How to draw a cat and a dog together

Most often, dogs and cats can not tolerate each other, but there are times when they become good and even devoted friends and get along very peacefully with each other. Very rarely, but you can see a cat and a dog in an embrace. And if friendship arises between them, then truly strong and real.

Let's try to convey through the drawing of a real friendship of a dog and a cat. Try to make it so that you can display a funny and slightly comical situation between the animals. But first, just practice. To do this, we will use the step-by-step technique of drawing and consider in detail how to draw a cat and a dog harmoniously and simply.

Take courage for working on drawing pets. At first glance it may seem that it is difficult. However, this is not the case, follow the step-by-step recommendations presented in the article. When drawing the first time, try not to experiment, but just to learn. If it does not work out, do not worry, but try again.

How to draw a cat and dog in pencil, step by step

For beginners, drawing cute pets will not be difficult. The technique of drawing is quite simple in execution.
So, let's start:

1. Let's start with a sketch of the drawing with a pencil. Place the cat on the left side, and the dog on the right side.
2. Start by drawing the cat's head. On the left side of the paper, draw a circle with thin lines.
3. To determine the location of the head, draw a vertical line, and for the location of the eyes - a horizontal line.
4. Then draw a contour of the nose, mouth and eyes.
5. Draw the ears and make a shading simulation of the wool on the head.
6. Next, on the right side of the sheet, represent the dog's head. To determine the location of the face, draw an oval, with an inner circle.
7. Now draw a puppy's ears, eyes, mouth and nose.
8. Draw the body and tail of the cat. Draw your paws and claws in the form of small strokes.
9. Draw a dog's paw on the body of the cat.
10. Draw the cat's eyes in detail. Draw two eyes - two circles with black pupils and eyelashes. Do not forget to draw light glare.
11. Draw a nose in the form of a small triangle. Then - a long mustache by applying several horizontal lines.
12. After that, the mouth and the top of the head are the ears of the cat. Do not forget to give a furry look to the ears of the cat.
13. Draw the eyes of the dog, then paint over by applying fine lines. Select the areas of the shadow in an intense tone for increased detailing of the animal's head.
14. Simulate the cat long and fluffy fur by carefully drawing on the head, body and tail of fine lines.
15. Similarly, give fluffiness to the dog's ears, but in slightly shorter strokes. Select the paw on the general background of the animal by applying a few strokes. This approach will create a sense of the volume of the picture.

Required materials and tools

Before you begin to learn how to draw a cat and a dog together, prepare the following office supplies:

• White sheet of paper;
• Simple ordinary pencil;
• eraser;
• Colour pencils.

We try to draw a dog and a cat together

Let's look at and consider one more option, how to draw a cat and a dog with more detailed technique of drawing the displayed animals.
The sequence is as follows:

1. First you should sketch silhouettes of pets.
2. Draw the base of the picture - depict the head of the dog with circles for the nose and eyes. Mark the place where the head of the cat will be located.
3. Next, draw the contours of the dog's head and paint the cat's legs.
4. Draw a muzzle and the mustache of a cat and a dog.
5. Add a few shadows when drawing a coat in animals.
6. Remove the extra lines with the eraser.

The drawing can be left in its original form or painted with colored pencils.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You coped with the work and figured out how to draw a cat and a dog. Having mastered this stage, you can safely move on to experiments and try yourself in the role of a real artist.