Perhaps all animals of the Feline family have both flexibility, extraordinary mobility and strength. But among them I especially want to say about the cheetah. Among all the animals on the planet, this wild cat is the fastest representative, although it looks rather fragile in appearance. Is it possible to show on the image all the distinctive qualities of this “wild beast”? ”Based on the description below on how to draw a cheetah with a pencil in stages, we will try to do the job simply and quickly. And the pictures that accompany the instructions will help in this.
We decide how to draw a cheetah - ready to throw or calmly walking?
Before you begin to work, you need to roughly determine how you want to get the animal. It is not at all necessary to show it in motion. The habits of the beast, its main external characteristics, revealing the character, can be successfully depicted in the figure with a slowly walking cheetah. The most important thing is to correctly observe proportions that indicate flexibility, mobility, plasticity and muscle strength. So, let's look at how to draw a cheetah in stages. The beast will calmly walk on the grass. Stick to the accompanying sketches, clearly showing the procedure.
Stage one, how to draw a cheetah: sketching
- Place three circles on the sheet. The first one, located on the left and at the same time the smallest in size, is the head. Having retreated a little at a distance of 1-2 cm, designate a place for the second circle - the middle (the chest area of the animal). A little further off is the third circle, which has a significantly larger diameter (femoral part).
- Draw an arc between the head and the collar zone, bending it up.
- From the circles of the front of the body, lower down the elongated oval - one of the limbs. The second forepaw will consist of a straight, almost vertical line and an oblique small flattened circle.
- The hind limbs are almost identical and are located nearby, perpendicular to the femoral zone. These are two cone-shaped cylinders, slightly tapering downwards, and two elongated ovals extending from them.
- Transform the resulting sketch by designating the contours of the body of the cheetah, its tail and muzzle.
Stage two: we determine the relief contours
After obtaining an approximate proportional image, proceed to drawing more precise contours of the animal. Therefore, you need to know how to draw a cheetah strong and fast.
- Sufficiently long limbs should be refined at the paws themselves and at the same time have strong femurs and scapular bones. Therefore, on the contours of the body, be sure to clearly draw these zones.
- Draw the cheetah’s neck muscular and slightly forward.
- Draw a muzzle slightly flattened, but at the same time pointed. Figure eyes and small ears.
- The tail of the beast depict hanging down and touching the hind legs.
The final stage: we make the drawing “alive”
But perhaps the most important point is to give the drawing an appropriate ornament. It is the characteristic coloring that will allow us to say in the affirmative that this image is a cheetah, and not some other beast. Applying small spots on the entire surface of the body will take a lot of time. It should be borne in mind that in the leg area there will be a little less, and more on the back. Before coloring the cheetah, first carefully erase the contour lines, and only after that apply the pattern. In conclusion, do not forget to draw grass along which the animal is walking. The paws will be slightly buried in it, so in the finished drawing they are partially visible.
You still have a question, how to draw a cheetah? Then try again from beginning to end to try out the proposed lesson in practice.