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Move over, Garfield and Heathcliff. There's a new cartoon cat in town and he has attitude. Or she. It's up to you, because you can customize this cartoon cat to look just like your own! From Maker Team member Johnny of @thehoopkid we bring you a tutorial full of feline ferociousness and felt, of course. Follow Johnny's instructions but use your cat as a muse. Isn't that what cats are for?
Skill Level: Beginner
Time: 2 hours
Additional Supplies:
Cartoon Cat Pattern (click to download)
Cartoon Accessories Pattern (click to download)
Felt, for Cat Fur and Eyes
Directions:
Cartoon Accessory
1. Print Accessories Pattern above and cut out pattern pieces.
2. Cut shapes from felt using templates.
KNIFE:
Shine - Cornflower felt
Handle - Cocoa felt
Handle Wrap - Umber felt
Blade - Ash felt
Pommel, Guard - Mikado felt
FISH:
Body, Lips - Chagall felt
Head, Fin - Honeydew felt
For larger pieces, pin template to felt while cutting. For smaller ones, simply hold template against felt.
3. For the Fish, glue pieces to body. For the Knife, glue pieces to felt background, allowing blade shine and handle wrap to hang over edge of blade and handle.
4. Use scissors to trim around knife edge. Be sure to trim overhang of blade shine and handle wrap.
Cartoon Cat
1. Print Cat Pattern above and cut out pattern pieces.
2. Sketch the color blocking of your cat on the head template and cut out.
3. Use new template pieces to cut shapes from the corresponding color felt. For smaller pieces, consider stacking on top of background color (see side stripes below for example.)
4. Glue head felt pieces in center of large piece of background felt, at least 8 x 12".
5. Use pattern to cut out remaining features from the corresponding felt colors. Cut two for eyes, ears, eyebrows, eyeballs, and teeth.
6. Take eye template and trim down to make eyelids the size and angle of your choosing. Leave off top or bottom lids to achieve different looks. Cut two sets from felt.
7. Place all felt pieces on face. Play with location and angles of features to get different expressions or proportions. Glue in place. Add any extra accessories such as whiskers, earrings, scars, etc.
8. Trim around outside of entire piece.
Isn't this the cat's meow? We think it's purr-fect!
Thanks to Johnny for designing and writing this tutorial! You can follow him on Instagram @thehooopkid. Stay tuned for more tutorials from the Benzie Design Maker Team!
