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How to Draw a Cat in Procreate!

Bardot Brush
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Join me as I walk you through drawing this furry kitty! If it looks a little intimidating, fear not, I'll be walking you through every step. (I can't wait to show you how to do those eyes!) I'll be using my new Fur & Fluff brushes, which you should download for FREE prior to the live. https://bardotbrush.com/product/free-... Just a head's up, this tutorial may take a bit longer than our usual live tutorials, but if you're unable to attend the entire session, I'll be posting it to my website so you can finish up anytime. https://bardotbrush.com/procreate-tut... I'll also be using brushes from my Gouache Paintbox, specifically the Painty Round brush. You can get that brush for free as a part of Procreate's All-Star Brush Pack. https://procreate.art/all-star Gouache Paintbox: https://bardotbrush.com/product/gouac... If you want to get a head-start on learning to draw fur, check out my NEW Skillshare class! Get two weeks of Skillshare Premium wi …...more
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3:59

start with a sketch of our cat

5:42

broken the cat shape down into basic shapes

6:29

draw a triangle

6:58

chop the top and the side off

7:22

give the circle some dimension

8:33

draw a circle

9:28

draw some big circles

10:48

add some ears

11:28

create a new layer

14:11

flatten out the top of the head just a little bit

16:34

draw the feet

17:07

turn off that first layer

20:03

reduce the opacity of this layer

20:07

set the background

20:29

draw in the shapes of the cat

20:50

choose the shaper brush

21:29

using the shaper brush

22:11

turn off visibility of the body layer

23:59

using the shaper brush from the fur and fluff

24:20

create another new layer

25:12

use the combed brushes

27:00

draw in some fur texture

27:22

establish the direction of the first

28:09

adjust the brush size a little

29:23

make the brush size a teeny bit bigger

30:24

adding more fur texture

31:56

turn off the ear layer

33:17

start with this layer with the ears

34:08

make the brush size a bit smaller

34:27

add a little bit to the end of the foot

36:09

add some fur texture to the bottom of the feet

36:23

add edge texture

36:33

adding a little bit of texture

37:37

turn this layer off

38:32

edge textures

39:21

check your pressure curve

40:42

add all the texture

41:21

trying to add in fur

41:37

moving on to a new brush

42:12

establish where the direction of all the fur

42:49

adding in some lines

43:12

setting up a base texture

45:27

giving the body some contour

47:33

start to establish some texture in the right directions

48:07

start the nose

49:01

add some color and darkness

49:33

come out from the nose curve around the eyes

50:26

adding some fur texture here on both edges

57:24

layer on some more strokes

59:29

add shadows

1:00:57

add shading

1:03:59

add the different shading

1:04:22

choose the painty round brush

1:05:01

smudge this with the smudge tool

1:09:10

add some lighter colors

1:09:43

paint some color down on the bottom edge

1:10:04

add a little bit of darkness on the bottom edge

1:10:41

create a new layer right above the eye

1:12:19

draw all the pupils

1:12:51

using a clipping mask

1:13:25

turn on alpha lock on my clipping mask

1:13:54

adding like a little bit of a shadow on the pupil

1:14:26

adjust your brush size

1:17:01

add some other coloring to the cat

1:18:16

pull up a reference photo

1:18:34

sketch layer i'm going to make it a little darker

1:19:47

add in the coloring

1:20:50

reduce the opacity of that sketch a little

1:21:46

add these colors

1:22:37

add some dark strokes like around the eyes

1:25:13

add some more fur texture to the cat

1:25:55

add a little bit of pink

1:27:03

add some dark areas

1:27:41

add some shadows

1:28:03

adding some shadows

1:28:23

add this dark spot at the bottom

1:30:25

change brushes

1:30:57

change the color to something a little bit darker

1:31:47

add a little bit of highlights to these dark areas

1:32:23

layering on a few little strokes

1:33:13

add a little bit down here and add some light spots

1:34:02

add light over dark areas

1:34:13

tap and hold on the smudge tool

1:36:16

tool to clean it up a little bit

1:37:29

soften the fur texture a little

1:37:54

paint over it with white or another color

1:38:45

create a new layer above all the other layers

1:39:29

darken the bottom a little

1:40:21

soften the top edge

1:41:15

add some um little dots

1:42:10

turn off my sketch layer

1:43:20

add a background

1:46:06

share your work

1:47:06

posting your work

1:47:46

find the pressure curve adjustment

1:50:21

started with a base color

1:52:16

play around with gradient maps

1:52:36

experiment with color palettes

1:54:04
How to Draw a Cat in Procreate!
Join me as I walk you through drawing this furry kitty! If it looks a little intimidating, fear not, I'll be walking you through every step. (I can't wait to show you how to do those eyes!) I'll be using my new Fur & Fluff brushes, which you should download for FREE prior to the live. https://bardotbrush.com/product/free-... Just a head's up, this tutorial may take a bit longer than our usual live tutorials, but if you're unable to attend the entire session, I'll be posting it to my website so you can finish up anytime. https://bardotbrush.com/procreate-tut... I'll also be using brushes from my Gouache Paintbox, specifically the Painty Round brush. You can get that brush for free as a part of Procreate's All-Star Brush Pack. https://procreate.art/all-star Gouache Paintbox: https://bardotbrush.com/product/gouac... If you want to get a head-start on learning to draw fur, check out my NEW Skillshare class! Get two weeks of Skillshare Premium with me custom class link: https://skl.sh/3jqpRiR  Subscribe for more illustration, drawing, and Procreate Tutorials: http://bit.ly/bbyoutubesubscribe ____________________________________________  LINKS  Sign up for Making Art Everyday prompts: bit.ly/MAE-signup  Learn more about Making Art Everyday: https://bardobrush.com/joinMAE/ Procreate for Beginners FREE Class: https://bardotbrush.com/procreate-for... Making Art Everyday // Bardot Brush Facebook Group:   / makingarteveryday   Find premium, creativity-inspiring Procreate brushes at https://bardotbrush.com/  ____________________________________________  MAKE ART EVERYDAY // I believe that creativity can make a profound impact on people's lives, no matter their skill level. If I could offer one piece of advice about establishing a daily art-making habit, it would be to make it as easy as possible for you to create. Make your tools accessible, and remove any barriers that might stop you from doing it. With the iPad and Procreate, you have hundreds of tools, and every color imaginable at your disposal. Make art anytime, anywhere.

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