30+ Design & Illustration Tutorials on Tuts+ for Creative Cat Lovers

It's long been established that the human race is ran by furry overlords known as "cats". I myself am a slave to two adorable, yet dominant felines who have manipulated my behaviour to overly share their images on social media and make them subjects of many vectors.

For International Cat Day, we at Envato Tuts+ would like to celebrate the awesomeness of cats with a roundup of our favourite tutorials in the Design & Illustration section featuring our feline friends. In addition, our community has shared their own creations for you to check out!

Vector Tutorials for the Feline Fanatic

• Tools & Tips
  Quick Tip: How to Make Longcat Truly Infinitely Long in Adobe Illustrator
  Sharon Milne
• Illustration
  Create an Innocent Fluffy Kitten With Basic Shapes in Adobe Illustrator
  Monika Zagrobelna
• Tools & Tips
  Quick Tip: How to Create a Simple Paw Print Scatter Brush in Adobe Illustrator
  Sharon Milne
• Halloween
  Play With Blends and Image Trace to Create a Simple Cat Scene in Adobe Illustrator
  Sharon Milne
• Illustration
  Create a Slam Dunk Cat With Textured Background in Illustrator
  Masha Goubar
• Illustration
  Create a Large Face, Cat Illustration from Stock in Adobe Illustrator
  Sharon Milne
• Promotion
  Using a Stock Base to Create a Playful Cat Illustration
  Sharon Milne
• Illustration
  Create a Fluffy Halloween Cat using the Paintbrush Tool and Gradients
  Sharon Milne
• Animals
  Creating an Adorable Strawberry Tiger in Adobe Illustrator
  Asher Benson
• Adobe Photoshop
  Create an Illustrative Logo From a Photograph
  Cheryl Graham
• Illustration
  How to Create a Sleeping Cat on a Pile of Books and Indoor Plants in Adobe Illustrator
  Nataliya Dolotko
• Global Influences
  How to Create a Maneki Neko Lucky Charm in Adobe Illustrator
  Yulia Sokolova
• Adobe Illustrator
  New Course: Vector Silhouettes for Beginners
  Andrew Blackman
• Vector
  New Course: Vector Pet Portraits (Featuring Cats!)
  Andrew Blackman
• Icon Design
  How to Create a Set of Flat Animal Icons in Adobe Illustrator
  Yulia Sokolova
• Vector
  How to Create a Furry Cheshire Cat Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator
  Diana Toma
• Animals
  How to Create a Soft, Furry Kitten in Adobe Illustrator
  Sharon Milne
• Character Design
  How to Create a Cute Cat Character in Adobe Illustrator
  Andrei Marius

Photoshop Tutorials for the Crazy Cat Lady

• Adobe Photoshop
  Create a Run Cycle Animation From Scratch in Adobe Photoshop
  Monika Zagrobelna
• Digital Painting
  How to Paint a Dapper Victorian Cat in Adobe Photoshop
  Melody Nieves
• Halloween
  From Speed Paint to Detail: Paint a Bat-Cat in Adobe Photoshop
  Monika Zagrobelna
• Animation
  How to Create a Walking Kitten Animation In Adobe Photoshop
  Monika Zagrobelna
• Photo Manipulation
  How to Create a Surreal Underwater Scene With Adobe Photoshop
  Jenny Le
• Photo Manipulation
  How to Create a Photo Manipulation of a Cat and Flying Fish With Adobe Photoshop
  Jenny Le
• CrazyTalk Animator
  How to Create an Animated Character with Photoshop and CrazyTalk Animator 3
  Monika Zagrobelna

Drawing Tutorials for the Kitty Devotee

• Drawing
  How to Draw Animals: Cats and Their Anatomy
  Monika Zagrobelna
• Drawing
  How to Draw Animals: Big Cats, Their Anatomy and Patterns - Part 2
  Monika Zagrobelna
• Drawing
  How to Draw a Tattoo-Style Tiger With Colored Pencils
  Hellobaby
• Illustration
  Realism, Photorealism, and Style in Drawing
  Monika Zagrobelna
• Animals
  How to Draw a Roaring Lion Step by Step
  Monika Zagrobelna
• Drawing Theory
  How to Use Gestures to Draw Creatures From Imagination
  Monika Zagrobelna
• Animals
  How to Draw a Cheetah
  Monika Zagrobelna
• Animals
  How to Draw a Tiger
  Monika Zagrobelna

Now I did notice something when I was putting together this list. Monika Zagrobelna and I appear to be the perpetrators of around 80% of cat education on Tuts+ in the Design & Illustration section. Hmmm, let's side step that for now.  

Submit to Our Feline Overlords!

An article on cat tutorials could not be complete without showing off the art work our community has created. So here's some awesome work from some of our readers. Thank you to everyone who sent me work to show off for this article!

Show Us Your Cats!

We'd love to see your felines, be it artwork or photographs of your feline friends. Upload them to the comments, and don't forget to leave links to your social media and website for others to check out more of your work.