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How To Create Effects Using Color Pencils? Find out

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Color pencils

Color pencils create fun and versatile drawings. There are many techniques out there which can create magic. These techniques can range from pressing hard on a page to applying oil over drawing. Different types of color pencil techniques include the following.

  • Stippling: Stippling refers to drawing a large number of dots over the paper, and is drawn closer or far apart.
  • Hatching: Hatching refers to drawing a series of parallel lines in the same direction.
  • Cross-hatching: Cross-hatching refers to drawing a series of parallel lines, and drawing another series of parallel lines in other direction over the top of first drawing.
  • Back and forth: A simple drawing pattern that is usually done by kids. This technique is excellent to fill in different areas with a solid color.
  • Scumbling: Scumbling refers to drawing continuous circular patterns on paper. 
  • Burnishing: A technique of drawing thin layers of color with the back and forth techniques.

Start creating beautiful creative drawings using different color pencil techniques.

Caricature Drawings: Essentials You Need to Know

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Caricatures are basically images shown in an exaggerated way through sketching or pencil strokes. It shows real three dimensional characters and is a powerful art form when used correctly.

The essentials of caricature rely on understanding what the subject is. It is important to find out the uniqueness in your subject before you start. Each individual has a different facial feature and slightly different proportions.

When drawing caricatures, eyes, noses and mouths are prime areas that show the character. Start by mapping the face with lines and simple shapes from which eyes, noses, and mouths are drawn.

When drawing the face, start with nose because everything is proportionate from there. After drawing face, Add personality and props to your drawing. Capturing personality and props to your drawing is what makes it a memorable caricature. 

If you are working from a reference, choose a high-quality photo. Then try to draw big shapes of your subject. Keeping these tips in mind can help you a lot when you are just starting out with caricature drawings.

Cartoon Drawings: What you need to know about drawing faces

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Cartoon drawings needs no introduction. We’ve grown up with them and it has always been a major part of our life.

There are different types of cartoon drawings out there including caricature, editorial, and comic cartoon drawings. No matter which cartoon drawing it is, there is a need to learn about drawing faces. Below are some steps on which how you can master drawing faces in cartoon.

To do face drawings, create your first character. The basic cartoon shape is a circle. From the circle, different proportions of the face are made. Once the circle is ready, draw horizontal and vertical lines intersecting the center.

Start with drawing eyes. Start drawing oval shapes slightly tilt to the side at the top.

After this, draw eyelashes with a slight thickness. Draw the eyebrows just above the eyelashes. Draw both pupils towards the center. 

We can design a jaw of our choice depending on the character sketch. 

When drawing the nose, it is common not to use many details. As for the mouth, It is drawn according to the character sketch. 

The ears are seen from the front side view, so the internal cavities will not appear. Finally, gives some simple hairstyle to your character.

Cartoon Animal Drawings: Tips And Techniques

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Cartoon animals are easy to draw with some basic shapes. They are usually represented with large eyes and pupils when challenging characters are represented with a mix of two or three basic shapes.

Simple tips for cartoon animal drawings are listed below:

  • Large circular eyes located in the middle of the head: Eyes are drawn from the basic circle shape. To increase the level of cuteness, pupils are made large. Draw two small oval shapes inside the pupil to add more personality to a cartoon character.
  • The head is made from a circle that is not quite perfect: Draw circles as slightly rectangular or a rectangle that is not quite circular.
  • A large body filled with plain colors: Try to fill cartoon animal characters with plain and saturated colors.
  • Adding depth to character: Use a darker color for elements located behind the character. Also, draw some simple shadows if needed.

Follow these simple tips and draw beautiful cartoon animal characters.

How To Draw Anime: Tips And Techniques

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Anime drawings are complex but enjoyable. The key factors which define anime drawings are facial features and facial structure.

Some basic techniques that you should know when you start to draw anime are detailed below.  

First, learn the basics of drawing. Learn drawing simple things like straight lines and basic shapes like circles and squares.

Next is to learn perspective drawing. In perspective drawing, images get smaller as they go in distance. You can practice perspective drawing by drawing three-dimensional objects like cubes and cylinders from different angles.

After this, learn some basic anatomy. Knowing the proportions and placement of different body parts helps you improve drawings.

Learn how to shade as well. To do shading, we need to know how light reflects in different shapes and surfaces. The basic rule is an object facing a light source is drawn more lighter.

Finally, learn how to use color. Learning some basics of color like warm and cool complementary colors will help you make your drawings beautiful.

Cartoon Drawing: Tips And Techniques

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Cartoon drawing

Cartoon drawings are fun to draw and see. Cartoon characters are made of various components. Knowing how to draw different parts of a character helps you draw more efficiently. Some tips and techniques for cartoon drawing are:

Start with the head: Draw an oval-shaped head with small ears on each side. Draw a horizontal and vertical line in the middle of the head and make these lines intersect to draw facial features.

Draw the face: In the middle of the head, sketch out the nose and place small circles on each side for glasses. Draw a small line below the mouth for the chin.

Sketch the body: From the bottom of the head, draw two vertical lines going down curving slightly outward. Draw these lines wider apart at the bottom than at the top to form a bell shape. Add the arms to the character and then place the legs and add the shoes. Add some accessories to give a funnier look.

When you’re finished, ink your character and give the final look.