Cartoon characters can be found not only on TV screens or in books, but also on the covers of notebooks of children who love to draw them so much. In general, only a pencil is enough to create a particular composition. Many do not know how to draw toons, although it is very simple to do if you follow a certain technique. First you need to choose a cartoon character who you want to portray on a piece of paper. Attention should be paid to its distinctive features, for example, what kind of head, body, arms or legs it has. All this must be remembered to maximize the similarity.
After that, on the album sheet, you need to draw the contours of the figure using a pencil. You need to draw in stages, it is much easier and simpler. This process is very exciting, as drawing cartoons is easy and fun. For beginning artists it is better to use a pencil for drawing, and only then you can try to draw with a pen and ink or a brush with paints. With a brush and paints, the lines can be made bright and spectacular, thanks to this the drawing will be interesting and beautiful. Brushes need to choose a good quality, because cheap people don’t have a sharp hairy tip, and therefore it will be difficult to draw a thin and clear line.
First you need to draw a head in the form of an oval, depict eyes, lips and nose. Then the neck, shoulders, trunk and legs are drawn. If this is a girl, then she can be depicted in a dress, if a male hero, then make him pants or overalls. Not only children, but also many adults do not know how to draw cartoons, although everything is very simple, and even a layman can draw a hero from the cartoon.
In this process, it is also important to choose the right paper and at first it is better to learn to draw on its different types in order to choose one suitable option for yourself. The paper can be smooth or rough, pure white or with a slight gray or brownish tint. It depends on what the lines will be and how bright the sketch will turn out. Even many artists are wondering on what and how to draw cartoons, because in this case, it is necessary to achieve a special artistic effect, and the lines should be clear and correct.
However, when creating a masterpiece, it is important not only to draw step-by-step cartoons, but also to be able to use different tricks. For example, you can use paper tracing paper. First you need to sketch, then put it under a sheet of tracing paper and draw on it already. In this way, you can change the
expression on your face, enlarge your nose, change your pose or draw on different items of clothing. With the help of this experiment, in the end, what is needed is obtained.
In addition, you can use tracing paper to redraw your favorite characters from various books, magazines, printouts. It’s not difficult to do this, just put translucent paper on the desired picture and circle the image along the contour. This is a good way to learn how to draw toons over time.
Such accessories as a table lamp, scissors, a special sharp knife, a brush for brushing crumbs from an eraser, a ruler and a triangle, everyone will need to learn how to draw well. It is also easy to draw cartoon cartoons on a table in stages, if you fix the sketch with adhesive tape. There is also a special viewing device that helps create the final version of the picture.