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Cartoon characters, especially animals are simple and fun to draw. In this article you will be learning to draw the cartoon cat Garfield.
Steps
Drawing Horizontal Ovals
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Draw a horizontal oval for the head.
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Overlap it with another horizontal oval of a slightly smaller size at the bottom for the belly.Advertisement
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Attach a couple of slanted lines for the legs.
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At the bottom of the leg-guides, draw a couple of horizontal ovals for the feet.
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On top of the head-oval create a couple of slanted ovals for the ears.
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Bisect the oval both horizontally and vertically for the guides to the eyes, nose and mouth.
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On the upper half of the belly draw an inverted ‘S’ upside down for the folded arms.
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Draw another curved line for the tail.
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Make further overlapping ovals for the eyes.
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Make two curves on each side of the horizontal bisecting line of the head.
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At the edges of the curves create an oval each for the cheeks.
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Get down to the legs and create thickness of those by drawing lines on either side of the leg-axis.
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Also make a small oval at the tip of the tail curve.
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Create thickness of the tail by putting curved lines on either side of the tail-curve line.
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Make the total drawing on the based on the guide lines.
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Erase all lines.
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Color the drawing.Advertisement
Drawing Slanted Ovals
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Make a slanted oval as a guide to the head.
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Overlap it with a bigger but a similarly slanted oval for the belly.
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Overlap it further with another oval for the hind leg.
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Draw a couple of ovals on the oval made for the head for the ears.
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Draw a couple of ovals for the eyes too.
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Put in a small triangle for the nose between the base of the ovals made for the eyes.
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Create two curved lines from the tip of the nose triangle and a small mouth.
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Put more ovals(vertical and horizontal) for the paws of the cat.
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Join the ovals with lines as shown for the foreleg and the body line.
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To make the tip of the tail, draw another oval at an angular top of the hind leg.
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Join curved lines for the tail.
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Make lines for the legs which attached to the paws.
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Neatly draw all final lines.
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Erase the earlier made guide lines.
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Color the cat with appropriate shades.Advertisement
Expert Q&A
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Things You'll Need
- Paper
- Pencil
- Pencil sharpener
- Eraser gum
- Colored pencils, crayons, markers or watercolors
About this article
To draw Garfield, start by drawing his round head with 2 rounded ears on top. Then, draw his short, round body, his thick and curvy tail, and his long, skinny arms and legs. To draw Garfield's face, draw large oval-shaped eyes, a tiny nose, and a grin with a round cheek on each end. Next, draw 3 whiskers coming off each side of Garfield's head. Finally, color in your drawing so Garfield is orange with black stripes on his ears, face, back, and tail. To learn how to draw Garfield sitting down, scroll down!