You know how when you think of a mouse you think ‘cute’, but when you think of a rat you tink ‘dirty’? I think that it’s because we grew up with Tom and Jerry and Jerry is...
You know how when you think of a mouse you think ‘cute’, but when you think of a rat you tink ‘dirty’? I think that it’s because we grew up with Tom and Jerry and Jerry is such a cute mouse. I always thought a rat was kind of a cute creature though. After watching Disney’s Ratatouille my sympathy for rats just grew. So this is my humble homage to the little rat, a tutorial on how to draw a rat - hope you like it : ).
Step 1
Start by sketching a big curve. Next draw a ‘v’ shape at the end of it, this will be the head of the rat. Add the limbs and tail and curves for the ears.
Step 2
This rat is coloured in with the airbrush tool. The base layer of brown is a mid tone, over it are two lighter shades for highlights and two darker ones for shadows.
Step 3
Once the colouring is done give the rat a thick black outline with the pencil and clean up the drawing.
There! Now you know how to draw a rat. Hey if you want to draw more cute animals, check out my tutorials on how to draw a puppy and how to draw kittens. I also have other fun how to draw animals tutorials so feel free to browse my online tutorials and try them out.