Blue eyes set against dark facial points give the Tonkinese cat a look that reads immediately as colorpoint, and this tutorial walks through how to draw the Tonkinese cat in a semi-realistic seated pose with full colorpoint shading. The guide is part of the broader cats drawing collection on the site.
What Makes This Particular Cat a Good Drawing Exercise
The walkthrough runs 10 steps and ends on a fully colored result, with brush-texture shading across the body being the main technique to practice. The character is seated upright, which keeps the pose symmetrical and lets the focus land on the colorpoint contrast and facial details rather than complex limb positioning.
Key Visual Features of the Tonkinese Cat
- Siamese-type build, seated upright
- Dark brown points on face, ears, paws
- Cream and beige body with soft shading
- Blue eyes with an alert expression
- Long white whiskers on a dark muzzle
If you want more cat drawing practice after this, the How to Draw Cats – 19 Easy Guides in One Tutorial covers a wide range of styles in one place, and the Maine Coon step-by-step is worth trying next if you want another breed with distinctive fur and face structure. For something lighter in tone, the Kawaii Leprechaun Cat offers a fun contrast to the realism here.
How the Step Colors Work in This Tutorial
Each step image uses a three-color system to show exactly what is new versus what is already done:
- Red Color: lines added in the current step.
- Black Color: lines completed earlier.
- Gray Color: base sketch for structure.
How to Draw the Tonkinese Cat: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Finished Your Tonkinese Cat? Share It
Once you have the colorpoint shading down and those blue eyes looking right, drop your finished drawing in the comments below. Every new tutorial goes up on Facebook and Telegram as soon as it is published, a new YouTube video based on existing guides goes live every single day, and Pinterest stays updated regularly as well. If you want to keep drawing cats, try the spooky Halloween black cat or the kawaii cat chasing a ball for a totally different style. Supporting the project on Patreon gets you access to unique hand-drawn coloring pages that are not available anywhere else.