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Draw a Cat - How to Draw a Cat in Graphite Pencil

By Helen South, About.com

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Cat Drawing - Developing Dark Values

Because there are large, dark areas, at this point some shading is boldly added to the cat's body and background. A fair bit of time is taken to define the whiskers, and carefully observe the shapes of the marks on the face. A little more shading is added to the eye, taking care to preserve the paper white highlight.

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