How to Draw a Cougar

1. Begin the cougar outline by drawing its face. Start with a heart-shaped nose. Extend a line from one side of it to indicate the snout. Then draw the eyes, using two curved lines to enclose each. Shade a partial circle inside each eye.

2. Sketch the cougar's head. Extend the line of the snout in a rounded "W" shape below the nose. Use a curved line for the lower jaw and another for the side and top of the head.

Detail the nose with two teardrop-shaped nostrils and a short line.

3. Use curved lines to sketch the ears and back of the neck. Then use shorter lines to contour inside the ear and along the jawline.

4. Extend curved lines to form the front of the neck and the shoulder. Then, use a series of long and short lines for the front leg. Notice the overlapping lines of the toes and the jagged, furry lines at the elbow.

5. Use a long curved line for the chest and remaining foreleg, enclosing the overlapping toes at the bottom. Then, use curved lines for the belly, in front of and behind the first front leg.

6. Use two long curved lines for the rear leg. Connect them at the bottom with overlapping curved lines to indicate the toes.

7. Use long and short curved lines to draw the remaining rear leg. Again, notice the short, jagged lines that form a tuft of fur on the back of the leg.

8. Use a long curved line for the cat's back and tail. Use shorter lines to complete the tail, including the tuft of fur at the end.

9. Use long curved lines to add whiskers to the sides of the face. Then texture the fur with short lines.

Your cougar outline is now complete. Color your cat. Cougars generally have tan or sandy fur with lighter and darker markings.