22 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 April Fools Day, we at 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

• Halloween
  Play With Blends and Image Trace to Create a Simple Cat Scene in Adobe Illustrator
  Sharon Milne
• Animals
  Creating an Adorable Strawberry Tiger in Adobe Illustrator
  Asher Benson
• Illustration
  Create an Innocent Fluffy Kitten With Basic Shapes in Adobe Illustrator
  Monika Zagrobelna
• Illustration
  Create a Large Face, Cat Illustration from Stock in Adobe Illustrator
  Sharon Milne
• Illustration
  Create a Slam Dunk Cat With Textured Background in Illustrator
  Masha Goubar
• Adobe Photoshop
  Create an Illustrative Logo From a Photograph
  Cheryl Graham
• Illustration
  Create a Fluffy Halloween Cat using the Paintbrush Tool and Gradients
  Sharon Milne
• Tools & Tips
  Quick Tip: How to Create a Simple Paw Print Scatter Brush in Adobe Illustrator
  Sharon Milne
• Promotion
  Using a Stock Base to Create a Playful Cat Illustration
  Sharon Milne
• Tools & Tips
  Quick Tip: How to Make Longcat Truly Infinitely Long in Adobe Illustrator
  Sharon Milne

Photoshop Tutorials for the Crazy Cat Lady

• Adobe Photoshop
  Create a Run Cycle Animation From Scratch in Adobe Photoshop
  Monika Zagrobelna
• 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
• Digital Painting
  How to Paint a Dapper Victorian Cat in Adobe Photoshop
  Melody Nieves

Drawing Tutorials for the Kitty Devotee

• Illustration
  Realism, Photorealism, and Style in Drawing
  Monika Zagrobelna
• Drawing
  How to Draw Animals: Cats and Their Anatomy
  Monika Zagrobelna
• Drawing
  How to Draw a Tattoo-Style Tiger With Colored Pencils
  Hellobaby
• Drawing
  How to Draw Animals: Big Cats, Their Anatomy and Patterns - Part 2
  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 sidestep 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.