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Cat Tutorial: Bodies
Published: 2010-09-26 17:24:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 142717; Favourites: 4189; Downloads: 1497
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My tutorial on cat heads can be found here: [link]When viewing a lot of Warriors groups, I noticed there were a lot of fans out there who are trying hard, but needed a few nudges in the right direction. That is why I created this tutorial.
Obviously, I am by no means an experienced pro, I just hope that this will help some people out. If this tutorial is received well, I will continue and do one on the body, and then perhaps a miscellaneous one for things such as expression.
Here are some tutorials on dA that I find helpful.
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All images are from:
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under creative commons license.
Many thanks to ~taumeow and ~JadeRavenwing for pointing out and fixing some mistakes I made in this tutorial.
EDIT: THANK YOU FOR THE DD (JENNA AND GIGI)... WEH IM OVERWHELMED...
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Comments: 319
This is VERY helpful, thank you for making this. c:
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Glad to hear it! You're welcome.
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Oh this has a lot of really important points I never understood. :'D Thanks so much for putting it together!
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I tried to make sure to include some little things people often pass over, they make a lot of difference! You're welcome!
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Oh yes, I hadn't seen most of these points in any other tutorials, so it's a big help. <33
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Thanks! I hadn't seen several points either in tutorials I looked at when just learning about cats and that was one of the big reasons I decided to make this.
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Very helpful, thank you!
Congrats on the DD!
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You're welcome!
Thank you, I'm really flattered to receive it!
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I have to draw a cat for a commission, this will definitely come in handy, thank you so much
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Oh, I'm happy it came to you just in time, then! Good luck with your commission!
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GAH! AH FAIL MY LIFE! GRRR! Why didn't I reference before drawing that cat weeks ago?! HURGH! Anyways, thanx for this! It is very helpful!
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Haha, referencing can usually help you fix that little mistake you just CAN'T seem to! You're welcome!
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This is very helpful! : ) The skeleton pictures are surprisingly good when trying to get an outline down, I wish I would of remembered that. O.o;; Thanks a bunch for posting this up! ^_^ And congratulations on the DD!
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Skeletons are incredibly useful, they are the building blocks of any animal shape! You're welcome for the tutorial, and thanks for the congrats!
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I'll be sure to keep that in mind next time I start drawing animals! ^_^
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Ca's have no chests whatsoever. That "protrusion" is their shoulders.
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Oh dear, did I make an error? I'll have to go correct it later.
I am aware of this currently, however! When viewed from the front, cats have no chests, their front legs make that part of their bodies.
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I am mildly disappointed. I thought the caption said "Car tutorial: Bodies". No help from this in drawing a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow, then.
Nonetheless, I might want to draw a real cat one day and this looks like a good resource.
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People who can draw really accurate cars are virtually art gods in my eyes. I'd probably just trace over a picture and hope it comes out alright...
Thanks!
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You're welcome.
Cars are really just a collection of basic shapes and perspective; I haven't used more than two-point perspective so far (but that might be my problem... 
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Even two point perspective can help you a lot with certain angles on any drawing! (And the more you practice, the more you develop an innate sense of perspective as well.)
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Oh, this helps a lot! I suck at cats because I draw canines so much XD Thanks for making this <3
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You're welcome! I think a lot of people on dA are the same way, so I hoped I pointed out enough of the anatomy nuances between cats and dogs.
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You sure did! Again, thanks for the tutorial ^^
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Very informative! I don't like the "it's my style!" excuse many artists take, you can use all sorts of shapes, but proper anatomy will always rule out in the end. Thanks!
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Thank you! Yes, I'm of the opinion that you can stylize as much as you'd like and draw what you want to draw, but you must have some sort of base which allows you to identify when something looks wrong and fix it. Without that knowledge, it's going to take a long time to figure out how to make things look "right"!
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Perfect timing, this is exactly what I was looking for
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Fantastic! It's one of the better things in life when you can find what you're looking for right away.
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Thank you soo much! It will help me a lot!
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thanks for this awesome tutorial!
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Thanks, you're welcome!
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I'm pretty good at cat anatomy I think... except for the head x_x I can't draw a front view for my life D:
This tutorial is great! I love it <3
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To me it's a great tutorial, and will be very helpful in my future project, so... Thank you! ^^
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This is so in-depth, and really helpful. 
Congratulations on the DD.
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