Drawing Long Haired & Fat Cartoon Cats

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"Cats come in a variety of different shapes and sizes, so let's make sure that we're able to integrate these into our cat cartoons. After all, you're not just going to be able to draw the same cat every single time, but with some nice little subtle shifts in the lines we've already covered, you can see how you can do things like long haired cats, and fat cats. So again, let's draw our basic cat shape. Now for this one, it's going to be a long haired cat, let's draw a little more of a subdued nose. So a smaller one. We're also going to have the mouth is going to be a little smaller as well, more subdued. We're going to have the same cat ears, but they're going to be a little more fluffy. And you notice here on the sides, a lot more poofy. This is the start. Now we're also going to have this cat be sitting on it's side. The tail is also going to be much larger. It's fluffy. We'll have our paw going back, touching the ground, and the next one is ready to march forward. Now we're also going to add lines, fur lines. These aren't so much coat as they are just the length of the fur. And it's important with these lines not to have them just be very severely going downwards, no, they should flow over the shape that you've drawn. They also don't have to stay exactly within the border. See how they drape a little bit beyond the tail. Basically you're going to back and forth here. Continue to put these lines in here. Lines are going to show that your cat has a very, very long, full coat. But you can still see things like the claws and the tail even through all that fur. Let's draw a fat cat. Starting up with the eyes, going to have this cat looking in this direction. Again with the nose. We're going to have somewhat of a smile on it's face. Maybe we'll even draw in one exposed tooth over here. Small ears. Big whiskers, but an otherwise thin coat. Like hey, this cat doesn't look that big so far. We'll we're not done drawing him yet, are we now? So we're going to draw the back slope of the back and big hindquarters. We're talking big here. Relatively small legs. Tail coming out in the side, somewhat droopy, and here's where you're really going to show it here. Whoa, boy. You're even going to see like the small front legs here are going to be very, very small in relation. What's more, this cat's going to have multiple chins as well. This is a rotund cat. Now I have the cat looking off here on the side, but what exactly is he looking at? Here's what he's looking at. We have a goldfish bowl. Now to draw this basically, make an eye shape here. See this very pinched with two lines coming down? Then come down here in a semicircle shape, bring in the corners and a flat bottom. Inside, draw the basic water line and if you just want a very simple type fish, that shape with another square on the back, a couple side fins, a little face, and a little puckering. And you have a very, very basic goldfish. You can draw a line back here to make sure to put your cat on ground so that he is not floating in space. And you have, well, some interesting thoughts going through your cat's mind, if you want to have fun, draw a little fish skull above him, and you can draw a little thought bubble to basically imagine a couple little cloud shapes, little circles going down to the cat's head, or any other animal for that matter, in thought of what he is planning. "