Basic Draw

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No inspiration? Take a look at you wardrobe. You may find interesting stuff that you can draw. For example, make a fun pattern of the shoes you have, or draw the kind of shoes that you’d like to have. You could make a pattern of bags, coats, accessories… you name it. Take a peek into your wardrobe and you can get lots of ideas for a whole series of patterns.

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Heres another Throwback Tuesday!
No, Im not being lazy, I just got reminded by Jennifer, one of the participants in Just Draw It, of this video. And I think its worth a rerun.
And, its quite fitting too, because this Friday, the course Seeing starts on Sketchbook Skool, and I will be teaching about self portraits, and how we see ourselves as artists. Will you be in skool with me?

This is the last part of this how to draw cats tutorial series. Last time I covered how to draw cat paws, and before that I gave a tutorial on how to draw cat faces/heads. I also made some how to draw cats video tutorials. Today Im going to cover how to combine cat heads and paws with cat bodies to create cat poses. Lets get to it!




Art Type: Traditional or Digital
Im Using: Photoshop CS4 and an Intuos 4

I used references to guide these drawings. I suggest using references as well, especially if youre drawing an animal that you havent practiced with much, or if you want a realistic style.

You can click the images below to see them larger.

1. Draw the basic shapes to form the head, chest, torso, and rear. Keep in mind that cats are longer than they are tall. They are also very graceful, so are best drawn with curving lines in mind.
2. Add the guide lines to the face and add the ears, muzzle, and eye.
3. Add the legs and tail. You cant see the hind leg on the other side of the body.
4. Either half erase your guide drawing, or draw on a new layer if working digitally. Detail the face.
5. Detail the body. Dont forget the little lines on the paw facing us that show where the claws retract.  Erase the guide drawing.

How to Draw a Cat Lying Down

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Lets add some colour to last weeks drawing, and spice it up - Literally!
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In this weeks video I show you how to craft your own invitation  postcards: Personal, colourful and fun!

This weeks Draw Tip video is a bit longer than usual.
It was made especially for the blog on Seek Your Course.

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Illustrating recipes can be done in any way you want. Today Im doing a collage. 




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Lets doodle! Fill the white space, and surprise yourself with the result.
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Let’s make today’s art journal page extra pretty, by adding the day or the date, in hand lettering.

Since I get quite a few questions about those background washes I make every now and then, I thought Id make todays Draw Tip Tuesday a Throwback Tuesday instead, and share a video I made a while ago. In this, I make a fresh green background. Plus a quick sketch of my hand!

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Today I will show you a little trick, to use paint blobs as a basic shape for a fun drawing.

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Last week I promised you to sketch shoes, so... here they are!