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Uncognoscente — Cat Tutorial: Heads
Published: 2010-08-14 02:08:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 37408; Favourites: 959; Downloads: 531
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EDIT: TUTORIAL ON BODIES 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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Comments: 131
My fav part of this tutorial is so the almond 8D
But seriously, this is amazing and beautifully written <3 To the point, yet enough extra detailing for things to actually make sense
// casually prints
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Wow, thank you very much! If there's something you'd like to know that isn't covered here, let me know!
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Thank you very much for your tutorials! I am trying to work on my cats, and this really helped!
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You're welcome! If you have any additional questions don't hesitate to ask.
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I used to do the whole head fur thing for CANINES
So MANY people do it
Then I see the fur direction (For shading.... or something, cant remember) I was like
Well then. There is NO way that would happen. If it DID the back of the head would have a baldish line, like when you comb your hair half to the left and half to the right XD
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I agree your statement about the bangs wholeheartedly. Where does a Warrioea cat get the due to colour his hair? O Ethernet stylist to style it? And why on earth are his eyes ON TOP OF his eyes? Really?
Uhh, anyway (rant over), this is a great, great tutorial. I love you.
Honestly, I will be forever referencing back to this.
*hands a cat with dyed bangs and an eye above it plushi*
Oh yeah,
*adds scissors*
Go crazy :3
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oh, i am so with you on the head fur thing.
awesome tutorial C:
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Now I feel bad for drawing cats with manes ;-;
I still won't stop
Thanks for the tutorial ^^ it is really helpful
now I can write in my journal that I learnt drawing realistically cats xD
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Haha, I mean, it's been a few years since I wrote this and by all means you should draw what you want, how you want! If manes are an artistic stylization you like to use, go right ahead. I suppose I commented on them in the first place because they wouldn't be present in realistic cats, but if you're straying from realism to use your artistic liberty then you can do whatever makes you happy
Thanks for the comments! And I hope you find many more great things to put in your journal in the future, good luck!
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Okay...
Wait- who said I drew realistic cats with manes?My style is like that
And I must thank YOU for your tutorial!
It is really helpful!
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Very clear and complete, thank you so much! A teacher of mine commissioned some *good* sketches of a stylized cat, and I needed something like this to clear my mind... thank you again!
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Thanks for the comment! It's especially flattering to hear that you used this as a guide to come up with some good sketches. Made my entire day!
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*blush* you're welcome! ^°^
Why don't you try to write some other tutorial? I know it's a lot of work, but I think you explain very well
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I could definitely think of writing another tutorial! What would you like to see, just so I have a better idea of what people would like?
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Mmmh... What about vehicles, like cars, ships, planes and so on?
I find very difficult to draw not-organic things, but I should definitively learn to ^^"
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I'd have to do more studies on different types of machinery to tackle that one! I should definitely be learning that stuff as well. I admit that I'm kind of a one-trick pony, but I've been slowly broadening my horizons.
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Do you need help for looking for tutorials/references/ anything else?
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Oh my shit thankyou for this ;u;
Why are muzzles so confusing to me.
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You're welcome
Don't worry, muzzles still confuse me some days!
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Oh my gosh, amazing tutorial! I struggle with drawing, and I'he been practicing cats. This tutorial has helped me very much, thank you!
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OMFG THIS HELPED ME SO MUCH!!! I love you! 1+watcher
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This tutorial really helps me on when I do a view in profile. Thank you muchly.
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You're welcome! Profile view can be quite difficult, so I'm glad it helped!
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Awesome tutorial, thanks
I have trouble drawing realistic cats so this will be a help.
I totally agree with you about the part with the huge tufts of fur on cat heads. I'm not sure who came up with that. I'd hate having a bunch of stupid hair blocking my eyesight!
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You're welcome!
I dunno! I think it might have been a minor style quirk that quickly became overexaggerated, but I have no clue. Art's been around and evolving forever.
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I agree with the hair thing, especially when its like BRIGHT NEON GREEN OMG KAWAII and stuff like that. It annoys me when people draw stupid things like that
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Yeah! Of course, people can do what they'd like, but it's definitely not the way to go if you're trying to take a realistic/learning/improving approach to drawing...
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Agreed. I think i will write a journal to rant about this now. xD
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your tutorial is so good! I really need cat tutorials i'm not that good with cats so thank you 
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Thank you very much, I appreciate it! Haha, yes, horses are one of the few animals capable of growing significantly longer hair on their head, so it makes sense for them to have bangs.
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I'm really learning from your tutorials. ^^ I've been wanting to draw good cats for a while, and thanks to you, I've drawn a recognizable cat. 
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I am so happy that they've helped you to such an extent! The most I could have hoped for this was that someone could go from little knowledge on how to draw cats to being fairly well-versed on how to draw them (with a little bit of practice, of course).
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You explain the anatomy very well, and I love how you show dog anatomy beside correct cat anatomy to show us the difference. ^^ I've been drawing cats all day. lol
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Awesome! Keep it up, once you figure out how to draw something it's hard to stop, haha.
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Honestly, the muzzle description wasn't clear to me; it didn't really provide enough information, so I got stuck there...
Otherwise, good!
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Thank you, I may revise this in the future and pointing that out to me helps a lot! I apologize for the muddled description, and if you still need some help, please let me know - I'd be glad to help you as much as possible.
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Okay, thanks for responding!
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Oh this points out so many issues I have with 99% of Warriors fanart. I'm glad someone's helpfully setting it straight and I hope the fandom heeds your advice.
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Gee, that was the main motivator for this tutorial, so that means a ton to me. Thank you so much!
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OMG sooo much to read but it was worth it LOL
IN THE FAVS IT GOES!!!! And i too dislike the silly bangs and stuff that some people put on cats, but mainly because i can't see the cats eyes!! And the eyes are like the door ways to the cats personalitly and stuff so covering them make them emo or personalityless lol OR ugly... sorry to say it but they do 
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Haha, sorry about all the text! I just wanted to be as informative as possible. Thanks for the comment and fave and also for your enthusiasm!
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