A cat sitting sideways with a full bowl in front of it, caught in the moment before the food goes. Children who have a cat at home recognise this scene instantly, which is most of why they choose it. Colouring the bowl and the food separately from the animal gives a young child two clear jobs instead of one big one. The striped cat is the same pose taken seriously, and the cat in a boba cup has climbed into its container instead.
A cat sitting side on beside a full bowl.
More cat drawings to try
Want to draw cat with its bowl yourself?
Here is cat with its bowl in 8 steps.
Start with the head seen from the side, muzzle pushing forward.
Add the two ears, the near one larger than the far one.
Draw the back as one long curve down to the ground.
Bring the chest down to the front paw.
Add the far front leg as a narrow sliver behind the near one.
Curl the tail round behind the body.
Draw the bowl in front as an oval with a rim.
Fill it with small rounded lumps.
What you need
Paper, a pencil and an eraser.