Cartoon people drawing styles. Draw a cartoon-style portrait

I will try to express my thoughts accurately and simply, despite the fact that I know about my stupid habit of explaining everything in too much detail :)

So. These are the three who were ruthlessly chosen to be the victims of my artistic abilities. I apologize in advance.

3 golden rules in drawing:

Find images of the person you'll be redrawing from different angles. Despite what you might think, a face can change a lot depending on which angle you look at it from!
- Locate distinctive features your character! The eyes are always the most important part in determining the character, but the nose, mouth, and other facial features are no less important. Consider: what makes your character so unique? Since you will be simplifying his face, it is very important to emphasize who he or she really is.
- Compare with another character. For example, if you are unsure about the process of drawing his/her eyes, try comparing his/her eyes to the eyes of another person! Believe me or not, you will immediately notice the differences and then work with the character will become even easier.

Cillian Murphy / Robert Fisher Jr.

Image set. Collect photos from different perspectives.

And for God's sake, look for BIG photos. These images were taken as an example for the lesson, I can hardly see his face in these pictures :)

Define facial features!

Rest:

Light shade under the eyes
-Eyes and eyebrows are close-set
- The bridge of the nose is straight. Triangular.
- Angled nape

Sketch
Keeping in mind all that is described above, start drawing a sketch. Since this is NOT realism, don't be afraid to highlight or exaggerate some aspects. In this case, I made his eyes bigger and his cheekbones more pronounced.

Also: don't forget about emotions! A person's face sets the initial perception of him by others. Murphy's Fisher looks serious, cautious, and maybe even a little tired and worried. In order to convey all this, I slightly arched his eyebrows, the line of the lips is indefinite, and his eyes look tired.

Lineart and shadows

It's very hard for me to get the right facial expression without applying shadows.

I use shadows to make his eyes more expressive (make them sunken), highlight cheekbones, hair movements, triangular nose, etc. Oh yes, and his lips :)

I can say that the work is more or less finished. You ALWAYS need to focus on the eyes, I don't even know how else to convey the importance of this xD I repeat that it is the eyes that define a person, regardless of how well or poorly the rest of the facial features are drawn. If you mess up the eyes, you mess up the whole portrait.

Benedict Cumberbatch / Sherlock Holmes

I have already described the process, so this time I will not go into detailed explanations, unless it is necessary.

Collect photos.

Define facial features

Rest:

rounded nose
-Hair is quite curly
- The face is significantly elongated and narrowed

Sketch

In this particular case, Benedict as Sherlock comes across as confident, uptight (mainly due to his intense gaze), and perhaps a little cynical. And therefore, if I draw him with a cheeky grin, it will correspond to his character. Extend the lip line a little to make it stand out!

Lineart and shadows

Something is wrong here, maybe I edited his eyes badly.

Or is it because I went too far with the shadows and that's why he looks a little older than usual xD

When I think about it, it starts to make sense: Benedict has a natural fair skin. I'm not talking about the fact that he is not so old. This means that the number and thickness of lines must be kept to a minimum, otherwise the excess of shadows will give the impression of wrinkles.

I'm in a bit of a hurry here, so it looks a bit rough. Perhaps if I circled it again, the portrait would look better =v=

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Simon Baker / Patrick Jane

This place was originally reserved for Hugh Laurie (House) :) but I thought I was drawing too many men with high cheekbones, not to mention the character of House, which is LITERALLY 99% COLORED WITH THE CHARACTER OF BENEDICT >_>

So here is Simon Baker. I love his smile.

Collect photos.

Define facial features

Rest:

When you smile you get bags under your eyes
- Dyed hair (create a noticeable contrast)
- The hair at the back of the head always curls

Sketch

Baker's Patrick is quite open, friendly, cheerful, and based on the fact that he smirks rather than smiles, he looks ironic and cunning.

And if I make his smile a little skewed, it will only increase this effect.

Do not forget that he has a beard (at least draw it on his cheeks), even though it is so light that it is almost invisible. If I don't draw the beard, he will look too young.

Lineart and shadows

In the end, I did not draw the stubble above the lip. Everything looks great anyway, so I left the drawing as it is.

Also, since his smile is perhaps his business card, do not be afraid to finish the folds on the sides of the lips. It's such a prominent feature of his face >u
In general, this is everything.

Did I say I love his smile?

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Of course, if I had more time, I would give more examples xD If you have any questions, then ask them and I will see how I can help you!

Oh and I apologize for not including in this tutorial female portraits. Perhaps if one of you is interested, I will talk about them another time.

Thanks for reading! Hope this helps you!

One last note for everyone, especially those who draw in anime style:

In general, those of you who want to learn how to draw realism, you need to get rid of the fear that you are afraid of "disfiguring the characters." And I'm sure many of you understand what in question, especially those who draw preferably in anime style.

That is, no matter how beautiful a person is, HE WILL NEVER BE PERFECT. What I mean is that if you don't draw creases or wrinkles or whatever, he or she will look like a 10 year old :)

I know this can be very hard to adapt at times as it MIGHT look wrong if you add such natural details. But remember that it's all about practice. At first, I was just like any of you, too careful when it came to drawing real people. But once I realized that Leonardo DiCaprio looked like he had a bad operation plastic surgeon somewhere in Korea due to the fact that I neglected the shadow under his lower lip... well, I finally realized.

The old saying never goes out of style: the work of the master is afraid.

So while you're able to accept that not everyone looks like Sephiroth or Cloud. final fantasy), then you can adequately draw =v=

And you know what? I seem to be on a roll, so I'll expand my thoughts a bit below:

Make the mistake of looking at a human face and ASSUME that it is the standard oval face so often drawn.

"But but but... it will look pretty weird if I draw him as he really is. I mean if I draw a very elongated face or pronounced cheekbones or..."

Perhaps if you imagine Benedict Cumberbatch with such a standardized face, as shown above, then you will understand what is REALLY wrong with him. He will look like a teenager!

"I can't draw the nose the way it is in reality! It prevents me from adding the hump / nostrils and the nose is ugly and completely different from the one I copied from."

Surely most people will agree with me that the nose is the most hard part V realistic drawing and even I'm not good enough at drawing him. If you don't control the amount of pressure on the handle, especially the wings of the nose, you will end up with a very strange nose. Again, the usual thing: practice, practice and more practice!

If you want, you can start by copying my way of drawing noses, in which you shade the dark area under the nose. In this case, you do not need to draw the wings. This will only work for semi-realistic drawings. Of course, it's always better to find your own way of depicting realism, but never completely avoid them!

More and more simple online photo editors are not able to process the photo in such a way as to make the photos truly interesting. Learning complex programs, such as Photoshop, is not for everyone. However, those who want to add variety to their pictures will always find a way. Upload a portrait photo to the service and you can make amazing facial changes: face morphing, facial expressions, and, finally, face animation! That is, lips, cheeks, eyebrows and eyelids will really move! Creating such an effect will take no more than a minute!

The service also provides many other features. Here you can create not only realistic facial expressions , such as a wink, a sweet smile, a sly squint, sincere surprise, or a sad lowering of the corners of the lips, but also a lot of parodic effects . In addition, you can apply a cartoon effect to each caricature. . Parody effects are like creating a cartoon from a photo, or a photo caricature: just as fun, but incomparably easier and faster. Upload your portrait photo (or a photo of a friend ;)) and transform into an alien, a fat man, a lightbulb man or a troll!

Face animation is a unique animated avatar!

Have you ever thought about your avatar? Is it individual? Does it reflect your personality? The surest way to make an avatar "yours" is to put on it own face. But everyone can just cut out a face from a photo, it's boring. Mega original change face you can visit the site. Your avatar can become either animated or static (for those sites and social networks, which disable animation). Smile at your friends, wink at them, or make faces. They will appreciate your new avatar!

Effects for photos and online photo fun: manufacturing technology

Creating photo effects with a face is a whole science. First, you need to correctly find the main features of the face, such as the corners of the eyes and mouth, nose. Secondly, it is correct to set the function of their transformation, for example, the sequence of frames for the smooth appearance of a smile. Then, at correct selection parameters, you can get excellent results. But don't worry, the site will do it all for you, and completely automatically!

Application cartoon effect (or comic book effect, hand-drawn image effect) requires finding the sharpest edges in the photo. These borders are then carefully drawn, the number of colors in the photo is reduced and the transitions between adjacent colors are smoothed out. Thus, by applying the Cartoon effect photo filter, you can make a cool cartoon picture out of a portrait photo.

I already have a lesson on how to learn how to draw cartoon characters in manga style on my website. It is made in the technique of a simple pencil. Unlike the previous tutorial, this manga style drawing on a tablet is very bright and colorful.

How to Draw the Eyes of a Girl in Anime Style
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Do you want to cheer yourself up? Then take a pencil and a piece of paper and try to draw the main character of the cartoon about the funny bear cub Winnie the Pooh. Paint winnie the pooh step by step it’s not difficult at all and the picture of Winnie the Pooh will definitely work out well for you.

Pictures of Spider-Man attract with their dynamism and brightness. Usually pictures from the movie "Spider-Man" become a good theme for your computer desktop, but not everywhere they can be downloaded online for free. And let's try to draw Spider-Man ourselves.

Iron Man is the hero of the cartoons and comics of the Avengers series. To complete the drawing of Iron Man, you need to be able to draw not only cartoons, but also a person.

The Winx are popular characters from a popular cartoon. To make the cartoon drawing more impressive, it needs to be colored with colored pencils. But first, learn how to draw Flora correctly - the cartoon character from the Winx, step by step with a simple pencil.

In this lesson, we learn how to draw cartoon characters in manga style with a pencil. Every anime fan wants to be able to draw manga, but it's not easy for everyone as drawing a human is difficult.

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In this section, we will try to draw Sponge Bob or Sponge Bob step by step, as you like. sponge bob or SpongeBob is a cartoon character living at the bottom of the ocean, in the city of Bikini Bottom. The prototype for him was the most ordinary sponge for washing dishes.

In this section, we will learn how to draw a cartoon Shrek. But first, let's remember that Shrek is a troll who lives in a swamp. He has a large body and large facial features, larger than normal people.

Every girl has ever tried to draw beautiful pictures girls. But perhaps not everyone succeeded. It is very difficult to maintain exact proportions in the drawing, because it is very difficult to draw a person's face.

Dolls are different: Barbie, Bratz and just unnamed dolls, but it seemed to me that it would be more interesting for you to draw such a princess-like doll. This doll has a dress like a princess, with many decorations and a high collar, huge eyes and a smiling kind face.

Drawings of cartoon Smeshariki should be colorful and bright, it is not necessary to complete the last step of the lesson, to shade Krosh's drawing with a simple pencil. If you know how to use paints, then color Smeshariki bright colors or colored pencils.

Drawings of cartoon characters Krosh and Hedgehog are united by one common detail - the shape of their body is made in the form of a ball. A black and white sketch of the Hedgehog, made with a simple pencil, at the last step, you must definitely color it with paints or felt-tip pens, draw a colorful landscape around and then your drawing from the cartoon - Smeshariki the Hedgehog will be like a frame from a cartoon.

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The pleasure of creating a cartoon character is immeasurable. The creation and development of a character is not only about drawing his figure: each character has its own shape, personal traits and characteristics. Great if you are already familiar with the basic proportions of the head and the depiction of emotions. But this knowledge is useless if you don't know how to draw a character's torso. The artist must take into account all these details in order to create a character that is believable to the audience.

Animation has several various styles for characters such as "goon" and "hooligan". Do you want to know more about them? This is what I will teach you in this lesson.

1. How to get started

By the way, the steps that we will take today are very simple. First, draw the basic shape of the figure and then add features and other parts of the body. This is a procedure to follow whether you are drawing a person or an animal, or even an object that you decide to bring to life (for example, make a smiling cup).

Each drawing you make will depend on your work in the sketch phase. At this stage, you should improve your sketch until you are satisfied with the final result.

Once you have decided on the proportions, the next step is to develop expression in body movements, arms and legs. Only one hand position can tell the whole story.

Hands are a vast and complex subject (even in animation) that deserve a separate lesson.

In short, there are no secrets in the character creation process. 95% of artists create characters and they do it by going through certain steps because it makes the process so much easier!

2. Proportions

Proportions, one of critical factors, which must be taken into account when creating characters. The artist must remember the relative proportions of the parts of the body, because based on this we determine structural features our characters. For example, a bully has a warlike character, so he will have a small head, but his chest will be very impressive! His arms and legs are strong and well defined, as are his large cheekbones. In contrast, the modest character is based on the proportions of a child, with a larger head than the body. And all this in round shapes! Other parts such as the forehead and big eyes are responsible for determining the fragility of the individual. And so on...

Animation studios, for the most part, use rounded shapes to gauge a character's height. For example: The head of a child, usually larger than the other parts. But an adult character has different proportions, which depend on the gender and physical form of the hero.

Psychedelic cartoon? It looks like it.

When designing (or animating) a character's body, it's a good idea to sketch on separate sheets of paper. This makes it possible to have before your eyes a sample of its proportions when sketching other poses and actions.

Rotation example

It is very important to draw the character in various poses, situations and different clothes until you find one for him ideal proportions.

Examples of puppy drawings.

3. The body is a pear!

A common practice among designers is to use a pear shape - or similar objects - to build the shape of the body, due to common associations. In fact, this is a common technique in animation studios, as several different artists can work with one character, and at the same time they must maintain the correct proportions.

The example above shows the effectiveness of this technique. Using one template, you can draw several different characters! The reason why pattern-based drawing is used is that the person has an instant association. Especially in the case of children, when everything should be simplified for ease of understanding. Drawing a body in the shape of a pear allows you to maintain a dynamic look and makes our hero more interesting!

4. Adding a Skeleton

Now that we know how to define the shape, we must define the structure of the skeleton. If you are drawing any character in a cartoon style, you need to understand the basic differences in muscle and skeletal structure for different categories such as cats, birds, and people. This knowledge is important and leading to determining the position of the hero's joints, such as elbows and knees.

Pay attention to the main elements: rounded shapes - pear-shaped body - the position of the joints.

When it comes to animation, it's important to remember that we have to tell a story in every scene we create. It does not matter so much if we are talking about photographs or realistic image. Because people are amazingly able to hide their real motives.

In animation, it's different. Physical state and pose, your character should "read" well without any dialogue or environment. It is for this reason that it is so fascinating and charming art style!

Learn to tell a story in your sketches and you will be a successful cartoonist.

Summing up:

Estimate the proportion of your character using round shapes;
Generalize the body using the famous pear rule;
Track the guide lines that show the main position of the creatures;
Finish building your character by adding the final elements to the main structure you have built.

5. Pear twist

Does the "pear rule" work for all the characters that we will create? Not always. If we flip this shape, we will give a sense of strength and power to our hero! Look at the examples below:

Fragile little man: the body is a pear. Strong man: the body is an inverted pear. Easy, right?

Can you spot the differences in the "pears" in this picture?

Another interesting analogy that characters can be based on is items that resemble certain physical forms, as in the example below:

In principle, we also use the pear rule. We just use different forms based on the same technique. You, as the artist, can use whichever method works best for you!

6. Character Blockhead

A "dummy character" is one that walks on two legs (even animals) and looks stupid, clumsy, and generally lazy.

This character is often portrayed as a coward. They usually try to stay out of trouble than everyone else. He can also be presented as a nerd or upset guy.

There is a template that can be followed when creating a character of this type, but it is not a defining rule, and may vary depending on the nature of the character.

The heads are thinner;
Large noses (or muzzles if an animal);
Big teeth;
Narrow shoulders;
Virtually no chin;
The pear rule (never upside down, always up!).

In principle, these are the main elements that are needed to create a blockhead. Play with it until you've perfected the technique enough to apply it to any character.

What? A lion on two legs? Wait... is that a booby lion?

Not all animals that walk like humans are "boobs". Many of them have a sarcastic or ironic tone. Examples of such characters include Woody Woodpecker and Bugs Bunny.

7. Apply Our Knowledge: Creating a Heroic Character

Now we will draw a character together based on what we have learned. Let's get started!

Step 1

I will start drawing as a very rough sketch. Don't be afraid to sketch until you find the perfect proportions. It's like a game!

We started by drawing the head and body using round shapes:

Notice that we have determined the proportions of our character without much effort.

Note that we have used the inverted pear rule here, as our hero is strong!

Step 2

Now let's add lines showing the position of the joints of the skeleton. Notice that we are giving our hero a common pose where the weight of the body is on one leg.

It is very important to mark the pelvic area in the shape of a bowl, because this will make it easier to see the movement. This movement in the hips will add momentum to the pose.

Step 3

Great! Now let's add facial features and muscles for our hero.

Salivating ... And this is just a sketch!

To build muscle, you need to have a basic knowledge of anatomy. Otherwise, it will be difficult for you to correctly add volume in those places where it is necessary.

Step 4

After general structure determined, we can add clothes.

Great! Our hero is finished! By adding a suit, some great accessories, we have achieved a great result. Can you tell a story with this picture?

Great job, you did it!

Well, that's all! We have covered the process of drawing a character's body in a cartoon style. Moreover, we learned how to use round and oval shapes to form the character's body. We also learned the differences that make the heroic/strong/hooligan versus the helpless/fragile type, and how to apply the pear technique to achieve these results. And finally, we have discovered how to apply the "doodle" technique to people and animals. And finally, we have created heroic character from scratch!

Have you already made sure that you can draw a cartoon character from head to toe? I look forward to meeting him! Share your drawings below, and if you have any questions, I will be happy to answer them in the comments.

Children are the main audience for viewing various kinds of cartoons. A good cartoonist is one who can extract the basic features of an object or person and simplify them to capture the attention of a child. Masters such as Walt Disney, Hannah and Barbera, Chuck Jones, Jim Henson, Walter Lantz and many others, studying children's opinion and perception, have achieved the charm of the whole world with their magical and eternal characters. IN this lesson we will consider how to draw cartoon characters easily and correctly, from which both children and adults will be delighted.

The final version will look like this:

Lesson details:

Complexity: Medium
Estimated completion time: 2 hours

Understanding Human Perception

Man is a being who has a very interesting feature- we can transform parts that form a very complex structure or object into a fairly simple form.

Can you tell that the two images below represent the same object?

It may seem strange that you can look at an image and say it's a car.

What happens to most people, other than artists, who can't get all the details of a car, the sight of a dog, or the features of a child's face out of memory? They begin to associate very simple and primitive forms with the specific features of each object. So, for example, how many children came home from school with a piece of paper like this in their hand and said, "It's mom and dad!"?

You don't want to draw like that, do you? If you don't want to, let's pick up a pencil and start drawing!

1. Creation of the first character

The basic shape of the cartoon shape will be a circle. The circle is all that is needed. From the circle you can determine the basic proportions of the character's head.

Swipe vertical and horizontal line, which intersect at the center of the circle, as in the picture below: