Now that we are done with the sketch, it’s time to go back over the drawing and refine the lines to look more like our cat in the photo. You can also use the Liquify tool to make the bottom right and left edges of the kitty’s face fuller! Use the Liquify tool in Procreate to adjust edges Step 5: Refine your lines We want to make the lines straighter at the bottom of the body, since the cat is sitting on the ground. □ Use the Liquify tool to adjust your lines: If you aren’t happy with the shape of the body, you can use the Liquify tool in Procreate to “push” out the edges of your lines. I know this looks funny for now, but I’ll show you how to put the cat together! Step 4: Put your shapes togetherįor this step, I enlarged the head to the “cute” proportion that I would normally draw an animal’s head, and moved it down on top of the body. Since I want a round cat, I didn’t trace around the torso, and I will leave the torso out of the final drawing. Although the reference photo of this cat is cute, he is not round, and is more of a triangle shape from this angle. Most cute characters are small and very round. You might be wondering why I drew the head and body of the cat separately. I used a round oval for the body and cylindrical shapes for the front legs. Next, I drew the bottom part of the cat’s body. Since my “cute” style is to draw big heads, the head of this kitty will be a lot bigger than its body.Īfter I drew the cat’s round head and face, I resized it relative to the cat in the photo. I drew a very round oval for the head of my cat. Lower the opacity on your reference photo Start by lowering the opacity on your reference photo, and draw over it using very simple shapes. If you’re new to drawing, tracing over images can help you get an idea of the shapes you see. Step 3: Outline your animal with simple shapes You’ll develop your own style over time as you spend more time drawing. Keep in mind that you aren’t copying their work, just using them as inspiration! I recommend checking out the work of other “cute” artists to see how they are drawing animals. If you’ve seen my work, you know that I draw most of my kitties with big heads and big eyes. The definition of “cute” will be very different for everybody. You might also want to trace over the reference photo. Place the reference photo off to the side of the canvas so you can easily refer to it. Open a new file in Procreate or Photoshop. Let’s get started! Step 1: Choose an animal reference photoįind a reference photo of any animal you’d like to draw. Today I’ll be using Procreate, but you can recreate this process in any digital or traditional medium. Grab your iPad and your favorite drawing app. Drawing cute animals is easy and fun! In this step-by-step guide, I’ll show you how to simplify complex critters into cute characters using basic shapes.
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