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Cartoon Drawing Lessons and Tutorials
Cartoon Drawing Lessons and Tutorials Learn to Draw Cartoon Hearts Cartoon hearts can be a very useful thing to draw when Valentine's Day is right around the corner. They also come in handy for a lot of different uses and because they're so easy to draw there's really no excuse not to be able to draw a cute looking heart. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...hearts_st1.gif Step 1 Start off by drawing a "C" shape. Notice that it curls a lot more at the top than a usual "C" that you would make when you are writing. I find that when drawing hearts it's better to create them like this drawing one side first and then the other. Usually it is best to start at the top and curl down to the bottom, rather than trying to draw from the bottom point and then curl up to the top. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...hearts_st2.gif Step 2 Finish off the other side of the heart. This is just another curve, but notice how it curves back on itself as it gets down towards the bottom. If you find this shape hard to draw, think about how you make a question mark when you are writing. In other words, if you can draw a "?" then you shouldn't have any trouble making this curve. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...hearts_st3.gif Step 3 Add in two ovals for eyes and a pointy little nose. The whole design of this heart is about simplicity, so even though you can change the style of the eyes or nose, there really isn't any need to do so. If you have trouble drawing the nose as one stroke, try breaking it up into 3 individual lines and drawing them each separately. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...hearts_st4.gif Step 4 Finish off this lesson on how to draw cartoon hearts by adding a curve for the mouth, some eyebrows, and some dimples on the cheeks. These are all simple shapes. Don't forget to add the little line at the edge of the mouth – once you have this added in the mouth will look almost like a "J" shape. If you want you can take this basic form and modify any of the parts to come up with new and different variations of cartoon hearts. It's up to you and your imagination with how far you can take your drawings so keep practicing and keep experimenting. How to Draw Bubble Letters Adding bubble letters to your cartoon drawings is easier than you may think, so read on and find out how you can add some flair to the lettering in your artwork. To start off print any word that comes to mind. In the example here I use the word bubble. Try to print as cleanly as you can because in the next step will add thickness to your word and it will be easier to see the differences between the two of them if you're in lettering is easy to read. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...etters_st2.gif Print your word again exactly as you did in the first step. Once you've printed it, then start to draw over top of the individual letters making them thicker. Draw loosely and keep making them thicker. What you should now have is a type of bubble letter. Notice the differences between the first word that you drew and the second one. If you're not sure what I mean then take a look at the example image here. Now you're starting to understand how to draw these letters let's look a little bit further into a specific example. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...etters_st1.gifThe first "B" is printed regularly. The arrows show that it has sharp edges and the lines connect together in the middle. The second "B" is really just an outline. Notice that the sharp edges are gone and they are now rounded. The point where the lines connect in the middle has also been changed. All of this helps add to the roundness of the letters. The third "B" is completed by adding small circles in the middle to finish it off. To keep learning about this I would suggest that you print out all of the letters of the alphabet from A to Z and then go through the three step process just like the above example until you become familiar with this style of drawing. Some of the letters might be a little bit tricky to draw at first like A, R, B, S, Q but once you've practiced them a few times you should be able to draw them without any problems. Follow Along and Learn How to Draw Cats http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...d_cats_st5.jpg Learn how to draw cats by starting off with a few circles so that the shape comes out easily. If you have your pencil ready, then hop right in and start drawing this adorable kitten. Remember not to make your lines too dark because you will need to erase some of the early steps once you get further on in the lesson. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...d_cats_st1.gif Step 1 Make one larger circle for the head and then two smaller circles for the body like in the example. Be careful that the placement is correct because these circles will let the body take shape. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...d_cats_st2.gif Step 2 First add another little circle lower in the larger circle to define the nose and mouth of the cat. The next thing to draw is the ears. Add the curved lines like shown in the sketch. Notice that both ears seem to curve towards the right as they move from the head to the tip of the ear. It's good to think about little stylistic details in your drawings like this when you are making your own characters because it can add a little bit of personality that makes everything look better. Next, draw some curved lines lower along the side of the face to define the furry cheeks of the cat's face. After that join the two circles from the top to the bottom and we have the basic body shape of the cat. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...d_cats_st3.gif Step 3 Start off by erasing all the extra lines in the face circles and the body so that the body shape is clear... Add the two little ovals above the little circle in the face to make the eyes, and then add two curved lines above the eyes for the eyebrows. To create the nose draw an upside down triangle and below that you can draw a little line going down. Once that's done the face is almost finished. Next we come to the placement of the tail…the two curved lines going up with a little circle in the end will define the tail. If you're just learning how to draw cats it might be easier if you draw the circle at the end of the tail first before trying to draw the two curving lines leading up to it. Then come towards the front part of the body and draw the two curved lines going down with a little circle at the end to create the paw. The other front paw is a little trickier. Follow the example and realize that although it may look complex, it is essentially 3 curved lines with a circle on the end of them to create the paw lifted up in the air. Use the same technique of drawing two lines with a circle at the end of them to make the first back leg. The other back leg is just showing a little from behind the lifted front paw and is draw with a line and a curve. If you've made it this far, pat yourself on the back because the whole body structure is complete now. You're almost finished – just a little bit more to draw! http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...d_cats_st4.gif Step 4 First, start off by erasing all the extra lines as shown in the example sketch. In this last step draw circles to fill in the eyeballs in the eyes and make the two lines curve out from the little line below the nose to get a smiling mouth for this cat. Add some details to show stripes on the cat and add some jagged lines along the outline of the body to give the feeling of hair. That's it! You've finished learning how to draw cats! |
An Easy to Draw Cartoon Rabbit
http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...rabbit_st5.jpg http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...rabbit_st1.gif It's easy to draw your own cute, cuddly cartoon rabbit when you break it down into these four easy to follow steps. While you are drawing, don't forget to hold you pencil lightly so that your lines won't be too dark. This is important so that you can erase any guide shapes at the final step to give you a nice clean drawing. Are you ready to get started? Step 1 - Body and Head Start off by drawing an oval for the rabbit's head, and below that a "pear" shape for the body. Try and get the placement of these two shapes to look like the example picture. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...rabbit_st2.gif Step 2 - Face & Feet All we're doing here is adding three simple circles to the head, and two ovals for the rabbit's feet. Again, pay close attention to the placement of these circles, especially the ones on the face. The two smaller circles on the face will make up the mouth and nose area, and the larger circle will make a big puffy cheek on this cartoon rabbit drawing. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...rabbit_st3.gif Step 3 - Ears, Nose, Arms & Tail First of all erase the overlapping lines from step two so that your rabbit's feed and head look like they do in this third example drawing. Next, give the rabbit big, floppy ears with two easy curved tube shapes. Note that the ears are much thinner where they meet the rabbit's head and get wider in the middle. Then draw a small circle for the nose, and some simple curves for the arms and carrot. To make the tail, just draw a half circle from the top of the left foot to halfway up the curve of the rabbit's back. We'll add some texture to the tail later to fluff it up a bit. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...rabbit_st4.gif Step 4 - Final Details Just a few curved lines add all the detail to the face. First, draw some upside down "U"s for the eyes, two more U shapes for the mouth and teeth, and then three straight lines on each cheek for the whiskers. Two slightly curved lines on each foot suggest toes. A squiggly three-fingered "hand" shape will add some stalk to the carrot. Once that's done, add a few circles along the sides of the carrot so that it looks like the rabbit is holding it. Draw a curved line that goes from the neck down to the cartoon rabbit's belly to show where the fur changes color from the hair on the back to the hair on the stomach. Finally, add some fluffiness to the rabbit's tail with several bumps.eraser work to get a more interesting wing shape. A Cartoon Duck Ready to Swim http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...n_duck_st5.gif http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...n_duck_st1.gif This cartoon duck will probably remind you of the little rubber duck that you might have had as a child and was a popular bath time toy. Step 1 - Body Circles First off start by drawing one perfect circle for the head and one oval for the body. If you have a coin or a cup it might be handy to trace around that to get your perfect circle for the head. Don't worry if you can't draw prefect circles or ovals – just do your best and draw lightly as you'll be modifying the body in the next step. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...n_duck_st2.gif Step 2 - Ears and Legs Start off by adding two egg shapes to the front of the duck's head to start the shape for the duck's bill or beak. You'll notice that the body of the duck has changed from the oval shape that we had in the first step. If you're scratching your head wondering how we went from a circle to what you are looking at now, look closely at the upper back part of the body. That part has slightly changed, but the rest of the oval, or the curve that goes from the tail feathers, along the stomach and around to the neck is still exactly the same as the oval. The last part that you need to draw is a second oval to show where the wing will be. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...n_duck_st3.gifStep 3 - Legs, Tail, Tusks and Trunk This step is a really easy one. Add one perfect circle to the head to make the eye. Then add two more ovals to the back of the wing. Draw lightly so that you can erase unwanted details later on. You're almost finished, so let's move on to the last step. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...n_duck_st4.gif Step 4 - Finishing Up Finish off the drawing by adding a second circle inside the eye to make the dark pupil of the eye. You can also add a little highlight to it as well if you like. The beak, or bill of the cartoon duck will also get changed here. Before we had very rounded shapes, but now where the top and bottom parts of the beak meet you can see that they come to a point. Lastly, the two ovals that you drew in the last step on the wing should be combined with a little bit of eraser work to get a more interesting wing shape. That's it – you're all finished drawing your cartoon duck! How to Draw Dogs - A Step by Step Drawing Lesson http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...n_dogs_st6.gif This learning how to draw dogs lesson is a bit more involved than some of the others on the site, but don't let that scare you off. You're tough remember? You can handle this and get through it – no sweat! http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...n_dogs_st1.gif Step 1 - The Body Bean Start off with a bean shape that has been stretched out vertically. Look at the shape of this bean carefully – it will make up most of the dog's body from his head right down to his butt. That's it for step one, but the baby steps are over and now it's time to get busy! http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...n_dogs_st2.gif Step 2 - Defining Shapes We're going to work from the top down to the bottom so start off by adding the two ears to the top of the head. It doesn't matter if you are learning how to draw dogs or any other character, often approaching things from top to bottom will help you get the results you want. Make sure that they are nice and big to give the dog some obvious character. Next add in a slightly rounded rectangle to make the basic shape of the nose. The next thing to add is two curves around the neck to make the furry shoulder and neck area of the dog. Try your best to follow the example in step 2, but remember that you can also look at the finished drawing at the top of the page to get a better idea what this part will become once you are finished all the steps. Lastly, add a line in for the tail. This first line will form the bottom of the tail. When learning how to draw dogs, or any other animal for that matter, it's important to know how to break certain parts up into multiple steps just like what you are doing with the tail. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...n_dogs_st3.gif Step 3 - Adding Details Work from the top towards the bottom again by adding first two little circles for the eyes, and two little tufts of hair that look like spikes off the side of the head. Add a rounded part to the end of the rectangle that you drew in the last step to make the nose and mouth area. Next notice that one of the curves we drew last step has been changed. The part on the shoulder and neck area was smooth when we drew it, but now it has changed to be spikier to make it look like hair. Tip: You may be wondering why first you would draw easy curved lines and then afterward go back and change it to something else... ...The answer to this question is that in the beginning of a drawing it is often best to just approximate the shapes that you will need and then later go back in and edit them to make more interesting shapes just like what we did while learning how to draw dogs in this lessons. Next, on the left side of the drawing add a line with a little bump on it to start the shape of one of the front legs. Add a curve inside of the body to start the back leg, and add a little bump on the bottom of the bean shape that we made for the body. This little bump will make the back foot. Finish off this step by adding in the second line to complete the tail. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...n_dogs_st4.gif Step 4 - Things are Shaping Up Start off by adding in the lines to make the smile and lower lip of the dog. Next add in some additional furry details along the neck. Add in some more lines to help define the legs at the front of the dog's body. Lastly, add in a zigzag line on the side of the body just above the back leg and also to the tail. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...n_dogs_st5.gif Step 5 - Finishing off the Cartoon Dog In this last step of learning how to draw dogs you will once again work from the top down to the bottom so it's easier to follow along with these instructions. Add in a little line along the inside of the ears. Next draw a piece of hair on the top of the head and draw two easy curves for eyebrows. Finish off the head by adding a rounded triangle for the nose. Now you will tackle the feet. They may look a bit strange by basically they are just little bumps on the end of rectangles with straight lines to indicate the 3 toes. |
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Learning How to Draw
Funny Cartoon Horses http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...horses_st5.jpg Learn how to draw cartoon horses in just four simple steps. Grab your pencil and paper and let’s dive right into this lesson! http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...horses_st1.gif Step One Start off by drawing a large bean shape that will make up the body of the horse. Notice that the back part of the bean which will make the back side of the horse is larger than the front part of the bean which will create the neck. Try to make your shapes look similar to the example in step one. From the front of the bean on the left side, draw another curve to begin manking the horse’s neck. Remember as always to draw lightly so that these guide lines can be erased later on once we are finished with them. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...horses_st2.gif Step Two It may look like there is a lot happening here, but don’t freak out! We’ll take it one part at a time and walk through it. Start by adding the front and back legs to the horse. Remember that the back legs of a real horse are bigger and stronger than the front ones, so our cartoon should also keep this detail. The legs should be drawn in naturally in the front and back of the bean we drew in the first step. Cartoon horses, like real horses all need tails. Just start the curve of the tail off for right now and then we’ll come back to it in the next step. If you aren’t crazy about the style of the tail you see here, then go ahead and feel free to change it up. You can always fix it late as well once you have drawn more details in. Add a blocky “U” shape to the top of the bean to start off what will eventually become a saddle on the horse’s back. By blocky I mean that it has slightly sharp edges and an angular shape. Lastly add another curve to form the top part of the head. Follow the shape in the example and don’t miss the slight curve along the bottom of this shape because it will show that the horse is smiling. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...horses_st3.gif Step Three Add a slight curve to the top of the back leg to give it some more definition. Erase the parts of the bean body so that the legs and neck connect nicely with the main part of the body. Add in the bottom curve to finish off the tail, and add in the small details to the saddle to make it look more interesting. Create a small curve on the top of the saddle and a little rectangle at the bottom. The last thing to do in this step is to add some more details to the head. First draw in the new shapes that you see in step 3 for the ear, the teeth and the lower jaw. Once you have drawn those, erase any extra bits of the neck that you made in step 1 that are overlapping these new details. By this time I hope you’re starting to see that learning how to draw cartoon horses may not be as difficult as you thought! http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...horses_st4.gif Step Four – Finishing Up Start off by adding some small curves to make the horse’s hooves on the bottom of his legs. Then add 2 more curved lines to finish off the strap that will hold the saddle in place. Next, add in the hair to form the horse’s mane. Draw this hair before you try to draw in the other details of the face, because aside from the ear we drew earlier, the hair should overlap some of the other details like the ear and eye on the far side of the head. Once the hair is drawn, then draw in the other ear with a simple curve, and add two black dots for the eyes. The horse’s nose is easy – just add a circle for each nostril and then put a dot in the middle of it. Finish off this drawing by adding in lines to make the teeth and you have just finished learning how to draw a cartoon horse. |
How to Draw a Simple and Stylish
Cartoon Chicken http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...hicken_st5.gif http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...hicken_st1.gif This cartoon chicken may look easy to draw, but there are a few little tricky parts that you are going to have to look out for while you are drawing. To start things off we'll create 3 different shapes. The two ovals will make the main body and the tail. The upside down cup shape will make the head of the chicken. Remember to hold your pencil lightly as you draw so that if you make some mistakes they will erase easily. Try and get the shapes similar to the example image to the left to make sure that you are starting off on the right foot. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...hicken_st2.gif Step 2 - Detailing the Head Add another circle inside of the main body cirlce. This will be the start of the body of the cartoon chicken. At the bottom of the head make three bumps at the base of the neck where it attaches to the body. Add a little curve to make the beak and add a small simple dot for the eye. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...hicken_st3.gif Step 3 - Lots of Little Details This step might look a little scary, but follow along here and we'll get through adding all of these details. First for the head add a few little curves to the top of the chicken's head. Then add two small circles under the chicken's beak. You might notice that in this step a small part of the eye was erased to show a shiny part of the eye. Adding this detail is optional, but it's one of those things that really helps make your drawing look great. Add lines for the feet. Notice that these lines are a little thicker than the other lines of the body. This is a style choice. It's up to you if you would like to make the legs thicker or not. The last part of this step is to add some spiky details to the bottom side of the tail. Follow the example image and try to match it as close as possible. Remember to draw lightly because this part of the cartoon chicken will get changed in the next step. Ready to move on? http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...hicken_st4.gif Step 4 - Finishing Up First connect the two circles that you drew underneath the beak into one shape. Next, add three bumps to the back of the wing to give it a more interesting shape than the simple circle we had in the last step. Now remember in last step when you drew the spikes on the bottom of the tail? Well, I hope you took the advice to draw lightly, because those straight lines were 'guide lines' that we can use to draw curved lines over top. |
Ever Wanted to Learn
How to Draw Cartoon Dogs? http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...n_dogs_st5.gif http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...n_dogs_st1.gif This cartoon dogs drawing lesson is a little different than some of the other tutorials you may have done on this site because instead of starting off with simple shapes were going to start off by drawing forms. Step 1 - The Head and Body Forms There are two lines in this step. The curved line at the top that looks a little bit like an unfolded paperclip is the head and the outline of the back. The other line is the chest and midsection. Take a quick look at the finished drawing and see how the curve of the head will actually make the smile of the dog. As the line curves towards the back of the head it straightens out. It might look a little strange right now but we'll add the nose (muzzle) in the next step and the face should start to come together. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...n_dogs_st2.gif Step 2 - Legs, Arm, Ears and the Muzzle We'll start at the bottom and work our way up. Draw a curve on each side of the body at the bottom to make the two hind legs. Add two lines for the arm about two thirds of the way up the line that connects to the head. The character will be waving to make sure to add a bend in the elbow. Draw two ears on the head just as they appear in the example image. There are many different styles of cartoon dogs that you could draw and the ears are one part that you can experiment with to get many different species of dogs. From the curve that we drew in the first step draw a stretched out and flattened "W" shape to make the top of the mouth. Keep extending the line a little bit further and let a curve up backing towards the head to make the nose area. This step is a little bit tricky to explain, so please look closely at the example image and try to draw as closely to the example as possible. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...n_dogs_st3.gif Step 3 - Things are Starting to Take Shape Once again we’ll start at the bottom and work our way up by drawing the feet first. TIP - Usually when I draw feet I will start at the ankle, draw the top of the foot, and then connect the heel to the toes with a straight line. Draw the tail with simple curves behind the left leg. Just like the ears you can change the dog species by experimenting with different styles of tails. Use simple curved lines to draw in the waving hand and the other hand that is resting along his side. To make the nose first draw a line up from the middle point of the upper lip "W" shape you made in the last step and then draw an upside down and slightly rounded triangle at the end of this line. Finish off the mouth by adding a second line around the bottom of the mouth to create the bottom lip. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...n_dogs_st4.gif Step 4 - Finishing Up This time we're going to work from the top down to the bottom. Fill in the inside of the ears and then draw two circles for eyes. Add upward slanting eyebrows on top for eyes to make the dog look friendly. Cartoon dogs need paws so add three small circles and a larger rounded square to the hand that's waving to make it really look like a paw. Add some small lines to the other hand and to both feet to show that the paw isn't just one solid object - that it has toes or fingers. The last thing to draw is the chest. Make this by drawing a curve that goes from the side of the mouth down towards the midsection on both sides of the body and you’re finished! I hope you enjoyed learning how to draw cartoon dogs. |
How to Draw Stylish
& Cute Cartoon Cats http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...n_cats_st5.gif http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...n_cats_st1.gif Step 1 - The Head and Body Cartoon cats, like a lot of other lessons on this site we'll start off with general shapes and draw the head and body. Make sure that your body lines are curved and that your head is really huge. Got it? It's move onto the next step. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...n_cats_st2.gif Step 2 - More Basic Shapes Start off by drawing a curve for the top of the eye. You may need to try drawing this part several times before you get one that looks just right. Don't worry if you need to draw it a couple times because if the eyes look bad then the whole character is going to look bad - so it's worth it to get it right. Once you have the curve on the top of the eye then draw the curve along the bottom of the eye. I find it easier to draw eyes in two steps like this so don't try and draw the entire eye in one motion. Draw some lines coming out of the top of the body to make the arms. Notice that they go from thin to thick; this helps give the drawing a more cartoon feeling. Now draw a curve at the bottom of the body for the legs. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...n_cats_st3.gif Step 3 - Adding in Lots of Detail Add a jagged line to connect the two ears along the top of the head. Now draw some curves along the top of the eye for the eyelashes. Make an oval inside of each eye for the pupil of the eye. It might be a little bit tough to get the pupil to look correct but if you're drawing lightly you can try drawing it a few times to make it look as good as possible before moving on. Add a rounded triangle between the eyes for the nose. It should be really small to make it extra cute. The hands should be easy because they are just square shapes that are connected together. Look closely at the example image and you should have no problem drawing these easy hands. Draw a strip to the middle of the body where the cat's fur will be colored differently. Cartoon cats always need a tail so don't forget to add in this part. If you're having trouble drawing the curve for the tail think of it like an "S" that has been stretched a little bit. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...n_cats_st4.gif Step 4 - Finishing Up To finish the head draw some lines on the inside of the ear, then make circles in the eyes for a highlight and add two small curved lines to the bottom of the nose for the mouth. Draw two circles on the palms. Add another line to the tail. This line should almost follow the first line exactly but as it gets towards the end it should get much thicker. This thickness in the tail really helps add to the cartoon style of this cat. Finish off the feet with simple curves that go from the bottom of the legs and are connected by a straight line along the bottom of the foot. |
This Cartoon Elephant Wouldn't Hurt a Fly
http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...ephant_st5.gif http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...ephant_st1.gif This big blue cartoon elephant is a lot easier to draw than he might appear to be. Remember to draw lightly as you go through the steps from creating simple shapes in the beginning to adding more and more detail later on. Drawing lightly will let you easily erase any mistakes that you may make. Step 1 - Circles First you want to get the main shape of the character. Draw two ovals, one inside the other for the body and head. Add two circles inside the smaller oval that you drew for the head. These circles will make the simple eyes of the cartoon elephant. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...ephant_st2.gif Step 2 - Ears and Legs Draw two big shapes on both sides of the head for the large elephant ears. Look closely at the example image and try to make the ears look like the ones in the picture. Erase the sides of the head where the ears have connected. Add two long, flat triangles on top of the eyes for eyebrows. They should be slanting up towards the middle so that the elephant looks friendly and harmless. Now make two lines that come down from the big body oval along the sides. These lines will make the outside of the back right leg and the front left leg which we will finish off in the next step. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...ephant_st3.gif Step 3 - Legs, Tail, Tusks and Trunk Start off this step by drawing two rounded triangles on the lower part of each side of the face to make the tusks. Now draw in the tail on the back of the elephant with some curved lines. This step might seem a little bit confusing because most of the body oval that we drew in step one has been erased. Don't let that freak you out. First I would suggest that you draw the front right leg. To make this leg draw a curve that comes down from the right ear. Now draw a straight line in between the two front legs. Connect the bottom of the legs with a slightly curved line for each leg. Don't forget to add the diagonal oval shape because it's important and will be the end of the trunk. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...ephant_st4.gif Step 4 - Finishing Up The biggest detail to add in this step is the trunk which is really just two curved lines that go from the middle of the face and connect to the end of the trunk that you drew in the previous step. Add a little bit of hair to the end of the tail. That's it for the main body of the cartoon elephant, so now let's go in and finish it up with some detailing. Make two little dots for the eyeballs, and then add some curved lines to the trunk. Make some holes at the end of the trunk so that the elephant can breathe. Add curves to the bottom of the feet to make the toes and add a spiral design to the knee area to make them a little bit more interesting. Congratulations you are finished! |
How to Draw a Sly Cartoon Tiger
http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi..._tiger_st6.gif http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi..._tiger_st1.gif This cartoon tiger may look a little detailed in the colored picture above but we’ll break him down and it shouldn't be too hard to make a nice looking drawing. As usual will break the character down into simple, easy to draw shapes and then finally go in and add in the details. Ready? Step 1 -- The Head and Body Start the head and body by making tapered rectangles that are slightly curved along the sides. Pay close attention to the relationship in size between the top rectangle, and the bottom rectangle. We want the tiger to have quite a large head, a broad chest and a skinny torso. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi..._tiger_st2.gif Step 2 -- Adding Details First ad the ears and mouth to the cartoon tiger by just adding circles -- we'll finish these up in the next step. Add another rectangle inside the body area. This second rectangle will be the belly and chest where the fur is a different color than the rest of the body. Also add some curved lines along the side of the body to start creating the shape of arms. If you jump ahead to step three you'll notice that the lines we've drawn in step 2 completely make the tiger's left arm. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi..._tiger_st3.gif Step 3 -- More Detailing Add some jagged lines to the ears and mouth area to make them a little more interesting. Erase the part of the ears where they connect to the head. Add a small, rounded upside down triangle for the nose. Draw a second line to make the inside of the right arm. Remember to draw lightly so that you can erase the parts that go over top of each other later. Make two upside down "U" shapes at the bottom of the left arm and the bottom of the body. Draw one more small curved line that starts at the left arm's elbow and curves down towards the upside down "U" shape that you just drew. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi..._tiger_st4.gif Step 4 – Things Are Coming Together Can you spot the differences here between this picture and the last step? Let me point out the differences in the cartoon tiger and then you can go in and add the details yourself. For the head pay attention to these areas: the top of the head, eyes, nose and mouth. For the body you will need to add the hand paws, the back feet and the tail. Pay special attention to the tail and how it is drawn so it looks like it is over top of the back right foot. That's almost all the details that you need to add to the cartoon tiger as far as the body goes. Great job! In the next step will finish this guy off. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi..._tiger_st5.gif Step 5 -- The Final Details There are two small details a need to finish off for the body. First draw the inside of the ears and then add a horizontal line to the middle of the tail so that it looks like it's wrapping around the body. Now add some stripes to you cartoon tiger. These are pretty easy because there just curved triangles. You can follow the design of the stripes in the example picture or you can create your own stripe design - it’s up to you. |
Drawing Cats Step by Step
Drawing cats is not that hard when we break the cat into different parts. There are many different breeds of cats, and also different cat species, but for now I'm going to stick with a basic house cat. Using this step by step lesson you should be able to apply the same method to draw any cat. I hope that you will enjoy this guide to drawing cats. Let's jump right in here and start with the most interesting part of the cat... http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi..._drawing_1.jpg ...the head. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...g_cats_st1.gif Start by drawing a simple shape that looks like an egg. The only different between the shape of this egg and the ones you might find in your fridge is that this egg will be squashed a little. This egg shape will form the beginning of our cat's head. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...g_cats_st2.gif Next we'll tackle the eyes. When drawing cats, the eyes are a really important part to making it look believable. Start by drawing the upper part of the cats eye. It's a simple curve that curves down more toward the middle of the head. Simple right? Draw another curve to complete the bottom of the eye. Start this curve a little bit inside of the top of the upper eye line. Connect the curve to the lowest part of the top eye. Now that the shape of the eye is finished, draw a circle inside of the eye to show the black part of the cat's eye. If you think it's too hard to draw a circle - use a protractor (geometry tool for drawing circles) or find something that you can trace a circle shape from. If you have the cap of a pen lying around - it might be a good object to trace a circle from. Draw lightly if you are tracing or using a protractor so that the line can be easily erased if needed. It's ok if your shape goes outside of the lines that you have created for the eye, just erase the unwanted parts. Now use the steps above to draw the other eye of the cat. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...g_cats_st3.gif Let's really bring out the cat in your drawing by completing the nose and mouth. The nose of a house cat is pretty small. I like to think of it as an upside triangle shape. Draw two diagonal lines sloping towards the middle of the head. These lines should almost touch at the middle. Add a curve to the bottom of each of the diagonal lines to form the nostrils. Once the nostrils are finished - create two curves like the letter 'U' on the bottom of each nostril to form the top of the mouth. To finish off the mouth draw another u-shaped curve that connects the two top parts of the mouth. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...g_cats_st4.gif The last parts to finish on the drawing of the cat's head is to add the ears. You can think of the ears as slightly rounded triangles that are attached to the top of the head. Start by drawing the top side of the ear - a simple curve. Then draw the lower part of the ear. Once you have drawn one ear add another to the other side of the head and finish up by erasing the line at the part where the ear attaches to the head. I hope that you are starting to see that drawing cats is easy. Pat yourself on the back, you've just finished the head - the hardest part when drawing cats. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...g_cats_st5.gifhttp://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi..._drawing_2.jpg Lets move on to the body. Draw another egg shape. Don't worry if things are looking strange at this point! Draw a horizontal line across the bottom of the body egg shape. This line will act as the ground that the cat is sitting on. Erase the bottom of the egg shape that is below the horizontal line. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...g_cats_st6.gif Now, draw two lines down the middle of the cat to form the legs. Draw the line starting at the chest of the cat down toward the horizontal line, but don't touch the horizontal ground line. At the bottom of these lines create a curve to represent the paw. Repeat this for the other leg. Cats have 4 toes, so, add 3 small vertical lines on the paw area. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...g_cats_st7.gif I'm going to leave out the tail on this drawing of a cat. When you have a fat cat like this it's not uncommon that you won't actually be able to see the tail if you are looking at the cat from the front as we are. I hope you've found that drawing cats can be easy. Keep this lesson in mind when you are trying to draw another cat. If you can find some pictures of cats it will greatly help you make your drawing more realistic. |
Drawing a Fun Cartoon Mouse
in Just Four Simple Steps http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi..._mouse_st5.gif So Disney may have set the precedent for what a cartoon mouse that talks and walks upright is supposed to look like, but it can be a lot more fun creating one of your own. To make it an even more attractive idea, you can do it in four simple steps. Are you ready? Grab your pencil and paper, and let's go! http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi..._mouse_st1.gif Step 1 - The Head and Body The base of any cartoon drawing is always the head and body, and we'll start our mouse drawing the same way. The head will be an egg shape lying on its side with the pointier end facing right. The body is like the shape of a bean, with the top hidden behind the egg. Simple, right? Let's go ahead and move on. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi..._mouse_st2.gif Step 2 - Ears, Nose, and Haunches The ears and nose are the most important features to a mouse because they use ears to detect danger and their noses to smell food. Our cartoon mouse will get these next. A nose is simply a rounded off triangle just left of the end of the snout. The ear on the side away from us will just be a bump, while the one facing us will be a large rainbow-shaped arc, with another smaller one inside. Our little mouse is sitting down, so we'll draw haunches for back legs. The one facing us is just another rainbow, facing at a 45 degree angle. The foot on this will extend just beyond the body and be a thin, rounded "V" shape that meets the arc of your haunch. On the side facing away, you'll simply curve a line starting just above the stomach and bring it straight down to another foot at the same level as the first. The rest of the leg is hidden from view. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi..._mouse_st3.gif Step 3 - Arms and a Tail The front legs on our cartoon mouse will look like arms, with a basic "V" shaped bend at the elbows. To create these in the right spot, you might first want to draw the "belly" of the mouse, which is usually a different color than the rest of the fur. This will simply curve around from the top of the visible back leg to a point where it disappears around the other side, just below the neck. Now, the arms will begin just above that curved line on either side. When your mouse smells food, he has to see to find it, so add a tiny circle close to the visible ear for an eye. Now, he has to be able to eat it, so from the bottom tip of the nose, draw a short straight line down, then connect an upside down "V" for the mouth. You can add two slash marks to the front foot for toes. Now, you can get creative with the tail. Of course, the cartoon mouse is sitting up and needs balance, so the tail should be on the ground behind him. However, you can choose your shape - an S curve or, like mine, a simple "U" shape. Make sure the tail is thicker at the starting point and comes to a point at the end. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi..._mouse_st4.gif Step 4 - The Plate and a Sesame Bun Add whiskers to your cartoon mouse with long, sweeping, shallow arcs, and give him a right hand with a quick upside down "W". Add spots to the tail - these will be the little bumps of the tail - and give the mouse a treat. In his left hand, draw a bit of cheese for good behavior. Start with a triangle, adding circles in the middle and three-dimensional sides. Now, your cartoon mouse can be colored and actually seems like a cuddly pet! |
Illustrating the Cartoon Bee,
Lazy-Eyed Larry http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...on_bee_st5.jpg Drawing a cartoon bee with personality is what you'll learn in this lesson. If you've never understood how to take basic shapes and turn them into a unique drawing, this lesson can help you learn the concept quickly. Let's take a look at four easy steps to building one of my personal favorites - Lazy-Eye Larry. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...on_bee_st1.gif Step 1 - The Base All cartoon drawings can start with a couple of basic shapes, and these are usually used to start the head and body. Larry, our cartoon bee, begins with one small circle inside a larger circle or oval (it's not a perfect circle, but we are going to make modifications anyway, so either one will work). http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...on_bee_st2.gif Step 2 - Modifications Okay, so when Larry the Cartoon Bee is finished, his head isn't just a circle. In fact, he's got a bit of blubber on him that makes him cheeky, so we'll take the inner circle and bubble it out to both sides with a "C" shape that will give him fatty cheeks. From there, we can't just leave the body as is because Larry has stripes, as any cartoon bee should. So, starting from the outside of the oval or circle and working your way in, you'll follow the basic curve of the oval around and create stripes for Larry. They don't have to be perfectly even (and in fact shouldn't be), and it's okay if the lines are a bit wobbly. Remember, Lazy-Eye Larry is a cartoon bee with a bit of a vision problem, and he doesn't realize his stripes are beginning to sag and wrinkle. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...on_bee_st3.gif Step 3 - The Face and Limbs Okay, so now that this little bee has a head on which to place features and a body to support limbs, let's get this show on the road. Start with Larry's lazy eye. This one will be on the left hand side of your drawing (Larry's right eye). Draw a really big circle, with a smaller circle inside close to the upper left hand part of the large circle. Now, just to the right of that eye, you are going to draw another eye that is just slightly bigger than the pupil of the first. The pupil inside this circle will be in the same position as the first but will be little more than a dot. Eyebrows are uneven triangles placed crookedly above each eye. The mouth should be a lazy grin with laugh lines at either side. Use a slash mark to give Larry a double chin. The limbs are going to be skinny and seem to just "hang" from the body. Back legs are an "L" shape at an angle a little more than the typical 90 degrees, and the front left leg (on the right) will have a slight bend, while the opposite will just be two short, straight lines. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...on_bee_st4.gif Step 4 - Wings, Fingers and Feet Lazy-Eye Larry the Cartoon Bee is almost done. To practice the wings, start with a couple of simple triangles drawn at odd angles, and play around with smoothing out the angles, rounding the lines into shallow arcs, and placing bumps here and there. Back feet are just a couple of ovals, with overlap lines erased. In the front, we'll create hands with upside down "W" shapes for fingers and connecting lines to the arms. Now, you're done. As you can see, using basic shapes to create a base for a more caricature style drawing is easy! |
Drawing Quick and Easy
Cartoon Frogs http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi..._frogs_st5.jpg Cartoon frogs are easy to draw. All you'll need is a pencil and this four step set of instructions. Cartoon animals don't have to be perfect and can be a lot of fun, especially for beginners, so let's start on the frog now. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi..._frogs_st1.gifStep One: The Body The body is the base of your frog drawing. It is also the easiest part to draw. Get ready - you may have difficulty following the instruction! Here it is: draw an oval. That's it. That's the entire body of the frog and the only instructions for step one. Are you gaining confidence yet? http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi..._frogs_st2.gif Step Two: The Legs While not as simple as the body, the legs of this cartoon critter are easy-to-draw as well. We're going to reference two points on your oval to draw the legs: the right center point on the oval and the left center point on the oval. Just above these points, you are going to draw what looks like an "A" frame of a house. Now, here's the kicker - it has to be at an angle, maybe about 30 degrees, and the side not touching the oval needs to come down even with the bottom of the oval. Those are the back legs. For the front legs, you are going to draw two "L" shapes, starting just below the center of the sides of the oval. The one on the right will be backward, and the "long" part of the L will almost touch the outsides of the "A" you drew. Then, the bottom of the L will be long, and should point in towards the center. Step Three: The Cartoon Frog's Front and Back Feet To make the front feet, you need to draw another "L" shape inside each of the existing ones at the same angle, then connect the two at the bottom with three pointy toes (think of this as a "W" attached to a "V" to help you out here). For the back legs, draw a line right through the center of the "A" from step three, starting from the frong leg and moving up about ¾ of the way. This gives cartoon frogs long legs and bendy knees. Your feet are going to look like knife blades, sticking out to the left and right at the bottom of the back leg. It might sound complicated, but if you look closely at the drawing I think you'll find that it's not hard at all. Step Four: The Face Okay, if you thought the body for cartoon frogs was easy, wait till you hear about the face! Are you ready? Right across the vertical center of the oval, you're going to draw two very small circles, far apart so that they are closer to the sides of the oval than each other. You can offset them a bit to make your cartoon frog's eyes look a little goofy. Below that, draw a crooked arc almost all the way across the oval, curving up in a lazy smile. That's all there is to drawing cartoon frogs. It couldn't get any easier. Click back on the Cartoon Animals page for more of these step by step cartoon drawings, but first, color your frog before he jumps off your page! |
How to Draw a Friendly Cartoon Turtle
http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...oon_turtle.gif This cartoon turtle is just begging for you to follow the steps below and bring him to life with your own pencil and paper. If you've done some of the other tutorials you should be familiar by now with making simple shapes into cool drawings. Nothing's changed with this drawing lesson so let's get started! http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...turtle_st1.gif Step 1 - The Head and Mouth The head and neck of this little critter may look a little complex, but really is extremely simple. Follow the arrows in step one, starting with the mouth. Draw a very small curve for the mouth - it should almost look like a straight line. From there draw a curve to make the top of the head. This is just an upside-down "U" shape. Continue the curve down to a point where the neck will eventually go into the cartoon turtle shell. From this point draw a curve up to the first line you drew for the mouth. This line should appear to go under the top of the mouth and will give the turtle a little more personality. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...turtle_st2.gif Step 2 - Add the bottom of the Shell I don't want to baby you with the step by step drawing lesson here - just draw what you see. Think of the bottom of the shell as a tube that wraps around a ball. The ball, as you will see in step three will be the shell. At the point where the turtle's neck pokes out from under the shell add a little 'bump' to the tube. Study the image closely and you'll be fine. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...turtle_st3.gif Step 3 - Add the Shell Draw a curve that starts at about the middle of the turtle's neck and ends at the back of the shape you drew in step two. There's nothing more to say here; let's keep moving. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...turtle_st4.gif Step 4 - Detail the Shell Add a bunch of shapes to add some interesting parts to the shell. One thing that you should notice is that some of these shapes go through the curve that you drew in step three. The purpose of this is that it will give the illusion that the details that you are adding are actually bumps raised off of the turtle's shell. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...turtle_st5.gif Step 5 - Add in the Feet The feet were made simple by design. To start draw an upside down cup shape. Look at the front left foot. Can you see the upside-down cup? That's the basic shape of the foot, and you'll all some details into that in the next step. Once you have the foot, connect it to the shell of the cartoon turtle. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...turtle_st6.gif Step 6 - Final Details for the Cartoon Turtle Finally, the last thing to do! Add some lines to the feet to show the toes. Erase the lines of the shell where the details were drawn on top in step four. The eyes of the turtle are just circles. The eyebrows are simple curves - feel free to experiment with different styles of eyebrows. The last thing that you'll want to do is add a few little hairs on top of the cartoon turtle's head to give him a little more personality. You're done! |
How to Draw Cartoon Penguins
the Very Easy Way http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...nguins_st5.gif We'll make drawing cartoon penguins as easy as a slice of frozen arctic pie. If you're just beginning to draw, then this is a great place to be. It doesn't get much easier than this so, follow along, remember to draw lightly at the beginning and then start to darken your lines as your picture progresses. To start we'll use simple shapes and build on them as we learn to create a penguin that is both quirky and cute. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...nguins_st1.gif Step 1: Draw a circle. I hope you noticed that the circle shape you see on this page isn't perfect at all. Your circle doesn't need to be perfect either. Just draw one. If you really need to, you can go and get compass from a geometry set, or you can find something to trace over. I hope you also noticed that this circle is a little taller than it is wide. If you wanted to make cartoon penguins that were fatter you could draw a circle that was wider than it is tall. It's up to you, and I want to encourage you to experiment and try new things with your own drawings. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...nguins_st2.gif Step 2: Now he needs wings and a bright white chest. That's what you need to add in this step. The wings are like 'U' shapes that have been stretched. Remember to draw lightly so that your wing lines can cross the circle that you made in step one and then later we'll erase some of these crossing lines. The white chest area is like a heart, but the bottom and sides have been rounded off so there are no pointy parts to the heard. The bottom of the chest is like a "U" and the top of the chest is like a very rounded and flattened "M". http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...nguins_st3.gif Step 3: Lets fill in some face details. The eyes are very simple - they're just circles. To draw the beak on this cartoon penguin think of it as simple shapes. The top part of the beak is like the shape of a knife blade. This is the hard part. Remember to draw lightly so that if you make a mistake you can erase it and try again. The bottom of the beak is easier - it's just a simple curve. We're almost finished here, only one more step to go! http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...nguins_st4.gif Step 4: Add a "V" shape to the backside of the cartoon penguin for his tail. We only have the feet left to finish. Look at the bottom of the step 4 image. Make the foot like the example in red and green. The top is like a crooked upside-down 'V' shape. Add a small dot in the middle of this shape below the middle. You will use this dot at a guide for creating the toes. Now connect the sides of the 'V' to the dot in the middle with curved lines. To finish up, erase any lines that were crossing - like the wings and maybe the cartoon penguin's beak. Once you have erased any unwanted lines, go in and darken your line drawings. It doesn't get much easier than this! |
Cute and Cuddly
Cartoon Panda Drawing Cartoon panda drawings should be cute, so we'll use a lot of simple round shapes. Drawing Roses that look great isn't difficult, but it will take a little attention to detail. Apart from that it's as simple as putting your pencil to the page. Let's get to it. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...rawing_st1.gif Step 1: Draw a circle to start the head. The circle should be slightly egg shaped. Next draw an upside down egg near the middle of the head to make the nose. This egg isn't as round as the head shape. It should be a little more like a triangle, but remember to keep it round. Next draw a circle under the nose to make the mouth area. Draw two lines down from the middle of the nose into the mouth. Put a little curve on the end of each of these lines. Let's make the eyes of your cartoon panda drawing and step 1 will be finished. Draw two horizontal lines to make the top of the eyes, and then under those lines draw a curve to make the bottom of the eye. Step 2: Start off by finishing the head of the cartoon panda drawing. Add on the ears and draw two circles that go around the eyes. These eye circles should start at the top of the nose, go around the eye, and then finish at the curve of the mouth area. Now let's draw the feet. Think of them as big "U" shapes that are slightly at an angle. Draw another shape the same as the foot, but a little smaller and inside the first larger "U" shape. This will be the foot pad. Create some lines that will make the bottom of the leg and connect the foot to the body. Remember to draw lightly so that you can erase your lines later if you want. Step 3: Add in 3 circles to make the toe pads on the foot of our cartoon panda drawing. Connect the two feet with a curved line that will be the bottom of the panda. To make the arms, first draw a curved line connecting the head and the foot. Then lightly draw two ball shapes to make the hands. I wanted him to look like his hands were resting on his legs. Next, draw lines to finish off the arms and connect them to the curve that you just drew between the head and the body. In the final step we'll color the arms, legs and feet black so that's why I made the arms and legs closed shapes. The basic cartoon panda drawing is done now except for one final detail - a bamboo plant to chew on. Step 4: Bamboo is like a cylinder shape that has some leaves coming off of it. Draw two curved lined from the hand into the corner of the mouth to make the middle of the bamboo. Next, draw two sharp leaves coming off of this top part of the bamboo. To make the bottom of the bamboo, draw 3 leaves coming out from the bottom of the panda's hand. We're all done drawing, let's color this panda! Step 5: Pandas have black ears, eyes, hands and feet. The rest of this big bear is white. I colored in the bamboo plant green here, and also added in little black eyes. That's it for this cartoon panda drawing lesson. Give yourself a pat on the back! |
Funny Cartoon Drawing of a Sheep
http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...toon_sheep.gif Let's dive right into the cartoon drawing of a sheep step-by-step guide. Don't forget to draw lightly so that you can easily erase any mistakes you make along the way! Step 1 - Basic Shapes http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi..._sheep_st1.gif Start off with a circle. If you've done some of the other tutorials you should really be getting used to starting your drawing off this way. If you're having some problems drawing a circle that looks good get a coin or a lid and trace it. For this drawing, that is exactly what I used. This first circle will be the head. Next draw a larger circle. This larger circle will become the body. The larger circle should be positioned directly below the smaller head circle. The two circles should overlap. Now that all the hard work is done lets add details to this cartoon drawing of a sheep. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi..._sheep_st2.gif Step 2 - The Head Make ears by drawing two rectangle shapes on each side of the head. The eyes should be placed above the middle of the circle. Draw diagonal lines going from the eyes toward the middle of the circle to make the nose. Draw another two diagonal lines near the bottom of the circle to show the mouth. Connect the nose lines and the mouth line. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi..._sheep_st3.gif Step 3 - Arms & Hands This sheep has really simple arms and legs - they're just lines! Draw one diagonal line coming out of each side of the sheep. This first line will make the upper arm. Draw another line to make the lower arm. You can position the arms any way you like - for this drawing I've put the sheep's hands on his hips. Start the hands with a circle. Add smaller ovals to the circle to make fingers. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi..._sheep_st4.gif Step 4 - Legs and Feet Just one last part to finish and you're done. Just like the arms the legs are just lines. If you look closely at the drawing you can see that the top of the leg joints (upper leg, and lower leg) is a little thicker than the bottom. This is done on purpose to make the leg look more interesting. Once you have finished your legs, draw some rectangles to make the feet. I know that real sheep have hooves, but this is a cartoon - we're free to break all the rules we want to! There you have it - you should now have a nice cute cartoon drawing of a sheep. See you next time! |
Step by Step Drawing of a
Simple and Funny Cartoon Monkey This cartoon monkey drawing tutorial is similar in style to sheep drawing lesson , so if you've already completed that one you will see many similarities, especially in the basic construction of the shapes. Let's start creating a this funny monkey! http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...monkey_st1.gif The Head Start with a circle for the head. You can use a protractor or other circular object to easily create a perfect circle. Draw another larger circle that overlaps part of the head circle. Add two half circles to the sides of the head to make ears. Add an oval to the middle-lower part of the head to show the mouth area. Add two little eyes above the oval http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...monkey_st2.gif Step 2 - Body & Arms Draw two long skinny rectangles to form the arms. At the eng of the arms draw an egg shape to make the form of the hands. When drawing a cartoon monkey keep the arms a little bit extra long. If you have a chance to go to the zoo and look at the monkeys in there you can see that their arms are generally proportionally longer than human arms. I have exaggerated the arms a little bit as you can see. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...monkey_st3.gif The Legs & Tail Draw another two long rectangles to make the legs. At the end of the legs draw two rectangles for the feet. One foot is facing forward, so add three small circles to show the toes. The other foot faces the side. Draw one curved to at the end of that foot. The drawing to the right has little toenails added. Do as you wish with your own drawing, and don't feel like you need to follow this drawing exactly. Draw a 'U' shaped curve along the bottom to show the start of the tail. Finish off the end of the tail above the left shoulder of the monkey. If you have problems with this shape, think of it as two rectangles, with one on top of the other. Once you have your two rectangle shapes, simply draw a smooth line that goes around the outside edges of the combined shape. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...monkey_st4.gif Your cartoon monkey should be finished. This method of building the monkey can be modified to create many different kinds of monkeys. You could try squashing or stretching the head or body circles. Try long arms, or short arms. Try a different body shape, a new tail - whatever you can dream up! One last thing that you can do to help your picture is give him a drawing a surface to stand on. You can do this either by adding a line under the feet of the character, or by drawing a shadow underneath him. This places your character 'somewhere' rather than having it just floating in mid air on the page. It's good to add a little shading like this to any drawing that you do, whether it's a cartoon, or a drawing of a realistic building. |
Cartoon Fish Drawing: Learn how to Draw Fish that Really make a Splash!
http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...toon_fish1.gif Cartoon Fish Drawing Sparkle the Goldfish Sparkle is easy to draw when you break him down into simple shapes. We'll start with, as usual, a circle. We're going to draw Sparkle as if he is facing us, but angled a little to the side. This angle will be a lot more interesting than if we drew him facing us directly. Basic Forms: Draw an oval. This will serve as our sphere. Think of it as being squished at the sides to give us a nice thin fish. Remember to draw lightly so that you can erase these basic lines easily later. Extend a little rounded triangular shape off of the oval. This will be rest of the body. Because of the angle of Sparkle to the viewer, the body will seem to get smaller as it goes from the face back to the tail. Add the fins onto your cartoon fish drawing. You can really use any shape you want for the fins, but for this I've chosen long thin fins. I chose this style because I think the slender fins help to sell the simple, good-hearted nature of the character. Add in 2 circles for eyes and some curves above them for eye brows. The position of the eyebrows is very important to show the character's mood. Add in 2 curves for the mouth. The top of the mouth is less curved than the bottom. Add on another curve slightly below the top of the mouth to show the top teeth. Fill in the bottom of the mouth with black. Add in 2 small curves along the side for the gills, and on curve on the bottom to show the belly. Erase your foundation lines and you should be finished! http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...toon_fish2.gifCartoon Fish Drawing #2 General 'Finn' Lee The second fish is going to have a little more attitude than cute little Sparkle the goldfish. The General has a little more flair, and a little more attitude. Start again with an egg-shaped circle. Keep your lines light so you can erase them later. The big part of the egg will make the face. Draw a small curve that cuts into the egg to show the front of the face. At the bottom of this curve draw another curve which will make the top of the mouth. Another curve at the bottom will make the bottom of the mouth. Add one last curve just below the top of the mouth to show the teeth. Your cartoon fish drawing needs a tail, so add a rounded triangle shape to the back of the body. Add another fin to the top of the body. I've gone for a bit more stylized looking fin than in the previous fish. Lastly, use a rounded triangle shape to create the side fin. Add one circle, and one half-circle to create the eyes. A simple diagonal line across the eye can form the eyelid. Eyelashes along the eyelid towards the back of the eye will help sell the attitude of the General. I added a dark circle around the eyes which helps make the face a little more interesting. Use two curved lines to add gills to your cartoon fish drawing. |
Step by Step Dragon Drawing
in Cool TV Cartoon Style http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...rawing_st6.gif Dragon drawing, like the image to the left, is a lot easier than you might think. It looks complex, but the shapes are very basic, once you start to break them down. If you can draw a curve and a straight line that's about all that you need to know. No joke! A great inspiration came to make this tutorial after buying and watching several cartoon series on DVD. I wanted to show you how to make something that could fit into that kind of cool, modern style; basic, flat colors, simple shapes, and stylish design. *Remember to draw lightly, especially in the beginning of your dragon drawing. I say this will almost every step by step drawing lesson, but it's important! http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...rawing_st1.gif Step 1 - The Dragon Mouth and Nose I'm not sure what you'd call this curve, but let me explain what it is. The round part at the top will make the nose. It curves down and goes into a straight line - the top of the mouth. From there we curve into the bottom of the mouth. Another curve and we're at the lip and chin. Notice that the chin is a little bigger than the bottom of the jaw - this helps to define the chin. From the chin there's another straight line with a curve at the end to finish off the jaw line. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...rawing_st2.gif Step 2 - The Big "S" To create the body of this dragon drawing we're going to use an "S" shape. Look how the line on the back of the dragon goes from the nose, curves around the back of the head, curves around the body, and then finally ends at the tail. Can you see the "S" in the design? Now make the front of the dragon's body. It starts at the jaw and curves the same way as the back line. Use the back line as a guide. You can see that the stomach area of the dragon a little wider, and the neck a little more narrow. This is done on purpose to style purposes and to make the dragon drawing a little more interesting. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...rawing_st3.gif Step 3 - Legs and Some Details Start by drawing a line similar to the second "S" curve that you made in step two. This will make the underbelly. If you look at the color image at the top of the tutorial, it is the yellow part on the dragon drawing. Add two spikes to the top of the dragon's head. You may want to add spikes down the entire back of the dragon for a different effect. Add a "U" shape with a line on top of it for the eye. Notice that the line at the top extends past the "U" curve a little. We'll use this later to make a thick eyebrow. The legs are really simple - they're just lines that have a bend in them where the knee should be. The dragon's right foot (image left) is facing toward you, and the other foot is facing to the side. If the foot is giving you some trouble - break the shape down into straight lines. Look closely and carefully and follow the example image in step three. You'll get it! The other foot is facing to the side. This foot is a little different because you can only see two claws at the front of the foot. You can also see a claw at the back of the foot. Carefully follow the example and add the left foot. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...rawing_st4.gif Step 4 - More details First, let's finish the eye. Make the eyebrow thicker by taking your original line and making a rectangle out of it. It should be a little thicker toward the back of the head. Add a line that slants the opposite way to the bottom of the eye. Use a circle to draw the eyeball and finish the eye. The lines slanting on opposite directions on the eye of the dragon drawing will make him look angry. The teeth are simple shapes. Use rectangles and curved triangles to make the teeth. Add the lines for the arms. To add a bit more character to the arms notice how the upper arm is a little narrower than the forearm. This is done on purpose and helps to add a little more interest to the dragon drawing. http://www.drawingcoach.com/image-fi...rawing_st5.gif Step 5 - Last Details Let's start with the easy parts first. Finish the underbelly of the dragon drawing with several horizontal lines. Notice how the angle of these lines changes to follow the "S" curves of the body. Add a spiral shape to the nose. I fint that it's usually easier to start from the inside and curve out. Once you have drawn one spiral, draw another on the inside of this one to complete the shape. This funky-looking nostril will add some flair to our dragon drawing. Who couldn't use a little more flair? Now only the hands left to finish. To draw the left hand, start with a curve that will go between the inside of the thumb and the pointer, or second, finger. From this curve you can connect the pointer and the thumb to the arm that you drew in step four. Finish off this hand by adding two more fingers inside of the curve. The dragon's right hand is drawn similar to some of the other cartoon characters like the cartoon monkey tutorial. When drawing a hand like this, the best way to start is by drawing the curved finger on the outside of the hand. The other fingers will tuck in behind this one and use its curve as the guide for their shape, so once you have the first one drawn the others should follow its example. After the first finger is drawn, connect it with a curve to the arm line that you drew in step four. Now draw one finger poking out from behind this curve. Next draw the two other fingers that are behind our first finger. The pointer finger should connect with a curve to the other arm line from step four. Draw the thumb of your dragon drawing poking out from behind the line from the arm to the pointer finger. That's it, you're finally finished! |
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