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How to Draw a Bobcat
Draw a bobcat in 13 steps, about 10 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: the head.
Step 1: The head
Near the top, draw a big egg on its side with chubby cheeks. Give each cheek 2 little fur points.
Tip The head is more than half of the whole cat.
Step 2: Tufted ears
On each side of the head, draw a tall pointy ear, stopping back on the head. Add a black tuft.
Step 3: Two big eyes
Across the middle of the head, draw 2 big oval eyes an eye apart, with a dot and white shine.
Step 4: Nose and W smile
Below the eyes, draw an upside-down triangle nose, coloured in. From its point, draw a wide W smile.
Step 5: Round body
From under each cheek, draw a big C out into a plump hip, stopping in the middle at the bottom.
Step 6: Front legs
Draw a chest rainbow. From each end, draw a leg down to a round paw and up to the body.
Step 7: Short bob tail
On the right hip, draw a short stubby tail like half a bun, from the hip and back to it.
Tip A bobcat has a short bob tail with a black tip.
Step 8: Back paws
Under each hip, draw a plump bun paw on the ground, poking out sideways. Add 2 short toe curves.
Step 9: Cheek ruff and whiskers
From each cheek's lower fur point, draw 3 soft bumps along the jaw, stopping at the chin. Add whiskers.
Step 10: Tail tip and ground
Draw a short curve across the tail near its end. Draw a flat ground line under the paws.
Step 11: Bobcat spots
Dot 3 black spots across the forehead, 3 scattered on each hip, and 1 on each front leg.
Step 12: Cream and peach
Colour the tummy, ruff and paws cream, and the inside of each ear peach.
Step 13: Tan fur, black tip
Colour the fur tan, around the cream parts and tail tip. Leave the eyes white. Colour the tail tip black.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a bobcat, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
