User blog:Tofutush/FWS: Drawing Cats

An FWS cat has the following body parts:


 * Head
 * Facial Features
 * Muzzle
 * Ears
 * Eyes
 * Eyebrows
 * Mouth and nose
 * Enchantments
 * Cheek
 * Topping
 * Body
 * Main Parts
 * Chest and torso
 * Legs
 * Front Legs
 * Back Legs
 * Tail
 * Enchantments
 * Enchantments
 * Stripes
 * Colors
 * Wings
 * Scars

Head
The head of an FWS cat (aka cat below) is literally an oval. The front looks like a round circle, but the side is slightly thinner to make way for the muzzle.

Facial Features
A cat's facial features only include the most critically needed ones. That includes eyes, eyebrows and mouth to express feelings, and ears and nose to balance the face.

Muzzle
A cat's muzzle represents the gender. Female cats have round muzzles, while male cats have rectangular ones.

Ears
There are 6 different ear shapes in total, including short ears, long ears, and sharp tips, round tips, and leaves, triangles, knife-blades.


 * -|Leaf = Unlike triangle, leaf ears start out thin, fatten towards the middle and come together to a stop, forming a leaf-shaped ear. Leaves and knife-blades are switchable on one cat, but may not be on the same cat in the same panel (that would be absurd!).


 * -|Triangle = Unlike leaf, triangle ears start off from the forehead and side of cheek and gradually come together, forming a triangle-shaped ear.


 * -|Knife-blade = Knife-blade is like leaf, only with the top border of both ears flat. Knife-blades and leaves are switchable on one cat, but may not be on the same cat in the same panel (that would be absurd!).

Eyes
Eyes are very simple. Just draw a leaf-like eye shape and dig out a circle.

Wings
No matter how the wing's shape and style changes, it's spirit won't change. Here's the spirit of a cat's wing:

And note that the wing must sprout from the shoulder. Else the whole cat would look weird.

And finally let's take a look at some different wing shapes.


 * -|Bird = It's exactly what it sounds like.
 * -|Bird (layered) = It's just the Bird wing, but with layers. The outer layer should have a darker hue than the middle one.
 * -|Bat = Jaywing has bat wings. (Don't think that those are jay wings because of his name!) Bat wings should be semi-transparent. But note that the thin fabric-like substance, whatever it is, should not be poking right out of the tip of the frame. Instead, draw it a little below that. It's because the frame isn't flat, and the fabric-like thing doesn't grow out of its edge. They're supposed to be like a flag on a pole, and sometimes you can't see the full flag, and sometimes you can't see the full pole. See pictures below if my words are junk, which they often are.
 * -|Pony princess = Still exactly what it sounds like.
 * -|Dragon = Dragon wings. What more is there to say? But note that the thin fabric-like substance, whatever it is, should not be poking right out of the tip of the frame. Instead, draw it a little below that. It's because the frame isn't flat, and the fabric-like thing doesn't grow out of its edge. They're supposed to be like a flag on a pole, and sometimes you can't see the full flag, and sometimes you can't see the full pole. See pictures below if my words are junk, which they often are.
 * -|ShockWing = ShockWings are my Wings of Fire fan-tribe (no advertisement intended). Their wings are a little different from normal dragon wings. But note that the thin fabric-like substance, whatever it is, should not be poking right out of the tip of the frame. Instead, draw it a little below that. It's because the frame isn't flat, and the fabric-like thing doesn't grow out of its edge. They're supposed to be like a flag on a pole, and sometimes you can't see the full flag, and sometimes you can't see the full pole. See pictures below if my words are junk, which they often are.