Most often, dogs and cats cannot stand each other, but there are cases when they become good and even loyal friends and get along quite peacefully with each other. Very rarely, but you can see a cat and a dog in an embrace. And if friendship arises between them, then it is truly strong and real.
Let's try to convey through the drawing the true friendship of a dog and a cat. Try to make it so that it turns out to be a funny and slightly comical situation between animals. But first, let's just practice. To do this, we will use the step-by-step drawing technique and consider in detail how to draw a cat and a dog harmoniously and simply.
Take courage to work on the drawing of pets. At first glance, this may seem difficult. However, this is not the case, follow the step-by-step recommendations presented in the article. When drawing for the first time, try not to experiment, but just learn. If it doesn't work out, then don't be discouraged, but try again.
How to draw a cat and a dog with a pencil, step by step
For beginner artists, drawing cute pets is not difficult. Technicsdrawing is quite easy to perform. So let's get started:
- Start with a pencil sketch. Place the cat on the left side and the dog on the right side.
- Start by drawing the cat's head. Draw a circle on the left side of the paper with thin lines.
- Draw a vertical line to locate the head and a horizontal line to locate the eyes.
- Then draw the contours of the nose, mouth and eyes.
- Draw the ears and make an imitation of hair on the head by hatching.
- Next, on the right side of the sheet, depict the head of a dog. To locate the face, draw an oval with an inner circle.
- Now draw the puppy's ears, eyes, mouth and nose.
- Draw the cat's body and tail. Draw paws and claws in the form of small strokes.
- Draw the dog's paw on the cat's body.
- Draw the cat's eyes in detail. Draw two eyes - two circles with black pupils and eyelashes. Don't forget to paint the highlights.
- Draw the nose as a small triangle. Then - a long mustache by drawing several horizontal lines.
- After that, the cat's mouth and ears on top of the head. Don't forget to give the cat's ears a fluffy look.
- Draw the eyes of the dog, then paint over by drawing thin lines. Highlight areas of the shadow with an intense tone for increased detail on the head of the animal.
- Imitate a long and fluffy fur for a cat by careful drawing on the head,body and tail fine lines.
- Fluff the dog's ears in the same way, but with slightly shorter strokes. Highlight the paw against the general background of the animal by applying a few strokes. This approach will create a sense of three-dimensional drawing.
Required materials and tools
Before you start learning how to draw a cat and a dog together, prepare the following stationery:
- white sheet of paper;
- simple regular pencil;
- eraser;
- colored pencils.
Trying to draw a dog and a cat together
Let's look at and analyze one more option, how to draw a cat and a dog with a more detailed technique for drawing the displayed animals. The sequence is as follows:
- First sketch out the silhouettes of the pets.
- Draw the base of the picture - depict the dog's head with circles for the nose and eyes. Mark the place where the cat's head will be located.
- Next draw the contours of the dog's head and finish the paws of the cat.
- Draw the muzzle and whiskers of the cat and dog.
- Add some shadows when drawing animal fur.
- Erase extra lines with an eraser.
The drawing can be left in its original form or decorated with colored pencils.
Conclusion
Congratulations! You did the job and figured out how to draw a cat anddog. Having mastered this stage, you can safely move on to experiments and try yourself as a real artist.
