How to Draw a Cat in a Box

Step 1: Cat head

Above the middle, draw a sideways egg head with 2 fur points on each cheek and a soft chin.

Tip About a third as wide as the paper.

Step 2: Pointy ears

From each side of the head, draw a curved triangle ear up to a point, and back to the head.

Step 3: Two big eyes

In the middle of the head, draw 2 big oval eyes, 1 eye apart, with black dots and a shine.

Step 4: Nose and W smile

Draw a pink upside-down triangle nose under the eyes. From its point, swoop a W smile out to the eyes.

Step 5: The box

Start on the left by the chin. Draw a wide box down, up the right, then across under the chin.

Tip Take it down near the bottom, with soft corners. The box front covers the chin, so the cat sits inside.

Step 6: Open flaps

From each top corner of the box, draw a flap leaning up and out, across, and back to the edge.

Step 7: Paws over the edge

On the box edge under each eye, draw a paw: a bump above the edge and a mitten hanging down.

Tip Add 2 toe lines. Rub out the box edge inside each paw.

Step 8: Whiskers and label

Above the cheek fur, draw 2 whiskers out each side. Low on the box, draw a heart label.

Tip Start each whisker on the head line and draw it outward.

Step 9: Ground and sparkles

Rule a ground line under the box from left to right. Add a sparkle star out to each side.

Step 10: Yellow sparkles, tan box

Colour the sparkles yellow and the box tan brown, leaving the label white.

Step 11: Pink ears, ginger cat

Colour a small pink triangle inside each ear. Colour the head, ears and paws ginger, around the pink.

Tip Leave the eyes white.

Step 12: Wood flaps

Colour the 2 flaps wood brown, around the cat's head and ears.

Step 13: Red heart

Colour the little heart red. Your cat is snug in its box!