Animal Pals, ages 5 to 7
How to draw Sleepy Cat
Draw a ginger cat fast asleep on a cushion. You will build a lying-down animal from ovals, tuck its body behind its head, and wrap its tail round the front, the way a cat curls up to sleep.
- Level
- Easy
- Time
- 12 minutes
- Steps
- 7
- Ages
- 5 to 7
How to draw Sleepy Cat
What you need
- Paper Plain printer paper is perfect.
- Felt-tip markers Washable ones, with a black for outlines.
- Crayons Wax crayons or oil pastels.
Step by step
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01Big shapes
A sleepy head
Draw a round head low down on the left. Your cat is lying down.
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02Big shapes
A curled-up body
Draw a big bean-shaped body behind the head. Start and stop on the head.
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03Big shapes
A wrapped-up tail
Draw the tail curling round the front, along the bottom of the body.
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04Details
Ears and a sleepy face
Add pointy ears, closed eyes like little smiles, a tiny nose, a mouth and whiskers.
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05Details
A soft cushion
Draw a flat oval cushion under the cat. Stop your line wherever it meets the cat.
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06Colour
Colour your cat
Colour the cat orange, the insides of the ears and nose pink, and the cushion purple.
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07Finishing touches
Stripes and Zs
Add brown tabby stripes and three Zs floating up. Shh, kitty is asleep!
Ages 5 to 7
