I’ve yet to meet a student that doesn’t like to draw a cat, so this shading exercise should work well for most classrooms.1. Students fold an 8.5" x 11" paper and sketch the outline of this cat as shown.
2. Medium gray tones are added next, with a few spots left white to highlight the cat’s face. The zig-zag lines should always point away from the face, just as they do with real cat fur.
3. Dark areas of the face are added last, colored heavily with a standard pencil to make the darkest gray possible.
