Learning How To Draw Cartoon Characters Takes Practice And Patience

By Krystal Branch


A lot of people think that being able to draw the cartoon is extremely difficult. They are probably the people who had difficulty in art classes at high school, and watched in awe as their friends drew the most amazing characters in lessons. However, learning how to draw cartoon characters is not as difficult as most people believe.

However, drawing is not something that you can either do or not do, it is something that can be easily learned. It just needs practice and a bit of dedication. There is nothing magical about it, and after a few hours you will be able to draw simple characters very easily, and before long you will become quite expert at it.

If you take a look at some of the most famous cartoon characters, you will find that they are very simple. The faces of the characters are very basic, and they just have one or two very outstanding features, so in this kind of drawing less is more. There is no need to make them very complicated.

If you are a beginner, you have got to learn the skill step-by-step. There are a number of different strategies you can adopt to help you make drawing the characters easier. For example, when drawing the face of your character, you have got to decide whether they have a rounded face, a long face, or a square face. By using geometrical shapes, such as a circle, an oval or a square you could easily get the basics for this face drawn.

Take another look at the famous cartoon characters you see on your screen, and in comics, and you will see that these have been based on geometrical shapes as well. Now expand on this strategy when drawing the features of the face, such as the eyes and mouth. You should then go on to drawing the body, also making use of these shapes, and soon you will have sketched out your first cartoon character.

One basic rule you should try to follow in your drawings is to keep them as simple as possible. If you over-complicate your drawings you could easily run into problems, especially when you are starting out as a cartoonist. This could make the whole task very frustrating, and the enjoyment will be lost, and you will probably stop trying to draw.

You should not even think about adding fine details to your drawings until the initial basic sketch has been completed to your satisfaction. Before you start fine tuning your drawings, take another look at some well-known cartoons to see how the artists have made use of simple shapes to form their characters strong features. You should not be too concerned if you feel that you are copying somebody else's work, because, in fact, what you are doing is creating your own style.

Using this step-by-step method is the best way of learning how to draw cartoon characters. At the start you will need a lot of patience, but following simple strategies will help you see the character grow quite quickly. Just remember that it is far easier to sketch out the outline first, and when you are happy with the result, then you can start fine tuning the drawing to add the special characteristics to your cartoon.




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