Barnhart's Cartooning Basics".

 

Learn How to Draw a Cat in Four Easy Steps
This tutorial sets you on the way with a simple way of learning how to draw a cat that shows you the main proportions and how to achieve that silky feline 'flow' associated with the way cats move - or just as often lounge around...

Drawing a Cat in graphite pencil
A step-by-step drawing a cat using graphite pencil. You need a good quality drawing paper (I used lightweight hot pressed watercolor paper), a range of pencils (F, B, 2B, 4B, 6B), paper stump, eraser, blu-tack (removable poster adhesive) or kneadable eraser.

Cat Art Garden
A lot of people in the modern world firmly believe that they are not capable of producing a good realistic drawing of any kind let alone to draw the living being like an animal or human. Here is the best place to learn how to draw a cat. Just cast aside all “buts’’ and read on.

How to Draw a Siamese cat portrait in colored Conte crayons
Different cat breeds demand different treatment in pastel and Conte drawing. This lesson covers how to draw a realistic Siamese cat portrait, and covers fur texture, color mixing, tracing and improving a photo reference.