INFOGRAPHIC SERIES - Curious Cat

Fun and cute curious cat, with a little smirk on its face. Simple shapes, a few easy steps and you have your very own kitty. This is the start of the animal series with these shapes so look for more animals with these basic shapes. 

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Create a circle, duplicate it and position it half way over the other circle.

Select both circles, use the Pathfinder Intersect mode to leave the center section for the body. Copy this shape for the ears. 

Draw a rectangle over the body, select both shapes, use the Pathfinder Minus Front mode to cut off the lower half of the shape. 

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Use the Direct Selection Tool to pull the base down. 

Use the Direct Selection Tool to select the bottom corners and pull the corner widgets in to round the bottom edges. 

Draw a circle for the head, place it on the body.

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Paste the shape copied from the main body step. Move the ears into position. 

Create large white circles for the base of the eyes. 

Add smaller dark circles to give the eyes direction. 

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Use the Polygon Tool to create a triangle for the nose. 

Add lines for the whiskers using a darker color. 

Use the Arc Tool to create a tail, add a heavy stroke and place it behind the body,

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Add two sets of small circles to the base of the body for the paws. 

Copy the body, then click on the Draw Inside mode at the bottom of the tool bar. 

Paste the copied shape, change the color then click on the Draw Normal mode. 

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Double click on the body, then click on the shape again. The screen will go slightly gray (you are now in isolation mode). Click on the Draw Inside mode and paste the copied shape into the body, darken the color. Use the Escape key to exit Isolation mode then click on the Draw Normal mode. 

To add depth the ears, select the ears, the choose Object>Path>Offset Path. Use a negative number as an offset to make the shape smaller. 

Fill the smaller shapes for the inner ears with a lighter color. 

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Add a small arc the for the mouth and your cat has a great look and cute smile.