How To Draw A Cheshire Cat with this how-to video and step-by-step drawing instructions. Easy animals to draw for beginners and kids.
Please see the drawing tutorial in the video below
You can refer to the simple step-by-step drawing guide below
Step 1
As we mentioned in this Cheshire Cat drawing tutorial introduction, he is perhaps best known for his grin.
It just seems fitting that we start this guide with that aspect! To draw his grin, start with a rather long curve.
Then draw another line running parallel below it, and then connect the two with some lines at the corner of the mouth. Then draw a series of lines inside the mouth for the teeth.
Then above this mouth you can draw two circles for your eyes and then add some pupils inside.
Sometimes the Cheshire Cat’s body will disappear leaving only its eyes and mouth, so you can technically stop here!
However, we will draw the rest of his body, so you can complete the face with his rounded nose and some beard.
Step 2
Next, start sketching his face
Now that you’ve drawn his face, you can start contouring your Cheshire Cat drawing in this next step.
First, use some circles for contour around his mouth. We will then use a series of smaller serrated lines joining this mouth contour for the general contour of his head.
You can also add his small and round ears side by side on top of his head.
Once you’ve copied his head outline as it appears in the reference image, you can move on to step 3.
Step 3
Draw his front legs
We’ll start drawing the body in this step of the Cheshire Cat tutorial. use some curves for his feet below the head he’s leaning his face on.
Then you can use some more rounded lines for the outline of chubby legs below him.
Another iconic aspect of the design for this Cheshire Cat incarnation is the stripes all over his body, so you can start drawing some stripes on his legs in this section.
Step 4
Now draw the body for the Cheshire Cat
We can now add the body to your Cheshire Cat drawing in this step. The cat has a large, chubby body, and we’ll start with an outline for it in this section.
First, extend a circle back from the top side and down.
Then draw a shorter circle extending from his legs back and then connect it to the larger line you drew for his upper body.
Once you’ve drawn the body contour as it appears in our reference image, you’ll be ready to add the final details and elements in the next step, so move on when you’re ready!
Step 5
Complete your Cheshire Cat drawing
What would a Cheshire cat be without her special tail? “Unfinished” would be the answer to that question and we don’t want that!
For that reason, we’ll be adding the tail along with some final strokes in this step of the Cheshire Cat tutorial.
This cat’s tail is large and fluffy, and we’ll keep that exact in this drawing. Start by extending a line from the back of the body and bending up into a point.
Then, draw the remaining tail that connects to the body.
Don’t forget to add some circles along the tail for more stripes! This character is also often seen hanging his tail from a tree, so for more fun you can draw a branch and have his tail curl around it.
That’s just an idea of how you can personalize this photo, but what else could you think of to complete it?
Step 6
Complete your Cheshire Cat drawing with some color
Now we come to the final step of your Cheshire Cat drawing! The version of the cat we drew in this tutorial is from the Disney cartoon and we used the same characters as the cat that appeared in that movie.