Redline :X by Kitteh

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Redline :X

Postby Kitteh » Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:06 am

Alright, I'm not to best, so don't use this as like a cat-drawing bible or anything xD But here's a few tips.

-The Paw
This is the part you'll want to listen to me least, cause obviously I suck at drawing them xD Cats technically walk on their toes. They have pretty small feet, and that point where the leg seems to bend to the toes is their wrist joint. C: From their wrist, their legs are straight until they get to the elbow, which is even with the belly-line. c:

-The face
The ears were huge for being a cat, and cats' ears are a little more squared.
The eyes were a little to one side of the face. Obviously you have a much different style eye than mine, and thats fine ^^ The inner corner of the eyes should line up with the very edge of the nose.
The cheeks should line up with the outer corner of the eyes.
The ears should start at about the center of the cat's eye and end right on the upper part of the cheek.
The bottom of the cheek-fluff should end somewhere around where the muzzle is, maybe slightly above it.
The whisker-holder things (I don't know what they are called xD The roundish things above their mouth) should start at the center of each eye and meet right below the center of the nose. The jaw should be partially showing. C:

-The Body
Cats have very curved spines. **note that if you draw wolves, they do not have curved backs, they have straight backs.
The back leg shouldn't end at the tail. I find it easiest to just connect the back leg to the back, but thats just my style. You can end it slightly below the back, but don't end it at the tail.
The back legs shouldn't be perfectly lined up like that, cause the cat would lose balance if that were the case. Instead, draw the other leg kinda spread out, so that your cat doesn't fall on its face. xD
Good job on the chest C: Most people make the chest try to stick out, but the chest on a cat only sticks out when they sit or lie down.

** oh yeah, one more thing. The head is a little large, but I didn't bother to fix that. xP
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Re: Redline :X

Postby .boo. » Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:13 am

Thank you so much!!! This was a lot of help!!! C:
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Re: Redline :X

Postby Kitteh » Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:18 am

You're welcome :D
I'm glad I could help xD
Another tip is to try practicing off of real-life photos. It may seem realllly boring at first, but it will /really/ help anatomy :D You don't have to make your style realistic, just use the reference to know where to put things. :D
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