1 Choose the Elliptical tool.

2 Form an oval.
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3 Using the star tool click inside the artboard and set the Sides to 3.


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4 Choose the triangle and select Effect>Style>Round Corners and set Radius to 10 pt.


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5 Move the anchor point to the bottom and then rotate.
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6 Choose the Reflect tool and click while having the triangle selected. Set to Vertical and Copy to create an opposite duplicate.

7 Make an oval and duplicate it. Move it into place.

8 Form another triangle. Flip it using the Reflect tool. Round the corners. Shorten the triangle by just pulling down a little on its bounding box. If you want to make all the strokes same, go ahead and set them all to 1 pt.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]9 Duplicate the triangle and flip it. Arrange it behind the cheeks and the nose by clicking Ctrl+[ three times.
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10 Make a circle for the back of the eye and duplicate it.

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11 Choose the triangle of the ear. Press Ctrl+C then Ctrl+F to copy and paste. Scale it down to 50%. Do this for both ears.


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12 Use the Line Segment tool to make a straight line. Above that create a smaller slanting line. Press Alt+Shift+Drag to duplicate. Press Ctrl+D to duplicate further. Press Ctrl+G to group
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13 Without leaving the selection go to Warp Options>Arc and set to Horizontal and +50%. Reduce if necessary and reset the stroke weight to 1 pt. Choose Expand Appearance. Flip vertically. Duplicate and flip vertically. Set in place.

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14 Use the Pen tool to make a piece.


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15 Draw the next piece. Send it to the back.


[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]16 Draw the back area and send to the back.

17 Make the tail.


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18 Colour the pieces. Take the stroke off of all except the eyelashes. Group the piece. Create a copy of the piece. Ungroup that piece and use the Pathfinder>Add to shape area to create one solid graphic. Uncheck Fill Colour and check Stroke. Set to Round Cap and Round Join. Set the colour piece on top.

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19 Make a rectangle for the background. Form a spiral with the Spiral tool. Choose the Path Type tool and type some words. Pick the Knife tool and with the background rectangle selected make some cuts for stripes. Colour them. Create a little larger second rectangle and send to the back. Set the cat inside the piece. Add some stars. You can either use it as a card or an advertisement piece.


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