How to Draw a Cartoon Cat

Last Updated: September 20, 2018

There are many variations of cartoon cats. Tom and Butch from Tom and Jerry, Snowball I, II, and III from the Simpsons, and many others. As you can tell, the styles of them both are very different. This step-by-step guide will show you how to draw a cartoon cat. Let's begin!

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

A Cartoon Cat

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Make an angular oval for the head.
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Attach angular triangles for the ears.

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3
Overlap the oval with a much bigger oval for the body.
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Overlap further with smaller vertical ovals for the legs of the animal.
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Draw even smaller horizontal ovals for the paws.
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Join the ovals of the fore legs with a small curved line.
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Add a curved string-like line for the tail.
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Make an oval at the tip of the tail line.
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Draw all the details of the cat.
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Then erase all earlier lines.
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Color and shade the cat.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Method Two: A Traditional Cat

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Make a horizontally tapered oval for the head.
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Overlap it with a circle at its bottom.
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Add another circle at the bottom right of the earlier one.
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Attach two triangles on the top of the topmost oval.
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Join the bottom circles with straight lines.
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Extend three straight lines from the ovals and circles for the legs.
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Make small overlapping ovals for the paws of the forelegs.
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Create another couple of overlapping ovals for the hind legs.
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Make a small curved line for the tail.
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Create a couple of angular straight lines for the eyes and a triangle between them for the nose.
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Draw curved lines on either side of the eye-lines.
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Make small curves on either side from the tip of the triangle.
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Draw all the details of the cat based on the guide lines.
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Erase all the guidelines.
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Color the cat.

Community Q&A

Question

When I draw the traditional cat, the eyes always look too big for the head. How can I make this not happen?

Community Answer

Try multiple versions of the cat. Draw one with the same eye size as usual, then another making them smaller, or bigger, or a different shape. Play with it until you find something you think looks good and you like. You could even try to move the eye placement a little bit, making them closer or farther apart. Keep practicing and you'll get the affect you want eventually.
Question

What should I use to color my cats?

Community Answer

You could use anything! I would suggest either watercolors, colored pencils, or crayons.

Warnings

Don't worry if you mess up. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

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Things You'll Need

Pen (Any color, but preferably black)
Pencil (We used a green pen for visual purposes, use the pencil so you can erase you mistakes on the outline)
Paper