Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Information On How To Draw Cartoon Characters

By Katy Kline


Many people have always wanted to sketch their own cartoon characters but they do not know how to start this. For such persons, they need to search for tips on how to draw cartoon characters in order to start their own sketches. They should however be committed to learn this process and practice a lot to understand the concept behind drawing these figures.

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 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.

As mentioned earlier, persons ought to practice this kind of drawing in order to depict perfect characters in the end. Therefore one should repeat the image and even draw other characters repeatedly. All the figures should be drawn as simple as possible. The figures can be modified more and more with each time one is drawing a new one. However one can start to draw complex animations by getting advanced tutorials on such 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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