The possibilities are endless! I would love to see anything you come up with. Perhaps how a dog sees a fire hydrant, or how a duckling sees its mom. You can extend this activity by choosing something else to draw from another’s perspective.

This is a more complicated drawing challenge because it requires you to use your imagination to see something from the perspective of something else. When you have finished your illustration you can take a photo of it and email it to me to share in the student gallery, and share it with your peers and teachers on Microsoft TEAMS. Try your best to capture how your subject feels about the cat in your colour choices. For example, when the mouse sees the cat the colours are bright and bold and shocking, they really convey how afraid the mouse feels when it looks at the cat. Once you like the lines you’ve created in pencil, go back over them with something more permanent, like pen or marker to “ lock them in” - this way you can erase your pencil lines without losing the shapes of your cat.Ĭarefully consider what colours to use when colouring your cat.

To minimize parts of the cat, draw them smaller, farther away from the viewer, or with softer lines and colours. To emphasize parts of the cat, draw them bigger, use bold, sharp lines, and colour contrast (white teeth against a bright red mouth is a great example of contrast). The lighter your sketch is, the easier mistakes will be to erase. To keep your sketch light, avoid putting too much downward pressure on your pencil. Lightly sketch out the basic shape of the cat on your paper using a pencil. They All Saw a Cat Written and Illustrated by Brendan Wenzel Publisher’s Synopsis: The cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears, and paws. Follow these steps when working on your cat illustration:Ĭhose who is seeing the cat, and what features you will emphasize (draw attention to) or minimize (draw attention away from) in your illustration. They All Saw a Cat has stunning illustrations and teaches that our varied perspectives shape the way we see others.

We all saw a cat