How to Draw a Neko Girl

Completed Neko girl drawing with cat ears, long hair, a skirt, and a tail.

In the chibi style, you can find many characteristic character types, one of which is a neko girl. In this tutorial, we will show you how to draw a chibi neko girl using simple lines and forms.

Note that in another tutorial, we showed you how to draw a chibi cat girl, but these are not the same thing, and they are drawn somewhat differently.

How to draw a Neko girl step by step

Step 1: Sketch the large head

Mark a large circle for the head of the Neko girl. You may notice that many cibi character drawing tutorials begin in almost the same way. Make the head quite large – it should be much bigger than the body. Use very light lines.

Sketching the Neko girl’s large round head with very light lines.

Step 2: Sketch the small torso

Now sketch the torso of the Neko girl with very light lines. Make it noticeably smaller than the head. The torso should be quite simple without any small details. At this stage, we only need to indicate its general shape.

Adding the Neko girl’s small torso beneath the oversized head.

Step 3: Add the arms and legs

Now sketch the arms extending to the sides of the body. Below the torso, draw the short legs of the Neko girl in the same simple Chibi style. Use only basic lines and forms.

Sketching the Neko girl’s short arms and legs around the small torso.

Step 4: Mark the ears and hair

On the top of the head, sketch the cat ears, which are one of the main features of a Neko girl. After that, mark the general contours of the hair with light lines. Do not draw individual strands yet.

Adding the Neko girl’s cat ears and the general shape of her hair.

Step 5: Add sleeves, skirt, and tail

Now draw the wide sleeves around the lines of the arms. After that, outline the skirt below the torso and add the long cat tail behind the body.

Adding the Neko girl’s wide sleeves, short skirt, and curved cat tail.

Step 6: Draw the Chibi face

Now draw the large Chibi eyes with dark upper eyelashes and highlights inside them. Below the eyes, add a small mouth and trace the final contours of the face.

Drawing the Neko girl’s large Chibi eyes, small mouth, and face contours.

Step 7: Refine the hair and ears

Now draw the hair in more detail using clear and smooth lines. Refine the cat ears as well and add the inner contours. After that, erase all the remaining guidelines from the head area.

Refining the Neko girl’s long hair and cat ears with clean outlines.

Step 8: Finish the upper body

Draw the bow on the chest and refine the upper part of the clothes with wide sleeves. After that, draw the small Chibi hands at the ends of the sleeves. Erase the remaining guidelines from the upper body.

Finishing the Neko girl’s bow, wide sleeves, upper clothing, and small hands.

Step 9: Complete the Neko girl

Now draw the remaining part of the Neko girl. Refine the skirt, short legs, and cat tail with clear and dark lines. Add a few simple folds to the clothes if necessary. Finally, erase all the remaining guidelines from the figure.