I use Photoshop Elements 0.7 for my chararts. Pixlr and Gimp work just as well.

Tutorials Feautured-Edit

Basic warrior

Tabbies

Tabby #1

Tabby #2

Tabby #3

Tortoiseshells

Tortoiseshell #1

Tortoiseshell #2

Tortoiseshell #3

Flecked cats

Mottled cats

Basic Warrior Edit

File:Step 2.png Step 1- Fill in the cat with the color that you choose.

File:Step 3.png Step 2- Add eye color and ear pink.

File:Step 4.png Step 3- Put the burn tool size to 18, and the exposure to 19, and add shading to the back.

File:Step 5.png Step 4- Using the same settings as step 3, run the burn tool along the cats chest.

File:Step 6.png Step 5- Using the same settings as step3, run the burn tool along the cats haunch and down to its paws.

File:Step 7.png Step 6- Using the same settings as step 3, run the burn tool along the bottom of the cats tail.

File:Step 8.png Step 7- Using the same settings as step 3, run the burn tool from the ear, straight. Then shade the back ear.

File:Step 9.png Step 8- Setting the size to 10, shade the front paw that is farthest away, and the back paw that is farthest away.

File:Step 10.png Step 9- Add some more shading (if wanted) and blur all the shading.

File:Step 11.png Step 10- Add highlights, size 25 and exposure 12. (You can also lighten the shaded paws.)

TabbiesEdit

Tabby #1Edit

File:Step 2 tabby.png Step 1- Fill it in.

File:Step 3 tabby.png Step 2- Add tabby stripe, a color darker or lighter than the main pelt color, and use pencil. Put the size at 1. Fill them in

File:Step 4 tabby.png Step 3- Blur the stripes

File:Step 5 tabby.pngStep 4- Add eye color and ear pink.

File:Step 6 tabby.png Step 5- Add shading

File:Step 7 tabby.png Step 6- Add highlights

Tabby #2 Edit

File:Step 1 t2.png Step 1- Fill in your cat.

File:Step 2 t2.png Step 2- Select a color darker than your current color. Draw wavy stripes along the cats body.

File:Step 3 t2.png Step 3- Fill them in.

File:Step 4 t2.png Step 4- Blur them.

File:Step 5 t2.png Step 5- Add eye color, ear pink, and shading.

Tabby #3Edit

Coming soon!

TortoiseshellsEdit

Tortoiseshell #1Edit

Regular tortoiseshell, like on Redtail.

File:Step 2- tortie.png Step 1- Draw dark gray patches randomly on then cat’s body.

File:Step 3- tortie.png Step 2- Draw orange-brown patches, and orange patches.

File:Step 4- tortie.png Step 3- Fill them in and blur them very well.

File:Step 5 tortie.png Step 4- Set the smudge tool on size 6 and strength 50 and stretch in ragged motion along the patches. (This step is optional.)

File:Step 6 tortie.png Step 5- Add eye color and ear pink.

File:Step 7 tortie.png Step 6- Add shading and highlights.

Tortoiseshell #2Edit

Dark tortoiseshell, such as Tawnypelt.

File:Step 2 tortie2.png Step 1- Fill the cat in with a dark brown

File:Step 3 tortie2.png Step 2- Draw some dark gray patches on the body.

File:Step 4 tortie2.png Step 3- Fill them in and blur them.

File:Step 5 tortie2.png Step 4- Set the smudge tool on size 3 and strength 36 and stretch in ragged motion along the patches.

File:Step 6 tortie2.png Step 5- Blur them slightly.

File:Step 7 tortie2.png Step 6- Add eye color and ear pink.

File:Step 8 tortie2.png Step 7- Add shading and highlights.

You can also switch the pattern around, brown on black. File:Example dark tortie.png

Tortoiseshell #3Edit

File:Step 2 tortie3.png Step 1- Fill the cat in with dark gray.

File:Step 3 tortie3.png Step 2- Get a cream and ginger color. Do the pattern shown all over the body. (The colors I used are in the box)

File:Step 4 tortie3.png Step 3- Blur the spots

File:STEP 5 tortie3.png Step 4- Add eye color and ear pink

File:Step 6 tortie3.png Step 5- Add shading

You can also do a cat like Larksong, or Ivytail (SC) by, at STEP 3, smudging the flecks instead of blurring them. File:Step 6 tortie3 other.png

Flecked catsEdit

Example, Ashfur

File:Step 1 f.png Step 1- Fill in your cat.

File:Step 2 f.png Step 2- Using the burn tool, put the size on 8 and the exposure on 39. Dot a few dots across the cats body.

File:Step 3 f.png Step 3- Still using the burn tool, put the size on 11 and the exposure on 78. Dot across the body.

File:Step 4 f.png Step 4- Using the dodge tool, put the size on 13 and the exposure on 39. Dot across the body.

File:Step 5 f.png Step 5- Blur.

File:Step 6 f.png Step 6- Add eye color, ear pink, and shadings.

MottledEdit

File:Step 1 m.png Step 1- Fill in your cat.

File:Step 2 m.png Step 2- Select a color darker than your current. Draw a few spots on the back.

File:Step 3 m.png Step 3- Add some lighter colored spots.

File:Step 4 m.png Step 4- Blur them well.

File:Step 5 m.png Step 5- Add eye color, ear pink, and shading.

More soon...Edit

PLEASE give ideas for more cats on this talk page!