The muzzle has a bright front, usually white or a brighter version of the rest of the coat.The lips often have a dark outline-when the mouth is closed, it creates a “drooping lip corner” effect.The eyes are protected by eyelashes, and there’s an area of short hair right above them which makes the eyes look slightly bigger from distance.īig cats are also colored in a specific way: The eyelids have a clear dark edge, and the pupils are round (they get smaller in strong light instead of turning into a slit). Big cats often have quite prominent beard and cheek-mane, both contributing to the final shape of the head. The size of the muzzle indicates the size of the prey the animal huntsĪside from the construction, the details are also different. The ears are much simpler to draw-you can imagine them as half-domes. The bigger the species, the smaller and higher placed the eyes. Big cats have the same skull shape as domestic ones, just bigger and more elongated. Let’s take a look at the facial proportions now. Lack of muscle outline in the rest of the body can be justified with thick fur of the creature. The structure of the feet is the most important, because they’re often skinny. … and then turn these lines into outlines in the fur. You can simplify the muscle structure to lines like these… Not all of them are the same visible, and we should care more about the structures they create. You don’t need to memorize all the muscles. You can print this image and use it as a reference anytime you want to add details to your big cats A fur pattern can partially conceal it, but adding a subtle outline of the muscles still makes the cat look strong and powerful. The answer? Big cats have bigger paws and a bigger torso.īig cats still have a very loose, pajama-like skin, but because they’re so big the muscle outline can be often clearly visible. Can you see anything wrong with its body? The elements that give the illusion away are be the elements you need to change. On the left you can see a leopard with its face manipulated into the proportions of a small cat.
#BIG CAT SKULL SKETCH HOW TO#
Once you learn these differences, you’ll be able to recreate any species-and even create a new one.ĭisclaimer: I will be heavily referencing the previous tutorial How to Draw Cats, so please read it first.Ĭats are cats, so you can use almost exactly the same simplified skeleton as a base for your big cat.
Even without the characteristic colors and patterns big cats differ a lot from each other. But if you want to draw them from your imagination, or to use some features of big cats for your creature design, this is the place for you! I will show you that a leopard isn’t just a spotted lion-or a tiger a striped one.
But did you know that you can use this knowledge to also create their bigger cousins? Lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, snow leopards, cougars, and cheetahs-I will show you how to draw them all! Of course, if you want to draw them 100% accurately, it’s best that you use photos or observe the animals in a zoo. In my recent tutorial I showed you how to draw our furry friends, domestic cats. After the site’s migration, the original is no longer available, but you can still access the content here. This post has been originally commissioned for SketchBook Blog in 2016.
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