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Shape Cats

Today you are going to practice drawing basic shapes by creating a cat’s face!

Shapes we will be drawing include:

Tip: Practice drawing these shapes on a scrap piece of paper before starting your ca

Circle Semi-Circle *semi means half, so a semi-circle is half of a circle!

Oval Triangle Rectangle

Laurel Burch

Laurel Burch was an American art ist ,designer, and business woman. Her cat drawings can be easily recognized from her use of line, color, and shapes!

laurelburchstudios.com

What shapes can you find when you look at this cat?

YOUR TURNYou will need:

Paper

Colors (anything you have at home is perfect!)

Step 1: Draw a large semicircle for the cats face.

Step 2: Draw two triangles on top of the semicircle for the ears.

Step 4: Add an upside down triangle to the bottom of the rectangle.

Step 3: Draw a rectangle coming down from the top of the head as part of the nose.

Step 6: Inside each oval draw a circle and add a small dot in the middle to finish the eyes.

Step 5: Draw two ovals on either side of the nose.

Step 8: Add some straight lines on each side of the face for the whiskers.

Step 7: Using curved lines, draw your cat’s mouth!

Step 10: Color in the background for a finished piece!

Step 9: If you want you can add a body and arms. Color in the cat with whatever colors you have.

Share your drawing: Have an adult take a photo of your cat and share it on Class Dojo!