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Uncognoscente — Cat Tutorial: Heads
Published: 2010-08-14 02:08:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 37413; 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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the text was fine i was just saying coz i read it at like 3:00 in the morning and my head wasnt working LOL and ur welcome
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Thank you so much for posting this! I've been having trouble with drawing cats recently because I haven't been practicing very much. (moving and school and shiz) It was very informative and funny too! I totally agree with the emo bangs thing because it makes me cringe too. I add only a couple of strokes for a small patch of head fur to differentiate cats and give them character but the ungodly colored OCs and the random human head hair is one of my biggest pet peeves!
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You're welcome and thank you at the same time, I'm flattered! I'm actually in the middle of a drawing consisting of 8 different cats and I am indeed giving a few of them small fur tufts on their heads to distinguish them.
Of course, people can do what they want, but especially when you're just starting out, it's ill-advised to cover up a bunch of the drawing (in this case, the face and head) with something easier to draw because you find the head difficult. If people really want to draw sparklecats, they should have a good handle on drawing every part of a cat's body first!
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Oh~ I don't think I could draw so many cats at once! (<---Fails at drawing things in the size ratio of other things) Is it a Warriors Fanart or just cats? (can't wait to see it ^^)
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Actually, it's a Homestuck fanart where I just... turned them all into cats.
I'm a really quality artist.
I don't know if I'll upload it, but if you'd still like to see it, it's here! [link]
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It's adorable! ^^ Love the poses <3
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I do draw the freak-emo-bang-growth thing, and my own habit has started to annoy me lately, now especially that realism is mentioned. <3333
This tutorial is amazing, by the way! Thanks for the advice <3333333333 Fav!
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Man, I know a lot of people do it, and I really hope I didn't offend anyone with it! To each their own style, but a more realistic one shies away from lots of what's popular nowadays.
But thank you for the kind words and the fav! I really appreciate it. <3
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Oh my gosh, this helped me so much. I hate when people try and make cats like emo teens. It's insane. Plus I can't get the muzzle right but now I can! Thankies!!
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I never really consider myself to be a very helpful person, so I'm glad this tutorial ended up doing what I intended it to do! The best comments are the ones where you get told that the commenter feels they can now draw [body part] better than before, because it's the best feeling ever when something suddenly just clicks. You're welcome!
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Your tutorial rocked!!!!!! it made a huge difference in my cats THANKS so much!!!!!!!!
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Thank you, I'm really glad to hear that! It makes my day to hear I can make a positive difference to someone.
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fav this and fav that because I LIKE
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This is really good and helpful! Thanks!
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eh i like cats with bangs and such. But i don't over do it... I like it when my cats have some tufts of messy hair sticking out of thier heads and such. It just makes cats look cute in my opinion X3 but people may belive and think whatever they want
btw very nice tutorial! X3
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It really depends. I myself use a little bit because it adds to characterization, but it's more like tufts of fur on the top of their head, not hanging down over their face and beyond their chin. To each their own, however!
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yea i get what ya mean. X3
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Thank you!
I only just got the a part before the ears, but I'll return to read the rest as soon as I can!
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Ahhh you're very welcome! I've been trying to work on another part but my schedule is pretty packed.
If you have any questions, just ask!
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- Just read it done!
I don't have any questions, you brillantly answered all those I could think of already.
Also, thank you for the eye-fact. I learn something new every day.
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You're welcome! Thanks so much for the feedback.
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You're very welcome!
Can't wait to see the next parts!
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You should make a body tutorial. It's be awesome. ^^
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Thanks! School starts tomorrow for me, but I'll see what I can do in my spare time.
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Awesome tutorial. It'll be really helpful for aspiring artists!
Admittedly, I put bangs on a lot of my cats, lawl. Usually I add them on females to differentiate them from the males. Although, I mainly do this when making Warriors fanart because the characters are so personified anyway, I feel it adds to the character. But I see where you're going with this. If it's overdone, it just looks awkward.
As far as my OCs go, I tend to not add bangs, haha.
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Thanks!
Actually, you're one of like... 3 people I've seen ever who can genuinely pull hair off and make it look good, amazing, flawless, etc. etc. It adds nice characterization if it's not terribly overdone and if the artist can pull it off.
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i love it
thank you
this will help a lot
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I'm happy to hear it! You're welcome!
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Gah! I should have seen this yesterday when I was having trouble drawing the shape of a cat's head at a certain angle >__> None the less, this will come in handy for the future <3
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Aw, that's a bummer! Glad it will help you in the future, though!
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Thanks! This helped a lot! I hope you do the one of body-legs-paws or whatever, that would help! Thanks again!
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Haha, you're welcome! And thanks so much for your kind words.
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You're so welcome! I tried the tactics in this a few times and I really like how it turned out. I drew one for my friend of her can Inky and she L-O-V-E-D it! lol
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I'm honestly thrilled to hear that it works well for you!
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this is great for a beginner like me who doesn't really understand anatomy (though i am taking an anatomy class my junior year =w= )
this has helped me greatly! i'll be sure to use this when i try to make a cat pic without a base
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Thanks for the feedback! And you're welcome, please don't hesitate to note me if you ever get stuck!
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Well said
For drawing the muzzles I just draw a sphere, add a little triangle nose and kind of shape the muzzle around it... It's not exactly a foolproof way of doing it but it works for me...
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Thanks!
That's pretty much how I really do it, but I was trying to think of an easier-to-grasp method. I mean NONSENSE everyone obviously does it this way
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OFKORSE. There's only one way to do anything properly when you're drawing!
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That last comment about cat emo bangs - thank god someone shares the same opinion as me. I hate long, emo hair mops...just...eugh.
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It just doesn't look good, to my eyes. If it's just slightly longer than normal fur and kind of fluffy so it doesn't cover the entire cat's face like a mop, then I'm fine with it, but an upside-down teardrop shape that hangs below the cat's (or any animal, really) chin is just not sightly to me.
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