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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.

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.