How to draw a cat and a dog together

Most often, dogs and cats don’t take each other to the spirit, but there are cases when they become good and even loyal friends and get along quite peacefully. Very rarely, but you can see a cat and a dog in an embrace. And if friendship arises between them, then it is truly strong and real.

Let's try to convey the true friendship of a dog and a cat through a drawing. Try to make it possible to display a funny and slightly comical situation between animals. But first, just practice. To do this, we will use a phased drawing technique and consider in detail how to draw a cat and a dog harmoniously and simply.

Take courage to work on the drawing of pets. At first glance it may seem that it is difficult. However, this is not the case; follow the step-by-step recommendations presented in the article. When drawing for the first time, try not to experiment, but just to learn. If it doesn’t work, then do not be discouraged, but try again.

How to draw a cat and a dog with a pencil, step by step

For beginner artists, drawing cute pets is not difficult. The technique of drawing is quite simple in execution.
So let's get started:

1. Let's start with a sketch of the pencil drawing. Place the cat on the left side and the dog on the right side.
2. Start by drawing a cat's head. On the left side of the paper, draw a circle in thin lines.
3. Draw a vertical line to locate the head, and a horizontal line to locate the eyes.
4. Then draw the contours of the nose, mouth and eyes.
5. Draw the ears and make sham imitation of hair on the head.
6. Next, on the right side of the sheet, depict the head of a dog. To determine the location of the face draw an oval with an inner circle.
   
7. Now draw the puppy ears, eyes, mouth and nose.
8. Draw a cat body and tail. Draw the paws and claws in small strokes.
9. Draw the dog's paw on the cat's body.
10. Draw in detail the cat's eyes. Draw two eyes - two circles with black pupils and eyelashes. Do not forget to draw highlights.
11. Draw a nose in the form of a small triangle. Then a long mustache by drawing several horizontal lines.
12. After that, the mouth and on top of the head are the ears of the cat. Remember to give the cat a fluffy look.
13. Draw the eyes of the dog, then paint over by drawing fine lines. Highlight the shadow areas with an intense tone for enhanced detail on the animal’s head.
14. Imitate a cat with a long and fluffy fur by carefully drawing thin lines on the head, body and tail.
    
15. Similarly, add fluffiness to the ears of the dog, but with slightly shorter strokes. Highlight the paw against the background of the animal by applying a few strokes. This approach will create a feeling of volumetric pattern.

Necessary materials and tools

Before you begin to learn how to draw a cat and a dog together, prepare the following stationery:

• white sheet of paper;
• a simple ordinary pencil;
• eraser;
• colour pencils.

We try to draw a dog and a cat together

Let's look at and analyze another option, how to draw a cat and a dog with a more detailed technique for drawing displayed animals.
The sequence is as follows:

1. First, sketch the silhouettes of the pets.
2. Draw the base of the picture - depict the head of a dog with circles for the nose and eyes. Mark the place where the cat’s head will be located.
3. Next, draw the contours of the dog’s head and draw the cat’s paws.
4. Draw the face and mustache of the cat and dog.
5. Add some shadows when drawing animal hair.
6. Remove excess lines with the eraser.

The drawing can be left in its original form or decorated with colored pencils.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You did the job and figured out how to draw a cat and a dog. Having mastered this stage, you can safely proceed to the experiments and try yourself in the role of a real artist.