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Thứ Năm, 21 tháng 11, 2013

Information 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.

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.

The legs can be a bit of a challenge but one should think of them as elongated sticks and draw them in various lengths and width depending on how wants his animation to be. It is advisable that the head, body or leg of animations be exaggerated. This brings out the funniness of the character that many people want to see. Once all this is done, the pencil drawing should be outlined to make it bolder.

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.

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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