Drawing Animal 19: Sitting cat

Happy January, my friend 😻🎉

Do you have any plan to draw something to start a new creative year? Welcome to the very first beginner-friendly drawing practice of 2026. Let’s start our new year with a lucky cat.

As this Blog is designed to help absolute beginner artists laying the foundation for their art journeys, every exercise begins with training the artist's eyes through a reference photo.

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Can you figure out which shapes can create this cute cat? 😸

Grab your pencil and paper, and go through a few simple steps to illustrate your cat.

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Step 5: Color your way

My coloring example looks quite plain, right? 😂Boost your creativeness by selecting your own color palette and make your cat unique 🥰. You can also adjust some small details (face expression, fur decoration, background, etc.) of this cat to make your version more interesting. This is how you develop your art style 😽

If you are curious about beginner practices of how to color, have a look at step-by-step tutorials of previous levels via Blog Navigation. In particular, newbies without experience practicing art are invited to go through the two posts of Drawing Level 0, you can access them by clicking the tab on the right hand side of your screen.

Moreover, for those who are interested in learning how to color by playing with coloring books, check out my printable coloring sheets at my Ko-fi shop

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Thank you so much for joining me today 🤩Happy New Year and see you in the next drawing practice.