Jumat, 22 November 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.

After which the individual will get a blank paper and a good pencil and then sketch the face. This should be done faintly as one may rub some parts for one reason or another. Being able to put the sketch on paper is the beginning of visualizing the imagination in the head. One does not have to worry about drawing perfect shape as distortions or exaggerations are what make a face stand out.

Once the face is done, an individual then proceeds with the body. Drawing the body should also be simple. One can utilize the basic shapes such as lines, curves among other shapes. An individual can think of a cartoon he likes and visualize how its body looks like and use this as a guidance to create the body of his character. Therefore one ought to be familiar with body shapes of various animations.

After finishing the body sketch, the next important part to draw is the legs. Many people find drawing the legs tricky. But this should not be the case as the legs are just elongated structures from the body. Therefore one can have them as thin sketches or thick ones or in various shapes. Once the caricature sketch is complete, a person should outline the figure to make it bold and stand out.

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.

The procedure can be repeated again and again to make perfect. One should however ensure to keep in mind simplicity as the caricatures ought to be simple. Drawing a complex character can be hard for many people but with time this can be possible. One can start by a simple sketch and then modify the sketch into a complex animation by adding certain things or using complex shapes. But all this will happen with time.

With this information on how to draw cartoon characters, individuals can begin the process of drawing their own creations. This is usually a fun process and one must always take pleasure in them. This is because working without pleasure or fun will be seen on the caricatures since the individual will not be having creativity.




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