Thursday, November 21, 2013

Guidelines On How To Draw Cartoon Characters

By Katy Kline


A lot of individuals would want to draw cartoon characters but they see this as a difficult task. However, this task is not that difficult if such people learn how to draw cartoon characters. What one needs is determination to learn and practice. Below are some tips to help people draw cartoon characters successfully.

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.

When the face is completed, one should then get onto the body which should be maintained simple as possible. Basic shapes can also be used here such as curves, lines, rectangles and any other shape one would want to use. If one does not want to use the shapes, he can think of how bodies of his favorite animations look like and try to draw such body types for his caricatures.

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.

As one is outlining, some features can be made bolder than others to make them standout. Shading can also be done on the drawing to bring out depth of the drawing. It can be a black and white drawing or a person can decide to use color pencil to put some color on the character.

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.

Following these tips on how to draw cartoon characters will eventually see one draw perfect caricatures. However, on top of everything else, an individual should ensure to enjoy all his developments no matter how they look. This is because creativity will only improve when one is enjoying what he or she is doing.




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