How To Draw Cat Paws?

RKhatun | Oct 20, 2011 |

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Introduction

In this article I will be telling you how to draw cat paws. As you know that most of us want to be a great artist but there is one particular thing that is really hard to draw which is called a cat paw. After you know how to draw cat paws you will find it easier to draw any types of paws for animals such as: bear paws, dog paws and etc. Well carry on reading to find out some more interesting information and facts in this article which is telling you about How to draw cat paws.

Looking in to a paw

First thing you should do is study the paw so that you know all the features. As a matter of fact did you know that a paw has three main parts which are called claws, pads and the phalanges (which for humans are fingers/ toes)? If you have a cat or a dog you will notice that they walk on by tip toeing and for us human we walk with our whole foot. The pad on the bottom of the foot is just like a grip as for us we have a palm on our hands. Well now I will be telling you some of the different kind of paws such as Feline paws, Canine paws and plantigrade paws. Well carry on reading to find out some more interesting information and facts in this article which is telling you about how to draw cat paws.

Looking into Feline paws

The main paw pad for this paw is a rounded teardrop shape which has four small toe pads above. Did you know that animals with Feline paws have dew claws which you can’t see because it is inside of the paw which is like humans as skin is covering are fingers? Did you know that all types of cats (except cheetahs) have claws that are covered beneath their skin? Well carry on reading to find out some more incredible information and facts in this article which is telling you about How to draw cat paws.

Looking into Canine paws and plantigrade paws

Did you know that the canine paw has a few different features from the feline paw? Some of the different features are that the large pad is triangular shaped, the middle two toes are longer, the middle two toes tend to point inwards and the claws are visible unlike the feline paw. Now I will be telling you about the plantigrade paw. When an animal walks on their heel and their palms (such as a bear, skunk, opossum, raccoon and etc.) is called a plantigrade. If you ever compare a cat and a bear paw you will see the difference as a cat walks by tip toeing whereas a bear walks on its heels and palms. Well carry on reading to find out some more stunning information and facts in this article which is telling you about how to draw cat paws.

Summary

So now that you know all about paws and the differences between paws you can now try and draw a cat paw or any type of paws really. Just remember that you shouldn’t be a silly person and try and draw around a real cat paw because trust me it is harder that way and you would still have to put in the features. Well I hope that you have had fun reading this fabulous piece of information and facts in this article and I also hope that you have learnt one or two things from this article which is telling you about how to draw cat paws.