How to Draw an Orange Tabby Cat

1. Begin the orange tabby cat outline by drawing the cat’s face. Use curved lines to outline the upper lid and triangular corner of the cat's eyes, with large round shapes overlapping the lines. Shade the narrow oval-shaped pupils in each eye.

Then, use curved lines to sketch the nose, the “W” shaped mouth, and the lower lip.

2. Outline the face and ears. Use curved lines for the cheeks and top of the head. Then, use a series of lines that meet in jagged points to outline the ears, detailing the tufts of fur at the tips and around the openings of the ears. Draw three dots on each side of the nose to indicate the whiskers.

3. Extend a curved line from each side of the head, outlining the cat’s neck and body.

4. Sketch the cat’s foreleg using a series of lines. Notice how the lines overlap at the knee joint and top of the paw, and how lines meet at jagged points to form tufts of fur. Then, draw curved lines to indicate the toes of the paw.

5. Draw the remaining foreleg, again using curved lines - some of which meet at jagged points to indicate tufts of fur. Detail the toes and the fur of the neck with curved lines.

6. Draw the rear leg. Use one curved line to outline the haunches, and another the paw. Detail the toes with curved lines.

7. Use overlapping curved lines to draw the remaining rear leg and paw. Then, extend parallel curved lines from the cat’s hip. Allow them to meet at a gentle point, forming the tail.

8. Draw stripes along the cat’s tail and side. Use pairs of lines that either cross the entire tail or that meet at jagged points. Then, use short curved lines to detail the color transition at the tip of the tail and above the front paws.

9. Complete your orange tabby cat outline by drawing more stripes on his hips, sides, and face.

Color your cartoon of an orange tabby cat. This type of cat is typically orange in color with darker stripes. It may be more sandy-brown or yellowish or have a white nose, neck, paws, or tail tip.