How to draw a meticulous cat:
①Instructions for drawing a cat: draw the head first, the eyes should be drawn vividly, the cat's eyes should stand near the mouth, and the cat's head should be divided into two parts. Ears, when drawing a cat, focus on movement. Flexibility is the key. Eyes are the key to movement, stillness, sitting and lying. Pay attention to the details of the cat's ears and nose, which are intended to focus on feeding habits. The cat's feet and tail move, and the cat's whiskers, eyebrows, and paws move. Observe more on weekdays, and don't ignore this. , grabbing and leaping, changes in the cat's whiskers.
② Drawing cat eyes: Cat eyes change three times a day. If you want to draw a live cat, you must first learn to draw cat eyes. If the eyes are not drawn well, the cat will be dull. Generally, the pupils of a kitten's eyes will change with light only three to four months after birth. When drawing a cat's eye, you usually first use magenta plus ocher and ink to outline the eye frame, and then use magenta plus rouge to bake and dye it. Old cats have heavier whiskers, while kittens have lighter eye frames and are more tender. The eye frames should be round when looking straight up, flat at the top when looking upward, round at the bottom when looking down, and slightly triangular when looking from the side. After the cat's eye frame is drawn, draw the cat's eyeballs and pupils. For example, to draw the eyes of a yellow cat, use ocher graphite to draw the pupils, then use light ocher to draw the eyeballs from the eye frame to the inside, and the lighter it goes to the middle, finally use stone yellow to draw the pupils, use heavy cyan blue to lightly add ink in the depth, and finally use cyan cyan. Add ink and draw a vertical line. Add a little light around the pupil, leaving some white in the highlight of the cat's pupil. When drawing eyes, remember to make them clear and transparent. Just make the kitten’s eyes bright and lively.
③Drawing a cat nose: A cat nose is a dynamic expression. You must pay attention to the perspective relationship and show its movement. Don't use solid lines when drawing a cat's nose, use dotted lines instead. Use magenta and rouge to make a false outline before drying and dyeing. The old cat color should be heavier and the kitten color should be lighter.
④Drawing a cat’s mouth: Cats generally do not open their mouths and do not show their teeth when not preying. Sometimes kittens will open their mouths when they are angry. Pay close attention to observe the cuteness of the kitten in order to capture the cuteness of the kitten. Use rouge and ocher to draw the cat's mouth from the bottom of the nose to the left and right into figure eight shapes. Cats only reveal their tongues when they are licking things. Use magenta and rouge to draw the tongues, and the color should be bright and light.
⑤Drawing cat ears: Cat ears often move back and forth. To draw the inside of cat ears, use magenta, ink and ocher, and draw from the inside. Then use white powder to draw some white hairs, which should be naturally interlaced. A feeling of stillness and movement.
⑥Drawing cat feet and claws: Cat feet and claws are the most flexible parts and are more difficult. To draw the cat's claws, use ocher ink and slightly add magenta, outline from the toes downward, and outline the sharp claws.
⑦ Drawing the cat’s whiskers: This is the last critical part. Use thick pink to draw the cat’s whiskers, and the pen must be strong and straight. Don't be sloppy, be neat and decisive when hooking. It's better to use Xiaolanghao pen to draw.
⑧Draw cat hair and tail: Cat tails come in various shapes and forms. Generally, when drawing a cat's tail, you start from the root, with the two ends being lighter and the middle heavier, forming a crescent shape. You can cut the brush with scissors and then dip it in color or ink to draw, the effect is very good. This is the "coat method" commonly used to draw cats. The brush should be used to draw soft cat hair in rows according to the growth of the cat's hair. You can quickly master this method by practicing more. After the cat hair structure is drawn, it is divided and dyed, which is the "three alum and nine dyeing" in gongbi painting. Dyeing is also the key, and the furry feeling is produced by dyeing. Each layer of dyeing should be dyed after the front is dry, so that the color layer feels good. Cat hair looks fluffy.
⑨Paper and color for drawing cats: The paper used for drawing gongbi kittens is Chinese painting paper: raw Xuan, cooked Xuan, leather paper, colored paper, etc. Alum and silk can also be used to draw gongbi kittens. The general experience is that using cooked xuan and alum to draw the best results. To draw Chinese painting fine brushwork kittens, use twelve-color Marley brand Chinese painting pigments. You can choose Yidege ink or ink you grind yourself.
⑩Scenery: Generally, the scenery used to draw kittens is mostly plums, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums, as well as some hills, butterflies, peonies, etc. Goldfish and the like can also be used as background. The scene with the kitten should not be too big or too violent.