How To Draw A Cat Face On A Pumpkin

How to Draw a Halloween Cat Tutorial and Halloween Cat Coloring Page

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Learn how to draw a Halloween Cat with an easy step by step tutorial. A little black cat peeking out of a carved pumpkin shows how something simple can still look very cute.

A drawing of a Halloween Cat, made with the help of an easy step by step tutorial.

One way to draw a Halloween cat is to mix things up by adding in a pumpkin. It's easy to draw a head peeking out of the hole, and the orange color always brightens things up too.

This project would work well for younger classes, say first and second grade level, as none of the shapes are particularly hard to draw. The cat face starts with a circle, and even the pumpkin is basically a bucket shape with some lines in it.

The other good news is that if the small touch of making the bumpy edge at the bottom of the pumpkin gets overlooked by some, and their pumpkin has all smooth edges, it's not big deal. The bumps are a small detail and none of the overall charm will be lost. The cute cat and pumpkin face, with all those fun Halloween colors, will look fun no matter what level of detail is included.

Getting Started with Drawing Guides

The best way to get students off to a good start to any drawing lesson is to show them how to use guides as a reference point.

You may have noticed that all of the tutorials on this website have a dashed vertical line and horizontal line running through the center of each step. If students make theirown centered lines on theirown paper, before drawing, they will have an easy reference to follow.

For instance, as seen in Step 1 below, this sketch starts with a centered circle that sits on the middle line of the paper. It's easy to do when students can see where those two guides cross.

When students get their drawing off to a good start, there's a better chance of them feeling successful by the time they are done. Drawing skills are all about getting the size and placement of lines on paper. Having some visual reference point to get started, will always help anyone learn how to be a little more accurate.

So does that mean students need to get out a ruler to draw a big line down the center of their paper before they start? No, that will most likely be hard to erase and distract from any finished art. Instead, they simply fold the sheet of paper in half both ways, make a crease, and unfold. The beauty is that by the time the drawing is done and colored in, the creases will disappear.

And now, on to the cat drawing project.

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A step by step tutorial for how to draw an easy Halloween Cat, which is available as a free download.

New! Coloring Page Gallery

Here's a new option for busy teachers and parents. You can now easily download this drawing as a coloring page with the red button below. Just click to open it as a PDF, and save it to your desktop. You'll have a free coloring page that you can print as often as you want, for whatever kind of project you want. Use it for younger students that want in on the coloring fun, or as a full size visual aid for those that are following the drawing tutorial. For many more fun things to color, please see my COLORING PAGE GALLERY It's never been easier to see and download so many all in one place!

Halloween Cat Coloring Page

Halloween Cat Drawing Materials

Pencil. The Ticonderoga brand are the most reliable, make nice dark lines when you need them, and are the easiest to erase. Buying the pre-sharpened ones will save busy teachers a lot of time.

Eraser. Large ones you can hold in your hand do a much better job than just the pencil tip erasers, especially when erasing leftover pencil lines after tracing.

Black Sharpie Marker. These fine point permanent marker pens make nice black outlines, have a good tip for coloring, and never bleed when they get wet. Use them with good ventilation and add extra paper underneath to protect your tables.

Prang Crayons. These are a bit softer than other crayons so they sometimes look like oil pastels. They also have a some nice brown shades that Crayola does not have unless you buy their larger boxes.

Crayola Crayons. The reliable brand that always works well. The 24 pack has some of my favorite golden orange and yellow colors that seem a bit richer and warmer than the ones Prang has.