How to Draw a Cartoon Tiger

Begin by drawing a small circle.

Next, draw a curved line beneath the circle. The line should include two blunt corners, forming a roughly trapezoidal shape.

Draw a curved line on each side of the previous shape.

Erase the guide lines from within the enclosed figure.

Draw a second circle very close to the enclosed figure.

Draw a third, smaller circle.

Connect the shapes using a long, curved line.

Draw two wavy, parallel lines extending downward from the middle circle. Draw two more curved lines extending from the third circle.

Connect the first and third circles using a curved line.

Erase the guide lines formed by the second and third circles.

Draw the tail using a long, curved line that doubles back upon itself.

Extend two curved lines downward from the base of the foreleg, and two more from below the tail.

Draw feet at the bottom of each leg. Include toes on the feet using a series of sideways, "U" shaped lines.

Draw an ear on each side of the head. To draw the ear, enclose a shape using a curved line. Within the ear, add detail using one or two short, curved lines.

Erase the guide line from the top of the head. Extend two slightly curved lines down the center of the face. Enclose the shape of the nose using two curved lines. Draw a curved line down the length of the belly.

Draw the eyes. Begin by drawing a slightly curved line on each side of the nose. Enclose a half circle below the line. Draw another half circle within the first, and shade it. Draw two curved lines in an open triangular shape above each eye.

Draw a wide, "U" shaped line beneath the nose. Connect it to the nose using a straight line. Draw several dots between the mouth and nose, then extend several curved lines from the dots to form whiskers.

Draw a series of stripes along the face, back, tail and legs. Compose each stripe of two curved lines, meeting in a point. Shade the stripes. Draw a curved line across the tip of the tail and shade between the line and the tip. Draw a curved triangle extending from each toe to form claws. Shade the claws.

Give your tiger some ground to stand on. Draw a series of overlapping, curved lines beneath his feet. Use a series of short, curved lines meeting in jagged points to form a tuft of grass.

Color your tiger. Most tigers are either white or orange with black stripes.

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