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Cartoon Drawing: Tips For Beginners You Should Know

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Cartoons are usually funny drawings or animations. They are mainly used for conveying political commentary and editorial opinions in newspapers.

Some of the best cartoon drawing tips for beginners are given below.

Firstly, start with basic shapes. Every character is made from basic shapes. For example, the head is drawn from a sphere. So it is important to start with basic shapes drawing.

Secondly, use the squash and stretch method. This method is commonly used in animation. By using this method in drawing cartoons, it helps to show weight and emotions.

Next, start by drawing what you see, mix it up later. If you are stuck at drawing, start drawing from your previous knowledge. 

After this, give emotions to your character. Think about the personality of your character before drawing. Try a different type or style of art. Try new styles of drawing by getting out of your comfort zones.

And finally, try out different drawing tools. Drawing styles can be completely different when you use other tools.

Follow these tips and improve your drawing skills.

Drawing Cartoon Faces: 6 Tips You Should Know

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In a cartoon drawing, facial expressions play an important role. Faces with the mouth down and tears represent gloomy characters. Face with eyebrows raised and eyes wide represent excited faces. Since it has such a huge role in conveying emotions, it is important to know some tips about drawing cartoon faces.

Such useful tips for drawing cartoon characters are given below:

Start drawing the face: Start drawing a circle and then mark it as small, large, or medium depending upon the requirement.

Draw axis of symmetry: After drawing a face, draw vertical and horizontal lines to make your drawing easier.

Draw the eyes: Draw two oval shapes cutting across the center of the horizontal line.

Drawing eyelashes: Draw slightly thick eyebrows for male characters. Female characters have well shaped and thick eyebrows. Draw brushy eyebrows for elder characters.

Drawing nose: Cartoon noses are simple and are small without many details. 

Drawing hair: Draw a neat or messy hairstyle because it reflects your personality. 

These are some simple cartoon face drawing tips that you can follow to create your cartoon characters.