How to draw cat face

How to draw cat's face with colored pencils In this book you will find one step-by-step tutorial that gives an explanation on how to draw a close-up cat's face, using colored pencils For this drawing I used Lyra, Faber-Castell and Prismacolor colored pencil and wax Prismacolor colorless blender I would recommend a two types of colored pencils: for the thinner parts and edges use the harder colored pencils such as Faber-Castell or Lyra and for creating a smooth texture use a soft colored pencil such as Prismacolors Prismacolor pencils are wax based and very soft Polychromos are oil based and harder The harder, the better for details Which one is better for you is something you should try out You can also use a colorless blender, but for blending the drawn areas you can use even a white colored pencil You don't have to get all the existing nuances of colored pencils; learn to mix them up and create a color that you don't even have Of course, it's easier if you can afford a bigger set of pencils If you are not much experienced in drawing, you should use a graphite pencil for sketching, because unlike the colored pencils they can be easily erased I suggest having a blending stump on hand This tutorial is about drawing with colored pencils, but I would recommend a white ink gel pen, which is very useful for drawing over already drawn dark areas We can achieve it with white colored pencil, but it's really difficult, so this pen is great It costs about $2 and lasts long Reference photo: Draw the main lines using the grid-method Try to draw a main lines freehand and use the grid only if the things don't look good and proportional in your sketch You should draw a make your sketch it as proportional as possible Take time and patience for drawing the main lines, because they are the base of your drawing If you find difficult to create a proportional sketch, you can use a grid-method as many artists Some of the advanced artists use only twothree lines in their grid, because this is enough for the orientation If you're using the grid-method, your sketching can go much faster, not to mention that there's much less erasing and the paper stays smooth and clear In the next image you can see how it works, I've made one sample of my drawing Draw a grid, with mechanical pencil using a ruler, over the reference photo and draw a grid on a blank paper Keep in mind that if you press hard you will leave an impressed lines on your paper that will show up after applying your colored pencil on top, so keep the pressure light So,draw the main lines of the squares of reference photo to the squares of your paper Once you're finished with your sketch, erase the grid lines Your sketch should look like mine (see the next image) I've created only few main lines for orientation Let's start this cat from the darkest parts Using well sharpened black colored pencil, draw carefully over the main lines Having strengthened the main lines, you can focus on building the black fur Start to draw the short hair between the eyes and continue creating the long hairs, drawing them outwards from this black area in the middle of the cat's face Always check the reference photo to learn about the direction of the hair growth, so you can draw in the same direction Draw the edges of the ears I won't draw the whole ears, but only as much as we can see in the reference photo, because I want to focus on the cat's face However, you can (you should, for the sake of practice) draw the whole ears, checking the shape of the cat's ears in some other cat's reference photo, if unsure As you move toward the edges of the paper, apply less pressure as the hair found further from the nose is not that black anymore and we are going to apply other colors over it in the next steps Let's continue drawing the eyes, so that our drawing can start to come to life Just use the same pencils as I've used and draw carefully and with patience Don't rush and move to the next step only if you are completely satisfied with your result Using Prismacolor Light Cerulean Blue (you can use any other light blue pencil), draw the whole pupils except for the areas next to the lower eyelids and for the reflections of the light Thoughtfully analyze my next step and you'll notice that I've drawn around the reflection of the light leaving it white Do the same and if you make sure that everything looks fine, press hard, layering as you go in order to achieve the smooth texture Be sure to keep your pencil sharp to get fine edges The eyes require much more effort than the hair, so take your time for these areas and draw them slowly In the next step I've used Lyra 2820044 (dark blue) pencil, because this pencil is harder than Prismacolor, yet creamy and has a high pigment concentration Using this pencil, I draw (over the previously drawn blue) the stellate pattern in the iris and the shadowed parts of the irises next under the upper eyelids Using grey, draw the lower and upper eyelids filling up the remained blank areas between the eyes and black fur Using the same pencil, draw the nose You can whether use the same grey pencil for the whole area of the nose, applying different pressure as you draw the shadows and highlights or use the light and dark grey pencils for creating these parts of the nose Carefully blend the top of the nose, using white pencil You can use wax colorless blender or blending stump for this Continue to build the fur, using grey pencil, drawing the lines over the ends of the drawn black hair Using light grey pencil, draw the short shiny black hair between the eyes This part is actually hardly visible, that's why I've put it in a red circle in the next image In the next step I'm finishing the fur, using dark brown pencil and wax colorless blender So, using well sharpened dark brown colored pencil, draw the rest of the hair that surround the black hair Start to draw over the ends of the black hair (this way softening it) and draw the long brown hair outwards from the center of the cat's face I also used a light grey pencil for softening the hair Once again, check for the direction of the hair growth in the reference photo Draw the ears, using the same brown pencil and go over the drawn black areas as well This way you'll soften the ears and they will appear lifelike Also draw the hairs that grow on the edges of the ears, using this brown pencil Since we want the fur to look really soft, we have to blend it For this I'm using wax Prismacolor colorless blender following the previously drawn brown hair, drawing over the hairs and beyond their tops If you don't have this blender, you can use white colored pencil, but only over the tops of the brown hairs Last, add a whiskers, using white ink gel pen Watch me drawing this cat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MngHaEg1wsc *** If you enjoyed this tutorial, maybe you would like to learn more from my other books Look for How to draw Pets: with colored pencils www.amazon.com/dp/B00VSLU9AG/ Learn to draw realistic portraits with colored pencils www.amazon.com/dp/B00TBYHE0K/ Author's Bio: My name is Jasmina Susak I was born on March 06 1976 in Serbia I moved to Hungary in 2001 where I currently live I am a traditional self-taught artist with more than 10 years experience in drawing I had been drawing using only graphite pencils for about 10 years and in 2011 I tried a colored pencil for the very first time, because everyone told me that I should've tried with colors It was a really good feeling to start to draw with colored pencils after so many years of black and white illustrations and I could fast fit to drawing in colors, because I’d already had a lot of experience in drawing at that time so I was able to apply it in colored pencils Since then I've been drawing using colored pencils only I work as a freelance visual artist Watch my time lapse drawings: https://www.youtube.com/user/JASMINA518/ Check out my other How To Draw books: http://www.amazon.com/Jasmina-Susak/e/B00R9Y1ZW2/ The tools I use, free drawing tutorials, gallery with my drawings and more you can find on my website: http://www.jasminasusak.com/ .. .How to draw cat' s face with colored pencils In this book you will find one step-by-step tutorial that gives an explanation on how to draw a close-up cat' s face, using colored... the same direction Draw the edges of the ears I won't draw the whole ears, but only as much as we can see in the reference photo, because I want to focus on the cat' s face However, you can (you... https://www.youtube.com/user/JASMINA518/ Check out my other How To Draw books: http://www.amazon.com/Jasmina-Susak/e/B00R9Y1ZW2/ The tools I use, free drawing tutorials, gallery with my drawings and more you can find on