What could be more interesting than making fun of yourself by drawing a cartoon? You could pay an expert to get it done, but with a little practice, you could produce a variant on your own. Below are some tips for drawing yourself as a cartoon character.


The very best way to start is by using a picture. You may feel self conscious looking for so long initially, but eventually you'll get used to it. That is perfect. You should have the ability to see yourself from an outsider's perspective.


Pretend you have never seen your face before. Now look at it and figure out what your most noticeable characteristic could be. Perhaps you've a massive dimple in your chin, or squinty eyes. You could have an unusual nose or quite memorable hair. Or even just the contour of your face is not unnoticeable.


A lot of folks have at least one thing that is prominent about their face. Many people possess a number of obvious characteristics. Those folks really are a cartoonist's dream! They're not difficult to draw a likeness of, and readily recognized as a cartoon.


Require that feature and exaggerate it. Make your grin take up half of your face when you have enormous teeth. If your own hair seems a bit wild, make it look even wilder.


Start with the general shape that feature, or using either of your face. Draw them. Then lightly sketch in the other features. Pay focus on percentage. Attempt to see all your facial features as shapes. Your eyes might be crescent moons, your nose might be two smaller half circles on either side and a larger circle at the center.


To get the proportions correct, see how far down in your face your nose is. Could it be halfway down? One third? And then how enormous, compared to another shape, for example your whole face. Can be your nose one half as tall, or fourth the size of your face?


Don't worry about the finest details. Use most outstanding lines of a feature or the outlines, and draw on those in. Unlike a drawing that is realistic, when you do caricature or a cartoon, it's all about sparsity. You have to use fewer lines but still represent the whole.


Yes, this takes lots of exercise. If you are having problem but can not tell what's wrong, show your work and ask them to look and see if they can tell what shape is wrong, or if something is too little or too large or in the wrong place. Frequently another person can immediately spot what needs to be changed.


Drawing faces that look just like the person they represent is one of the absolute most difficult things. But don't let that scare you. Keep practicing, and you'll get.


After you have the lines the way you want them, go over them with a pencil. Make sure the pen ink is dry, then erase your pencil lines. You'll be left together with your own caricature. Use these ideas to draw on yourself as a cartoon character, keep practicing, remain positive, and I ensure you'll make progress. Have a great time!