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AddictionHalfWay — Quick Cat Anatomy Tutorial

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Description Two quick feline anatomy tutorials I stuck together.

These two things are probably the most common anatomical mistakes I see in cat drawings o__o; Especially the chest.
Like honestly... Cats shouldn't be drawn like dogs (or plastic toys). Cats and dogs are built for two completely different hunting styles. And being a cartoonist or really "stylized" isn't an excuse for fucking anatomy up. So stop it, just stop it

Anyways, I hope it helps out at least a few people, so enjoy
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Comments: 338

Pokemonlover02 [2014-06-30 16:33:03 +0000 UTC]

This helped me so much

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Ask-The-Pug [2014-06-15 15:23:33 +0000 UTC]

God, I needed this

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Tsukasa57 [2014-05-20 18:40:18 +0000 UTC]

this helps

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Caynez [2014-04-30 18:01:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I needed those tips!

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Zykzi [2014-04-25 06:55:12 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!

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mackie0607 [2014-04-05 20:15:19 +0000 UTC]

This helped alot thank you for making this guild!

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R-Wild-R [2014-03-27 01:57:14 +0000 UTC]

I think this will help me

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cheslaire [2014-02-18 17:03:20 +0000 UTC]

This was really helpful thank you!?

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xXSpearheartXx [2014-01-10 17:16:34 +0000 UTC]

much help. so excitement

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taivalsin [2013-12-29 13:08:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I find this really helpful! Drawing cats has always been really hard for me, but I think that I finally understand how the anatomy works! 

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Blue-Fire-likes-pie In reply to ??? [2013-12-28 01:50:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! oAo my aunt wanted me to draw a few cats for her and... just thank you so much <3

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nicolft In reply to ??? [2013-12-20 03:26:03 +0000 UTC]

I cannot tell you how much I refer back to this, and I just thought that I should let you know.

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AddictionHalfWay In reply to nicolft [2013-12-22 03:43:53 +0000 UTC]

aw thanks, I'm glad to hear that!

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EarnestTryvia [2013-12-10 23:19:44 +0000 UTC]

Oh my god thank you so much. I couldn't figure out this stuff for the life of me. You're a savior.

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Syber666 [2013-10-24 23:52:41 +0000 UTC]

The sketch helps me also~

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1Alice-In-onderland [2013-09-29 03:19:16 +0000 UTC]

AMAZING!

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LaurenThunderWolf [2013-09-10 21:53:06 +0000 UTC]

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Goldenpaw15 [2013-08-31 17:50:39 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is really helpful! Thank you!

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LilyTheTurtle In reply to ??? [2013-08-30 00:57:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I jut joined dA and I can tell this will help my art so much <3

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AddictionHalfWay In reply to LilyTheTurtle [2013-08-30 14:04:06 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you like it  

And welcome to deviantart, the best advice I can give you about DA is never let anything anyone does or say stop you from being you. 

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UltimateBurrito [2013-08-05 15:56:37 +0000 UTC]

oh my god thank you you're a life saver

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MEG4LOVANIA [2013-07-07 11:15:40 +0000 UTC]

I've been doing it all wrong! Thank you, oh wise one. *has been up since 5:30 am, and it's 6:15*

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Tsukaneko [2013-06-15 20:37:49 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! This really helped me. Alot. :3

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JewelyCat [2013-05-26 05:01:21 +0000 UTC]

Hey, can you critique this? [link]
Maybe this, too? ;w; [link]

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TaiYung [2013-05-19 10:45:59 +0000 UTC]

I found this really helpful!

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brokenthroat [2013-05-17 02:27:31 +0000 UTC]

i personally really like drawing my cats with skinny, long hind legs. not all of them, just like my personal characters. i just like that look much better.

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AddictionHalfWay In reply to brokenthroat [2013-05-17 13:27:22 +0000 UTC]

Cool I have a personal love for over-doing the size of cat paws, I love making them look big and soft

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Vrisky [2013-05-17 00:25:13 +0000 UTC]

this is very helpful I need to keep an eye on them having no chest/ribcage.. cats are hard to draw;;

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GAKl [2013-05-10 10:07:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for this, really!
It really helped me.

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KathrinaKitty [2013-05-03 12:35:13 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! That helps me. :3

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WorldwideImage [2013-04-21 22:50:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for making this tutorial! I bookmarked this webpage so I can always refer to it! This is a big help!

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WolfPawsteps [2013-04-19 22:00:06 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, this should help, so I don't have to rely on lineart.

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Portalpup [2013-04-05 17:32:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, this helped me alot!!!!!

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M-Lee08 [2013-01-22 09:22:15 +0000 UTC]

I normally do ovals for the hips. I box has changed my world.

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Spirit-of-Wolves [2012-12-21 21:52:27 +0000 UTC]

This really helped out. I kept these points in mind as i drew this. Could you point out some mistakes? [link]

Thank you so much!!!!!

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hawkbreath1 [2012-12-20 02:56:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! This is helping alot! I think I kept drawing the back legs and chest wrong...

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gigi836 [2012-12-09 20:45:30 +0000 UTC]

i can understand it without reading it... all i read was hind legs and rump THEN i understanded it

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SonaLover [2012-12-06 05:12:46 +0000 UTC]

very helpful and easy to understand ^^

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GildedFrame [2012-11-12 01:16:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much, this helps a lot! The hind legs and chest-area are things I struggle with the most when drawing cats.

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Escamosa [2012-10-15 23:46:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! Quick and easy to understand

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AddictionHalfWay In reply to Escamosa [2012-10-16 02:48:18 +0000 UTC]

Glad to hear that

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wachey [2012-10-05 07:30:37 +0000 UTC]

Omg, I didn't realize I was messing up the chest area of the cats I drew till now XD

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Kuroi-Kitsune [2012-09-21 23:00:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much for this tutorial! I've been wondering for the longest time how I could improve my cat drawings 'cause I knew something wasn't quite right... The back legs and chest were exactly it! Thanks again~

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fwiflof In reply to ??? [2012-09-20 09:16:39 +0000 UTC]

Umm, you redress me. Thank you very much!

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Furnami In reply to ??? [2012-09-10 21:07:16 +0000 UTC]

Very helpfull... as you can see in my id i dd the chest wrong and i would have never known.

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sparkleburst [2012-09-02 01:52:21 +0000 UTC]

awesome! i love the sketch at the top!

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AddictionHalfWay In reply to sparkleburst [2012-09-02 03:12:09 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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reverielly In reply to ??? [2012-08-23 17:07:33 +0000 UTC]

the full body drawing you did is actually really helpful with the overall body structure especially the face im not good at the face in general

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squirrelflight1449 [2012-08-15 19:43:04 +0000 UTC]

im so going to draw this(on the computer)

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plppe In reply to ??? [2012-08-14 20:01:11 +0000 UTC]

This really helped me! I just figured out I've been doing my anatomy not so great, so thank you so much! XD I'll go practice now.

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