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So there's a small trend of cat tutorials going around and I thought I'd hop on the bandwagon but change it up a bit and do something I haven't seen done before. (I did find a tutorial on steam after googling it)

So I'm going to teach you the basics of drawing nichelings. Keep in mind that this is only my way of doing things and a lot of people prefer to stylize the genes in their unique way. However I hope that this might help someone who's still learning or struggling with a specific gene. I may also approach some of the genes with a style that's closer to the actual game models.

So what genes or gene combos would you like to see tutorials for?

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1. Short snout

Let's start with the most basic (and useless) head gene!

Start by drawing the usual circle and cross

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The horizontal line dictates the height of the eyes, while the vertical one shows where the nicheling is looking

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Draw a smaller circle under the horizontal line. This will be the muzzle

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If you aren't doing a front view, connect the two circles

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Draw the eyes, nose and mouth. You should be able to fit a third eye between the eyes.

If you prefer drawing the nose first, the eyes should line up with its sides.

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I won't go into too much detail about the ears since there are different types of them, but they should be placed somewhat like this.

(The pink lines are optional to the sketch)

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When doing the lineart, add some fur. Make sure that everything lines up. Don't make the neck too thin (unless that's your style)

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Keep these lines in mind when shading

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5 minutes ago, Lilytuft with antlers said:

1. Short snout

Let's start with the most basic (and useless) head gene!

Start by drawing the usual circle and cross

kuva.png.25cebb4cee96874944290cf74a3d45dd.pngkuva.png.86cf9ebabc8068f26330b2e429589dc0.png

The horizontal line dictates the height of the eyes, while the vertical one shows where the nicheling is looking

kuva.png.170dc741c976418b27c9c99ffb3907cb.pngkuva.png.77c237c9f99e1f90865e4ea37f382a71.png

Draw a smaller circle under the horizontal line. This will be the muzzle

kuva.png.8c6be3e6957681953e5866c05c7afadf.pngkuva.png.e2d5a0b1a6075f2db2081020f6722bb6.png

If you aren't doing a front view, connect the two circles

kuva.png.4fb2814575ba4eda0ea099a557dd00a6.png

Draw the eyes, nose and mouth. You should be able to fit a third eye between the eyes.

If you prefer drawing the nose first, the eyes should line up with its sides.

kuva.png.ba8aa3ff808b7b13ee015f9a8a0cff72.pngkuva.png.eef0ded90afb04429824e3a23c1b6690.png

I won't go into too much detail about the ears since there are different types of them, but they should be placed somewhat like this.

(The pink lines are optional to the sketch)

kuva.png.05d8ebb8b3b5db3217ade5c09aaa68e0.pngkuva.png.f5560998a89ab2e5f4ecb2eae52400ab.png

When doing the lineart, add some fur. Make sure that everything lines up. Don't make the neck too thin (unless that's your style)

kuva.png.8c41310ae3621fe56086d37f2fdaa986.pngkuva.png.ff57fa418acdcbfefdd165512680dd93.png

Keep these lines in mind when shading

kuva.png.04142dab22f47b962e57df633ad32117.pngkuva.png.0286a88dca339533ea0e7ba105e7a88c.png

Imma try this--

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2. Runner leg

Ok, this one was a bit hard since drawing legs and paws is very internalized for me and I can usually do it without sketching guidelines or thinking about it much. That's why it's not fully step by step. I hope this is still helpful to at least someone. My interpretation is a mix of cat and dog

Ok, so here is an extremely simplified bone structure

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Here's how the leg connects to the rest of the body

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Mimicking the bone structure draw circles for the shoulder, paw and the elbow (missing from the picture, here it's just the angle between two lines). Then connect the circles

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Beef up the leg a bit

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Don't draw the lineart where the leg is fully connected to the body.

(Do draw the shoulder though! I left it out here because I didn't draw the rest of the body)

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The pink lines show which direction the fur flows

(Keep in mind that longer fur is heavier and flows mostly downwards)

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When lifted up, the joints bend like this

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Here are the basic shapes for a front view

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Paw time! (Thumb optional)

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3 hours ago, Lilytuft with antlers said:

Yep! I figured some people could still benefit from a more detailed look at the anatomy of each gene

no i totally agree with you!! i just think it’s funny baby me is still making her mark out there with her awful tutorials haha

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