How to Draw a Snowcat

Step 1: The cab

In the middle, a little high, draw a wide box with soft top corners. Lay a thin roof on top.

Tip Keep the cab chunky: a snowcat is a cab on huge tracks.

Step 2: The round face

On the right half of the cab draw a BIG circle nearly as tall as the cab.

Step 3: Eyes and smile

In the circle draw 2 round eyes, not touching, each with a dot and a shine. Add a wide smile.

Step 4: Window and roof light

Left of the face draw a tall rounded window. Add a little round light on the roof.

Step 5: Engine and pipe

Behind the cab draw a low engine box with soft top corners. Add a short pipe sticking up from it.

Step 6: The wide track

Under the cab draw a long slab with round ends, wider than the cab. Add tread ticks on top.

Tip The track is WIDE, so the cat floats on deep snow.

Step 7: Track wheels

Inside the track draw a row of 7 small round wheels, evenly spaced from end to end.

Step 8: The blade

In front of the track draw a tall curved blade. Join it to the track with a short arm.

Step 9: The comb drum

Behind the track draw a short arm out to a low rounded drum. Add 4 comb lines along its bottom.

Tip The blade pushes the snow. The drum behind combs it smooth.

Step 10: Snowy ground

Draw the snow line from edge to edge, under the track, with a round mound in front of the blade.

Step 11: Snowflakes

In the sky draw 3 little snowflakes. Each one is 3 short lines crossing in the middle.

Step 12: Rosy cheeks

Colour 2 pink cheeks on the face. Leave the face, the eyes and the snow white.

Step 13: Grey blade, sky window

Colour the blade, arms, drum, roof, pipe and roof light grey. Colour the window sky blue.

Step 14: Red cab and engine

Colour the cab and the engine red, going around the window and the face.

Step 15: Slate track

Colour the wheels grey, then the track dark grey around them. Now your snowcat can groom the slopes!