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AddictionHalfWay β€” Quick Cat Anatomy Tutorial

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Description Two quick feline anatomy tutorials I stuck together.

These two things are probably the most common anatomical mistakes I see in cat drawings o__o; Especially the chest.
Like honestly... Cats shouldn't be drawn like dogs (or plastic toys). Cats and dogs are built for two completely different hunting styles. And being a cartoonist or really "stylized" isn't an excuse for fucking anatomy up. So stop it, just stop it

Anyways, I hope it helps out at least a few people, so enjoy
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AddictionHalfWay In reply to ??? [2010-10-30 19:35:08 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad it helped out so much ^^

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frostheart29 In reply to ??? [2010-10-30 15:56:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! x'D Made me realize a few errors I've been making for a while. Helped a lot. ^^

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AddictionHalfWay In reply to frostheart29 [2010-10-30 19:35:24 +0000 UTC]

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Moxillia In reply to ??? [2010-10-30 15:29:16 +0000 UTC]

haha this is awesome! thanks for putting this up!

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AddictionHalfWay In reply to Moxillia [2010-10-30 19:35:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you c:

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Moxillia In reply to AddictionHalfWay [2010-10-31 14:53:50 +0000 UTC]

no problem!(: <3

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RAWRimakittykat In reply to ??? [2010-10-30 14:51:12 +0000 UTC]

I fail at anatomy badly, so this would really help a lot!

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AddictionHalfWay In reply to RAWRimakittykat [2010-10-30 19:35:52 +0000 UTC]

xD I'm glad I helped out

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Starcraft3000 In reply to ??? [2010-10-30 14:38:37 +0000 UTC]

cool Quick cat anatomy tutorial

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AddictionHalfWay In reply to Starcraft3000 [2010-10-30 19:35:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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Starcraft3000 In reply to AddictionHalfWay [2010-10-31 15:49:25 +0000 UTC]

youΒ΄re welcome

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kittywolf300 In reply to ??? [2010-10-30 14:26:37 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this did help .

Especially the chest part.
If you stick the chest in there, not only do cats not have it, but it makes the leg anatomy messed up to xD.

And the back legs, I needed help on that to.

Nice job, and thank you <3

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AddictionHalfWay In reply to kittywolf300 [2010-10-30 19:39:28 +0000 UTC]



Oh totally. Having the chest there really throws off the body's flow.
Thanks c:

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Alexis13XD13 In reply to ??? [2010-10-30 14:10:20 +0000 UTC]

This is one helpful tutorial.
I'll try not to forget that you're the one who helped me.
Thanks.

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AddictionHalfWay In reply to Alexis13XD13 [2010-10-30 19:39:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you C:

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Alexis13XD13 In reply to AddictionHalfWay [2010-10-31 03:16:58 +0000 UTC]

Surely do!

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runninghoofbeats In reply to ??? [2010-10-30 14:04:43 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is the first tutorial that might actually help me!

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AddictionHalfWay In reply to runninghoofbeats [2010-10-30 19:39:43 +0000 UTC]

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runninghoofbeats In reply to AddictionHalfWay [2010-10-30 22:27:32 +0000 UTC]

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philosophyfox In reply to ??? [2010-10-30 09:50:54 +0000 UTC]

A huge help and informative tutorial! Thank you

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AddictionHalfWay In reply to philosophyfox [2010-10-30 19:40:03 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad to hear you found it helpful c:

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figjamplay In reply to ??? [2010-10-30 03:21:01 +0000 UTC]

now hopefully i can try and draw my cat

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AddictionHalfWay In reply to figjamplay [2010-10-30 05:24:51 +0000 UTC]

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Morgan-Michele In reply to ??? [2010-10-30 02:29:05 +0000 UTC]

I already knew most of this stuff, but I've been having MAJOR issues with getting the back legs to look like a cat and not a dog ><; I knew there were differences, I just couldn't get them to LOOK different (if that makes sense...)

Thanks for clearing some of this up!

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AddictionHalfWay In reply to Morgan-Michele [2010-10-30 02:45:35 +0000 UTC]

I know what you mean c: That's really refreshing to hear actually, it's nice to know there are artists out there that know that a dog leg and a cat leg should have a different feel to them
Glad it helped ouo

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tangolium In reply to ??? [2010-10-30 01:49:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for this <3 It pains me a little to see people draw a cat face on an dog body and use the stylized excuse to get away with it.

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AddictionHalfWay In reply to tangolium [2010-10-30 02:23:09 +0000 UTC]

Oh totally D:

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tangolium In reply to AddictionHalfWay [2010-10-30 16:41:06 +0000 UTC]

x3 So I heard you just started going to the warrior forums?

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AddictionHalfWay In reply to tangolium [2010-10-30 19:28:46 +0000 UTC]

Yeah ouo i don't know how active I'll be there but I guess i'm there now xD My username is machati.
If you're active there then feel free to give me some warnings or tips about being there

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tangolium In reply to AddictionHalfWay [2010-11-01 02:16:36 +0000 UTC]

Okay then! lol

I'm the one who gave you the free bump, but then again, all bumps are free...

There are a few flame wars here and there, and apparently the admins (mainly Tina and Mary - mod) don't believe in users having 'good' art... they deleted my Rainy Days pic because they thought it 'wasn't mine.' So yeah, that gets pretty annoying. Oh, and there are some fan bots there that can swarm you, so I'd be a bit careful if you're going to post something even remotely negative o-o Been there, done that...



But that's pretty much the warnings the forums are a bit addicting, lol. looking forward to seeing you there!

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AddictionHalfWay In reply to tangolium [2010-11-01 02:47:43 +0000 UTC]

lmao thanks

That's annoying e__e they shouldn't do that if they don't have any proof. But then again I already know a lot of mods on popular websites can be dickish lolololol.
Okay I'll keep that in mind xD haha I don't like quite a few of the warrior cats so I'll just..not say anything about that to them x3
Thanks

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tangolium In reply to AddictionHalfWay [2010-11-01 02:56:42 +0000 UTC]

Haha

Anytime!

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sqaull17 [2010-10-30 01:29:31 +0000 UTC]

man wish i had looked through all my deviations this is a good tutorial

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AddictionHalfWay In reply to sqaull17 [2010-10-30 02:23:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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DragonElfe In reply to ??? [2010-10-30 01:07:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, this helps a lot!

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AddictionHalfWay In reply to DragonElfe [2010-10-30 01:16:20 +0000 UTC]

I'm happy to hear that c:

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La-gato-negro In reply to ??? [2010-10-30 01:06:44 +0000 UTC]

AWESOME!!!!!

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AddictionHalfWay In reply to La-gato-negro [2010-10-30 01:16:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ^^

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La-gato-negro In reply to AddictionHalfWay [2010-10-30 01:23:35 +0000 UTC]

your welcome!

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MS-Paint-Loser In reply to ??? [2010-10-29 23:38:23 +0000 UTC]

Ah, thanks a lot! I had always drawn my cats with a rib cage frtsngle and they never everever worked out

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AddictionHalfWay In reply to MS-Paint-Loser [2010-10-29 23:40:56 +0000 UTC]

I know what you mean xD When you start learning how their chests the way they're supposed to be that feline elegance really blooms.

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MS-Paint-Loser In reply to AddictionHalfWay [2010-10-30 00:08:12 +0000 UTC]

Haha, yeah. This helps a lot better than other tutorials for some reason, I just can't seem to draw cat body's or front on faces, so your other tutorial really helped again! I can't do body anatomy for shizz xD

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AddictionHalfWay In reply to MS-Paint-Loser [2010-10-30 00:10:45 +0000 UTC]

Oh good I hope my tutorials make you more confident in your future pictures' anatomy c:

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flowertail8 In reply to ??? [2010-10-29 23:26:33 +0000 UTC]

The leg explanations were very helpful, thanks

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AddictionHalfWay In reply to flowertail8 [2010-10-29 23:41:04 +0000 UTC]

Glad it helped c:

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Gemfire In reply to ??? [2010-10-29 23:25:20 +0000 UTC]

DERP

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AddictionHalfWay In reply to Gemfire [2010-10-29 23:41:19 +0000 UTC]

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Gemfire In reply to AddictionHalfWay [2010-10-30 20:41:47 +0000 UTC]

haha XD

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Dark-Forest-Faerie In reply to ??? [2010-10-29 23:20:20 +0000 UTC]

Awesome tutorial.
Can you add in a sketch of how you would draw the frontal region directly forward?
I see a lot of people drawing cats sitting straight at the viewer, I think that would be very helpful

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AddictionHalfWay In reply to Dark-Forest-Faerie [2010-10-29 23:25:59 +0000 UTC]

Yeah someone else mentioned how they didn't get how the front worked xD I didn't do one since I just like..farted the tutorial out. I'll be doing more of these tutorials and will make sure that I clear up what it looks like from the front, while sitting and hopefully some other poses too c:

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