Friday, November 15, 2013

How To Draw Cartoon Characters

By Katy Kline


There are many people who have always to draw cartoon characters either as a pastime activity but they do not know how to go about this. What such people need is guidelines on how to draw cartoon characters in order to make that first step. They also ought to be determined to learn and practice in order to make perfect.

To begin the process of drawing a person ought to be having in mind the caricature to draw. For beginners, they are usually advised to use simple structures such as squares, ovals, circles, tear drops among other shapes to create a face for the caricature. The features that need to stand out include the eyes, nose, ears, mouth and hair. A person must then decide which shape to use for the face.

With a shape to use in mind, the person should then get a blank page or paper and sketch it. One should not worry about getting the lines wavy as it is a free sketch. With a face sketch, this is the beginning of the drawing where one has transformed his ideas into reality. One thing about a sketch, it should be done lightly on the page. Also one can play with the shape and distort it to create a dramatic face.

Once one has finalized the face, he should then proceed to the body. The simple shapes can be used as a body and one should pick the appropriate one for his caricature. For persons who want something else for the body rather than the simple shapes, they should try to get inspiration from their favorite cartoon characters.

When it comes to the legs also, a person should have in mind ideas of long or short lines which should be exaggerated. The head or body can also be exaggerated as this creates humor and this is what animation characters are intended to give us. Once the sketch is complete, an individual then outlines the character. This is to make the caricature clear bearing in mind that when sketching, one was using the pencil faintly.

When outlining, a person can make some of the features standout than others. Shading should also be used to show some depth of the caricature. The drawing can be left in the black and white form or a person can decide to color it or use a colored pencil when drawing the sketch.

In order to make the drawing perfect, one should repeat the procedure on a new blank page of different animations over and over. This is the only way one will be able to sketch perfect animations. Also an individual should be simple at all times and not try to complicate things. If one wants illustrate a complex figure he can start by the simple caricature then modify it adding various features. But in order sketch complex figures one may be required to go for tutorials online.

These guidelines on how to draw cartoon characters provides a base for beginners to start from. With time, such person can improve their drawing by getting advanced tutorials. One should however ensure to take pleasure in all his developments as this is the only way to build and improve creativity.




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